Economics

Economics

Lucerne, Switzerland.

U.S. Reduces Tariffs on Swiss Imports to 15% in New Trade Pact

14 Nov 2025

1 min read

Doug McMillon, chief executive Officer of Walmart, addresses his remarks at the coronavirus (COVID-19) update briefing Monday, April 27, 2020, in the Rose Garden of the White House.

Walmart C.E.O. McMillon to Retire; John Furner Named Successor

14 Nov 2025

2 min read

Trump's 50-Year Mortgage Plan Faces Backlash from Allies, Economists

Trump's 50-Year Mortgage Plan Faces Backlash from Allies, Economists

12 Nov 2025

3 min read

Amnesty Warns Fossil Fuel Sites Imperil 2 Billion Lives

Amnesty Warns Fossil Fuel Sites Imperil 2 Billion Lives

12 Nov 2025

2 min read

Toyota Begins Production at $13.9 Billion North Carolina Battery Plant

Toyota Begins Production at $13.9 Billion North Carolina Battery Plant

12 Nov 2025

2 min read

Russia’s Lukoil Declares Force Majeure at Iraqi Oil Site

Russia’s Lukoil Declares Force Majeure at Iraqi Oil Site

Brian Wellbrock

12 Nov 2025

2 min read

Economics

Russian freight train (For illustrative purposes)

First Russian Freight Train Reaches Iran From Eastern Branch of INSTC

Brian Wellbrock

10 Nov 2025

2 min read

Pfizer Secures $10 Billion Deal for Obesity Drug Maker Metsera

Pfizer Secures $10 Billion Deal for Obesity Drug Maker Metsera

08 Nov 2025

2 min read

. Oil wells and camp of the Iraq Petroleum Company, 1930's

Iraq Achieves Energy Independence for First Time Since the 1980s

Brian Wellbrock

05 Nov 2025

2 min read

A freight train pulled by Russian 2TE10M-2766 diesel locomotive travels from the China-Russia railway port to Manchuria, China

Russia-China Trade Almost Completely Done Outside the Dollar

Brian Wellbrock

05 Nov 2025

2 min read

Economics

Starbucks to Sell Majority Stake in China Operations to Boyu Capital

Starbucks to Sell Majority Stake in China Operations to Boyu Capital

04 Nov 2025

2 min read

OpenAI Inks $38 Billion Cloud Deal With Amazon Web Services

OpenAI Inks $38 Billion Cloud Deal With Amazon Web Services

03 Nov 2025

2 min read

Poppy field, Helmand Province, Afghanistan

Afghanistan Approves Five-Year Plan to Replace Poppy for Farmers

Brian Wellbrock

03 Nov 2025

2 min read

Canada's Economy Shrinks in August but May Dodge Recession in Q3

Canada's Economy Shrinks in August but May Dodge Recession in Q3

31 Oct 2025

2 min read

President Donald Trump participates in a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Gimhae International Airport terminal, Thursday, October 30, 2025, in Busan, South Korea.

Trump and Xi Reach Tentative Trade Truce in South Korea Talks

30 Oct 2025

2 min read

Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro

Venezuela Cancels Energy Deals with Trinidad over U.S. Warship Deployment

Brian Wellbrock

30 Oct 2025

2 min read

Brazil and US Seek Trade Resolution Amid Bolsonaro Tensions

Brazil and US Seek Trade Resolution Amid Bolsonaro Tensions

29 Oct 2025

2 min read

John Malone in September 2025.

John Malone to Step Down as Chair of Liberty Media and Global

29 Oct 2025

2 min read

Microsoft and OpenAI Agree to Restructure, Valuing Firm at $500 Billion

Microsoft and OpenAI Agree to Restructure, Valuing Firm at $500 Billion

28 Oct 2025

2 min read

Amazon to Lay Off 14,000 Corporate Employees in AI-Driven Restructuring

Amazon to Lay Off 14,000 Corporate Employees in AI-Driven Restructuring

28 Oct 2025

2 min read

Scott Bessent, Treasury Secretary of the United States.

U.S. Backs Off on China Tariffs

Brian Wellbrock

27 Oct 2025

2 min read

Trump and Lula Forge Path Forward on Tariffs at ASEAN Summit

Trump and Lula Forge Path Forward on Tariffs at ASEAN Summit

26 Oct 2025

2 min read

Economics

President Donald Trump hosts a Rose Garden Club lunch, Tuesday, October 21, 2025, in the White House Rose Garden.

Trump Increases Tariffs on Canada by 10% Over Ontario's Reagan Ad

25 Oct 2025

1 min read

Trump to Arrive in Malaysia as U.S.-China Trade Talks Underway

Trump to Arrive in Malaysia as U.S.-China Trade Talks Underway

25 Oct 2025

2 min read

Tropical Storm Melissa, 2019.

Major Hurricane Aims for Jamaica and Cuba

Brian Wellbrock

25 Oct 2025

2 min read

President Donald J. Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.

Canada Stands Ready to Resume Trade Talks Halted By Trump Over Reagan Ad 

24 Oct 2025

2 min read

Trump Ends Trade Talks With Canada Over Reagan Ad Dispute

Trump Ends Trade Talks With Canada Over Reagan Ad Dispute

24 Oct 2025

2 min read

EU Postpones Move to Use Russian Assets for Ukraine Loan

EU Postpones Move to Use Russian Assets for Ukraine Loan

24 Oct 2025

2 min read

Gold mining in Mali

Mali Reopens Loulo-Gounkoto Under State Administration

Brian Wellbrock

24 Oct 2025

2 min read

China's Communist Party Approves Five-Year Plan Amid U.S. Trade Tensions

China's Communist Party Approves Five-Year Plan Amid U.S. Trade Tensions

23 Oct 2025

2 min read

EU Divisions Over Frozen Russian Assets and New Sanctions

EU Divisions Over Frozen Russian Assets and New Sanctions

23 Oct 2025

2 min read

Photo of part of the ceremony marking completion of the Turkmen section of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) natural gas pipeline.

Afghan-Turkmen Leaders Hail Progress of TAPI Pipeline

Brian Wellbrock

22 Oct 2025

2 min read

US Halts New Russia Sanctions Ahead of Trump-Putin Meeting

US Halts New Russia Sanctions Ahead of Trump-Putin Meeting

21 Oct 2025

2 min read

President Donald J. Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, 20 October 2025.

U.S. and Australia Forge Critical Minerals Pact Amid China Tensions

20 Oct 2025

2 min read

Economics

China's Growth Hits One-Year Low Amid U.S. Trade Tensions and Domestic Woes

China's Growth Hits One-Year Low Amid U.S. Trade Tensions and Domestic Woes

20 Oct 2025

2 min read

Three flags of France on display at the Louvre Museum in beautiful Paris, France.

S&P Downgrades France’s Credit Rating

18 Oct 2025

2 min read

China Accuses U.S. of Stoking Rare Earth Panic Amid Tariff Threats

China Accuses U.S. of Stoking Rare Earth Panic Amid Tariff Threats

16 Oct 2025

2 min read

India to Gradually Cut Russian Oil Imports Under US Pressure

India to Gradually Cut Russian Oil Imports Under US Pressure

16 Oct 2025

2 min read

President Donald Trump meets with Argentina’s President Javier Milei at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in Oxon Hill, Maryland, on Saturday, February 22, 2025.

U.S. Doubles Argentina Bailout Cash to $40 Billion

Brian Wellbrock

16 Oct 2025

2 min read

Trump and Xi during a meeting at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, April 2017.

U.S.-China Trade Talks Persist Amid Tariff Threats and Export Curbs

14 Oct 2025

1 min read

Gold Surges Past $4,100 Amid Trade Tensions and Rate-Cut Expectations

Gold Surges Past $4,100 Amid Trade Tensions and Rate-Cut Expectations

13 Oct 2025

2 min read

OpenAI Teams Up with Broadcom for Custom AI Chip Development

OpenAI Teams Up with Broadcom for Custom AI Chip Development

13 Oct 2025

2 min read

Dutch Government Seizes Control of Chinese Chipmaker in Rare Intervention

Dutch Government Seizes Control of Chinese Chipmaker in Rare Intervention

13 Oct 2025

2 min read

President Donald Trump

Trump Tries to Calm Worries Over China Tariffs

Brian Wellbrock

13 Oct 2025

2 min read

Donald Trump, 2013

Trump Restarts Trade War with China, Re-imposes 100% Tariffs

Brian Wellbrock

10 Oct 2025

2 min read

China Imposes Port Fees on U.S. Ships in Retaliatory Trade Move

China Imposes Port Fees on U.S. Ships in Retaliatory Trade Move

10 Oct 2025

2 min read

Economics

President Donald Trump boards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Monday, September 22, 2025, en route to Joint Base Andrews for a trip to New York to attend the U.N. General Assembly.

Trump Cancels Xi Meeting Over China's Rare Earth Export Controls

10 Oct 2025

2 min read

Naftna Industrija Srbije (NIS) oil refinery in Pančevo, Serbia, 2013.

U.S. Sanctions on Russian-Controlled Serbian Oil Firm Take Effect

09 Oct 2025

2 min read

Port of Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China.

China Tightens Grip on Rare Earth Exports Amid U.S. Trade Tensions

09 Oct 2025

2 min read

U.LK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is greeted by a guard of honour as he arrives in India.

U.K.’s Starmer Pushes Swift India Trade Deal to Boost Economic Ties

08 Oct 2025

2 min read

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