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This week, ticket sales for the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 reflect a mixed response, with multiple seats still available at various stadiums across the United States. Unlike the World Cup, this tournament is grandly known as the FIFA Club World Cup 2025. Set to unite 32 professional teams from around the globe, the tournament…
BEIJING — China retaliated Friday to higher U.S. tariffs, slapping 125% levies on U.S. goods, but signaled it would apply no further measures in the future. “If the U.S. continues to increase tariffs on Chinese exports, China will not respond,” China’s Ministry of Finance said in a statement announcing the new levies, in a sign…
The fast-worsening trade war between the United States and China – the planet’s premier geopolitical powers, whose economies are intricately entwined – threatens to wreak severe damage on both nations and will send shockwaves worldwide. Since President Donald Trump launched this potential cataclysm, it’s fair to ask whether he’s got a strategy and how he…
The debate surrounding whether economics is truly a science is ongoing, with ideological preferences leading discussions on the policy measures intended to guide our economies on what is deemed the ‘right’ path. However, one aspect remains indisputable: the unchanging accounting principles that form the basis of the balance of payments (BoP) for each nation and…
New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin has responded to the announcement by Alina Habba, the interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, regarding her investigation into his office and New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy for not cooperating with federal agencies on immigration tracking. Platkin stated that the state’s policy, known as the Immigrant Trust Directive, is…
Delray Beach, FL, April 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The report titled ‘US Sustainable Aviation Fuel Market by Fuel Type (Biofuel, Hydrogen Fuel, Power-to-Liquid, Gas-To-Liquid), Biofuel Manufacturing Technology (Ft-Spk, Hefa-Spk, Hfs-Sip, Atj-Spk, Chj), Biofuel Blending Capacity, Platform – Forecast to 2030,’ reveals that the US sustainable aviation fuel market is forecasted to reach USD 6.97…
The recent tariff plans announced by President Donald Trump and his allies have been enveloped in a cloud of accusations—specifically the term “cheating.” During his initial announcement on April 2, dubbed “liberation day,” Trump revealed a list of new tariffs of up to 50 percent on nearly all countries, a strategy that took effect at…
The erratic behavior of the Treasury market has raised fears that investors are turning against U.S. assets due to escalating trade tensions proposed by President Trump. The yield on the 10-year Treasury, a key interest rate affecting corporate and consumer borrowing, rose by 0.1 percentage points most recently, enhancing a week-long trend that saw the…
President Donald Trump and his top officials on Thursday brushed off continued turmoil from his tariff policy as “transition problems.” “We think we’re in very good shape,” Trump said as he convened his Cabinet for a meeting at the White House. “We think we’re doing very well. Again there will be a transition cost, transition…
BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge has declared her intention to prevent the Trump administration from requiring hundreds of thousands of Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans with temporary legal status to leave the United States at the end of this month. This decision poses a significant, albeit potentially temporary, setback for the administration as it…
Federal officials have ordered the removal of nearly two dozen international students across Oregon — including from both flagships state universities and two Portland institutions. The largest count was at Oregon State University, where 13 student visas have been revoked, a spokesperson said Thursday. Portland Community College and Portland State University also each confirmed three…
Donald Trump has long expressed his disdain for regulations that restrict water and energy use in home appliances. At his campaign rallies, he frequently shares exaggerated tales about these regulations’ impacts. Despite global stock market volatility on the day he issued an executive order titled ‘Maintaining Acceptable Water Pressure in Showerheads,’ the president took time…
