Posts by Amelia Frost
Trump’s Tariffs Imperil the Fortunes of a Nissan Factory Town
[ad_1] Kanda, a small town encircled by mountains on Japan’s southeast coast, is hundreds of miles from any major centers of business or politics. But recently, the only thing on its residents’ minds is President Trump. In restaurants and bars and around Kanda’s small city office, people chatter nervously about the 25 percent tariffs he…
Read MoreOil Prices Tumble Further as Trump’s Tariffs Weigh on Economic Outlook
[ad_1] U.S. oil prices fell sharply, briefly dipping below $60 a barrel on Sunday — their lowest level in almost four years — as the economic fallout from President Trump’s latest round of tariffs reverberated around the world. Crude oil now costs around 15 percent less than it did last Wednesday, just before Mr. Trump…
Read MoreReal Madrid Vulnerability Evident Ahead Of Arsenal Clash
[ad_1] Real Madrid’s attacking superstars need no introduction but behind them lies a soft, vulnerable underbelly which Arsenal aim to exploit on Tuesday in a Champions League quarter-final first leg clash. Carlo Ancelotti’s forwards have not always been able to varnish over the team’s defensive deficiencies, as was the case in a 2-1 defeat by…
Read MoreWall Street’s Decision Makers Brace for More Chaos After Markets Plunge
[ad_1] There was little rest on Wall Street this weekend. There was plenty of anger, anxiety, frustration, and fear. Anger at President Trump for a brash and chaotic rollout of tariffs that erased trillions of dollars in value from the stock market in two days. Anxiety about the state of the private equity industry and…
Read MoreEquities Savaged As China Retaliation To Trump Tariffs Fans Trade War
[ad_1] Asian markets collapsed Monday after China hammered the United States with its own hefty tariffs, ramping up a trade war that many fear could spark a recession. Trading floors were overcome by a wave of selling as investors fled to the hills on the worst day for equities since the pandemic, with Hong Kong…
Read MoreNew App Hopes To Empower Artists Against AI
[ad_1] In 2008, scriptwriter Ed Bennett-Coles said he experienced a career “death moment”: he read an article about AI managing to write its first screenplay. Nearly two decades later, he and friend Jamie Hartman, a songwriter, have developed a blockchain-based application they hope will empower writers, artists and others to own and protect their work.…
Read MoreStocks in Asia Fall Sharply, Extending a Rout Caused by Trump’s Tariffs
[ad_1] Financial markets were hit hard by another wave of selling at the start of trading in Asia on Monday, with investors and economists grappling with rising odds of a severe economic downturn caused by President Trump’s significant new tariffs on imports. Trading was extremely volatile. Stocks in Japan plunged over 8 percent, while South…
Read MoreHaiti Jazz Festival Is Rare Respite For Violence-racked Capital
[ad_1] Residents of Haiti’s gang-plagued capital could enjoy a brief escape from daily lives scarred with violence this weekend as the PapJazz festival entertained around 100 music fans. Postponed in 2022 and moved to northern city Cap-Haitien the following year over security fears, the celebration returned to Port-au-Prince last year in a cut-down, four-day format.…
Read MoreJesse Kornbluth, Magazine Writer Who Covered Everything, Dies at 79
[ad_1] The article of which he was most proud was “The Woman Who Beat the Klan,” published in The Times Magazine in 1987, about Beulah Mae Donald, who sued the Ku Klux Klan for the 1981 murder of her son — he was hanged from a tree, with his throat slit, and no one was…
Read MoreGaza Rescuers Say Israeli Strikes Kill 44
[ad_1] Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli strikes killed at least 44 people Sunday, as the Israeli military reported a rare salvo of around 10 projectiles fired from the Hamas-ruled Palestinian territory. Dozens of Palestinians have been killed almost daily since Israel resumed its military offensive in Gaza on March 18, ending a two-month ceasefire…
Read MoreWorld Scrambles To Temper Trump Tariffs As Market Fears Mount
[ad_1] More than 50 countries have sought talks with President Donald Trump in a scramble to ease punishing tariffs on exports to the United States, the White House said Sunday, as trade partners braced for further fallout. The Republican has remained defiant since unleashing the blitz of tariffs on stunned countries around the world Wednesday,…
Read MoreLiverpool’s Rare Loss Delays Title March, Southampton Relegated
[ad_1] Liverpool slumped to just their second Premier League defeat this season as Fulham clinched a shock 3-2 win over the runaway leaders, while Southampton were relegated in record-setting time after a 3-1 loss at Tottenham on Sunday. Arsenal’s 1-1 draw at Everton on Saturday left Liverpool needing just 11 points to secure a record-equalling…
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