TRENTON, Canada (AA) – Ontario Premier Doug Ford pulled no punches following a meeting Wednesday with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other premiers to formulate a battle plan to combat a threatened 25% tariff on Canadian imports entering the US. “We will go to the extent of cutting off their energy, going down to Michigan, […]...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden criticized President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to impose new tariffs on goods from Mexico, China, and Canada, describing it as a “major mistake.” Speaking at the Brookings Institution, a US-based think tank, on Tuesday, Biden highlighted his administration’s efforts to support post-COVID-19 economic ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump promised “fully expedited approvals and permits” on Tuesday for those who invest $1 billion or more in the US. The incentives include all environmental approvals, Trump said on his Truth Social social media platform. He did not disclose details in his post but he promised to provid...
Republican lawmakers are considering cuts to Social Security and other federal programs following discussions with billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. The two were recently appointed by President-elect Donald Trump to a new commission aimed at reducing federal expenditures. Despite previous assurances to protect Social Security, GOP me...
Russia’s largest oil company Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin has said that the global energy sector is embroiled in a hybrid war and gold could soon rival the dollar as the world’s primary currency Delivering a speech in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, he said the main competitor of the U.S. currency will be gold, […]
HAMILTON, Canada (AA) – Tesla and X head Elon Musk and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy met Thursday with some US Republican lawmakers to tackle remote work policies as part of efforts to cut $2 trillion from the federal budget, according to a report. ABC News reported that the two businessmen attended closed-door meetings with Republican me...
ANKARA (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump has reiterated his vow to block a deal for Japan’s Nippon Steel to acquire US Steel. “I am totally against the once great and powerful U.S. Steel being bought by a foreign company, in this case Nippon Steel of Japan,” he wrote on Truth Social, his social media platform, […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that he would impose a 100% tariff on any BRICS country that attempts to move from the US dollar in international trade. Referring to the economic alliance of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — now expanded to include Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia, and the United Arab ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump hosted Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg for dinner at his Mar-a-Lago Club resort in Florida, CBS News reported. A Meta spokesperson confirmed the dinner to CBS News, saying Zuckerberg was grateful for the invitation and the opportunity to meet with members of Trump’s team about the incoming administration. ...
LONDON (AA) – The UK, France, and Germany have urged Israel to renew vital banking ties with Palestinian financial institutions for at least 12 months, warning that failure to do so could lead to the collapse of the Palestinian economy and destabilize the region. Israel’s indemnification of its banks for cross-border transactions with Pa...
