Trump’s Banking Deregulation Agenda: What He Wants, Why, and the Implications
(Analysis) Fitch Ratings has reported that President Trump’s push for deregulation marks a sharp pivot for the U.S. banking sector....
May 1, 2025Section
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The United States and Canada set the price of money, the direction of technology, and the trade rules the rest of the world lives by. The Rio Times covers North America through an emerging-market lens: the Fed and the dollar, Wall Street and the AI boom, tariffs and the policies that decide how capital flows to – or away from – Latin America. This hub gathers our daily US and Canada coverage and connects it to the wider Global South story.
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Senate Narrowly Blocks Bid to Overturn Trump’s Sweeping Tariffs
The US Senate on April 30 2025 narrowly rejected a resolution that aimed to overturn President Donald Trump’s sweeping. Analysis...
May 1, 2025
Microsoft’s $80 Billion A.I. Bet Drives Cloud Surge, But Infrastructure Strains Emerge
Microsoft’s latest earnings report, published on April 30, 2025, reveals a company pushing hard to cement its dominance in artificial...
May 1, 2025
Meta’s Q1 2025: Strong Profits and Heavy A.I. Bets Shape Tech Giant’s Next Moves
Meta Platforms, Inc. reported its first quarter 2025 results on April 30, revealing a robust financial performance and a clear...
May 1, 2025
Ukraine and U.S. Forge Rare Earths Pact to Counter China’s Supply Chain Grip
Ukraine and the United States are close to finalizing a minerals agreement that could reshape the global rare earths market,...
April 30, 2025
U.S. Pending Home Sales Surge on Lower Mortgage Rates, Inventory Rises
The National Association of Realtors reported that pending home sales in the United States jumped 6.1% in March, marking the...
April 30, 2025
Import Surge Ahead of Tariffs Drives U.S. GDP Down in Early 2025
The U.S. economy shrank in the first quarter of 2025 according to official data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis....
April 30, 2025
High Earners Flee New York: $9 Billion Income Shift to Conservative Florida
(Analysis) A new report from the Citizens Budget Commission reveals that New York City lost a net $9.2 billion in...
April 30, 2025
U.S. Tariffs Drive Import Boom and Trade Deficit, Consumer Costs Offset by Cheaper Energy
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the U.S. goods trade deficit soared to $162 billion in March 2025, the largest...
April 29, 2025