Dollar’s Steep Slide in 2025 Signals Deep Shifts in Global Finance
The US dollar has dropped more than 10% in the first half of 2025, marking its worst six-month performance since...
July 1, 2025Section
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Meta Assembles Superintelligence Labs in Bold Bid to Regain A.I. Leadership
Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, is making a big move to catch up in artificial intelligence. CEO Mark...
July 1, 2025
Musk Warns Republicans: Back Trump’s Spending Bill and Lose Your Seat
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has issued a clear threat to Republican lawmakers: if you support President...
July 1, 2025
China Steps In as Cuba’s Main Backer, Overtaking Russia and Shifting Power Near U.S. Shores
Russia's $1B pledge failed—Cuba's steel plant hit just 4,200 of 62,000 promised tons. See why China is now stepping in...
June 30, 2025
Harvard Risks Losing Billions Over Civil Rights Failures, U.S. Government Warns
The U.S. government has told Harvard University that it broke federal civil rights laws by not protecting Jewish and Israeli...
June 30, 2025
Countries Face Higher Tariffs After July 9, U.S. Treasury Secretary Warns
Countries trading with the United States could see their products hit with much higher tariffs after July 9, 2025. U.S....
June 30, 2025
Bessent Calls Fed’s 2022 Rate Hikes a “Gigantic Mistake” as U.S. Economy Faces Crossroads
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently said the Federal Reserve made a “gigantic mistake” in 2022 by raising interest rates
June 30, 2025
Nuclear Brinkmanship: Iran’s Enrichment Drive and the Growing Divide in U.S. Policy Choices
(Analysis) Iran says it will keep enriching uranium, the material needed for nuclear energy—and possibly weapons
June 30, 2025
Canada Drops Digital Services Tax to Restart U.S. Trade Talks
Canada has decided to cancel a planned tax on American technology companies. The Canadian government announced
June 30, 2025