Amazon, One of the World’s Largest Employers, Scales Back Staff as Artificial Intelligence Expands
Amazon, one of the world’s largest employers, is changing how it works because of artificial intelligence. CEO Andy Jassy recently
June 18, 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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U.S. Economic Momentum Slows as Job and Wage Growth Persist, Key Deregulation Bill Still Pending
Official US government data show the American economy is slowing in some areas, but the job market and wage growth...
June 17, 2025
China’s Oil Demand Peaks as U.S. Production Surges, Reshaping Global Energy Flows
China’s oil demand will reach its highest point in 2027 and then start to fall, according to the International Energy...
June 17, 2025
Trump Demands Iran’s Full Surrender Over Nuclear Program Amid Rising Israel-Iran Conflict
President Donald Trump has clearly demanded that Iran fully surrender its nuclear ambitions rather than settle
June 17, 2025
Bannon’s Dire Warning: Deep State Drives U.S. Toward Middle East War, Undermining Trump’s Core Agenda
(Analysis) Steve Bannon, in a recent interview with Tucker Carlson, delivered a stark assessment of America’s current trajectory.
June 17, 2025
Senate Seeks $5 Trillion Debt Limit Boost and Lasting Tax Cuts in Trump Plan
Senate Republicans have proposed raising the US government’s debt limit by $5 trillion and making key business tax cuts permanent
June 17, 2025
Carney and Trump Set 30 Days to Fix US-Canada Trade Tensions
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and US President Donald Trump have agreed to try to settle their countries’ trade dispute
June 17, 2025
Trump Clears Nippon Steel’s $14.9 Billion Takeover of U.S. Steel After Security Deal
U.S. President Donald Trump has approved the $14.9 billion sale of United States Steel Corporation to Japan’s Nippon Steel
June 16, 2025
Amazon and Walmart Target Billions in Savings with Potential Stablecoin Launch
Amazon and Walmart have begun exploring the launch of their own stablecoins, according to recent official filings
June 16, 2025