Trump hikes China tariffs to 125%, eases others for 90 days
Trump’s announcement came less than 24 hours after steep new tariffs kicked in on imports from dozens of trading partners. Read more
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Dow surges 2,900 points after Trump announces 90-day tariff pause
While Trump’s announcement still left investors with uncertainty about his ultimate tariff policy, traders took the opportunity to shop for beaten-down stocks. Read more
U.S. Pacific commander urges continued USAID funding to Pacific Islands
Since February, most USAID staff have been put on administrative leave, hundreds of contractors have been fired and more than 5,000 programs have been terminated, disrupting global humanitarian aid operations on which millions depend. Read more
China, European Union retaliate as Trump trade tariffs kick in
China announced a tariff hike on U.S. imports to 84% from 34%, shortly after Trump’s punitive 104% tariffs on Chinese imports kicked in on Tuesday, as a standoff between the world’s two largest economies showed no signs of resolution. Read more
What to know about U.S. measles cases on the rise
A decline in vaccination among U.S. children in recent years, fueled by unscientific claims that the shots are unsafe, has triggered larger outbreaks. Read more
Judge lifts White House restrictions on AP as lawsuit proceeds
U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden, who Trump appointed during his first term, ordered the White House to allow the AP’s journalists to access the Oval Office, Air Force One and events at the White House. Read more
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Wall Street slides as 104% China tariffs loom today
Trump’s sweeping tariffs have raised fears of recession and upended a global trading order that has been in place for decades. Read more
Zelenskyy: Chinese nationals captured fighting for Russia in Ukraine
Writing on X, where he posted a video of one of the alleged men, Zelenskyy said Kyiv has “information suggesting that there are many more Chinese citizens” fighting. Read more
Dominican Republican nightclub collapse kills at least 124
Over 150 people were rescued from the rubble on Tuesday. Since that afternoon, however, authorities have not pulled out any survivors. Read more
S&P 500 hits lowest close in almost a year as hopes wane for tariff delays
The S&P 500 has lost $5.83 trillion in market value since President Donald Trump’s unveiling of hefty global tariffs against U.S. trading partners last week. Read more
High court blocks order to rehire thousands of fired federal workers
The court put on hold San Francisco-based U.S. Judge William Alsup’s March 13 injunction requiring six federal agencies to reinstate thousands of recently hired probationary employees while litigation challenging the legality of the dismissals continues. Read more
Musk’s DOGE using AI to snoop on federal workers, sources say
While much of Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency remains shrouded in secrecy, the surveillance would mark an extraordinary use of technology to identify expressions of perceived disloyalty in a workforce already upended by widespread firings and severe cost-cutting. Read more
Some U.S. consumers stockpile goods ahead of Trump’s new tariffs
The Tax Foundation, a nonpartisan, nonprofit research group, said the new levies will cost Americans $3.1 trillion over the next 10 years, amounting to a roughly $2,100 tax increase per household in 2025 alone. Read more
Study strengthens link between maternal diabetes and autism
When mothers have diabetes while pregnant, children are 28% more likely to be diagnosed with a neurodevelopmental disorder, according to an analysis of data pooled from 202 earlier studies involving more than 56 million mother-child pairs. Read more
Dimon warns tariffs could trigger recession after CEO meeting
Elsewhere on Wall Street, prominent investors who supported Trump in his presidential bid also raised the alarm about the tariffs. Billionaire fund manager Bill Ackman said they could lead to an “economic nuclear winter.” Read more
Supreme Court halts order to return migrant deported in error
Chief Justice John Roberts, acting on behalf of the court, paused the order by U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis that the administration return Kilmar Abrego Garcia by the end of today, in response to a lawsuit filed by the man and his family challenging the legality of his deportation. Read more
Court lets Musk team access sensitive data for now
In a 2-1 vote, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals stayed the injunction imposed by U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman in Greenbelt, Maryland, pending an appeal. Read more
U.S. admiral at NATO fired in expanding national security purge
Chatfield, the U.S. military representative to the NATO Military Committee, is one of only a handful of female Navy three-star officers and was the first woman to lead the Naval War College, a job she held until 2023. Read more
U.S. stocks close mixed after latest Trump tariff remarks
Early today, all three major U.S. indexes touched their lowest levels in more than a year, and the CBOE Volatility index, Wall Street’s fear gauge, breached 60 points, hitting its highest level since August 2024. Read more
Trump escalates China trade fight amid recession fears
Financial markets across the globe posted a third day of losses as investors worried that steep trade barriers around the world’s largest consumer market could lead to a recession. Read more
Global credit starts to wobble as market pain spreads
Trillions of dollars have been wiped off global stock markets in the last three days, as investors have taken fright at the range and severity of the tariffs unveiled last week by U.S. President Donald Trump. Read more
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