WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 25: U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung talk to reporters before an Oval Office meeting at the White House on August 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. During Lee’s first official visit to the White House, the two leaders are set to discuss trade and military cooperation…
The United States will make an announcement this week on Japan’s $550 billion investment in the U.S., Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said. Simon2579 | Digitalvision Vectors | Getty Images The United States will make an announcement this week on Japan’s $550 billion investment in the U.S., Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said, as a top Japanese trade envoy was reportedly planning to visit Washington to…
A brand new Nissan car is displayed on the sales lot at Golden State Nissan on March 26, 2025 in Colma, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Nissan Motor shares tumbled on Tuesday after Mercedes-Benz announced plans to offload its 3.8% holding in the Japanese automaker. Tokyo-listed shares of Nissan declined as much as 6.7%…
People crossing the street in Shibuya, Tokyo. Maydays | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly fell Tuesday, as investors weighed U.S. President Donald Trump’s escalatory rhetoric on tariffs. Trump reportedly threatened to “200% tariffs or something” on China if it does not export rare-earth magnets to the U.S, while also warning levies on countries…
U.S. President Donald Trump wears a ‘Trump Was Right About Everything!’ hat, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 22, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters “State-owned enterprise” is a term you wouldn’t normally bandy about when mentioning the United States — especially not with the country’s Republican party, which…
Lisa Cook, member of the Board of Governors of the US Federal Reserve, attends a Federal Reserve Board open meeting discussing proposed revisions to the board’s supplementary leverage ratio standards at the Federal Reserve Board building in Washington, DC, on June 25, 2025. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Monday…
Employees stand in front of a Boeing Co. 787-9 Dreamliner passenger aircraft operated by Korean Air Lines Co. SeongJoon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Korean Air announced an order on Monday for 103 Boeing airplanes, coinciding with the visit of South Korean President Lee Jae Myung to Washington, sources told Reuters. The order, the largest…
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., August 21, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters U.S. stock futures were little changed Monday night after the major averages slid to start the week, with investors awaiting Nvidia’s earnings and the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge in the…
French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou will seek a high-stakes confidence vote in parliament on September 8 over unpopular plans to clean up France’s public finances. Bayrou’s move will gauge whether he has enough support in a fragmented parliament for his 44 billion euro ($51.51 billion) budget squeeze as he tries to tame a budget deficit…
An aerial view of a cargo ship being loaded with shipping containers at the Port of Baltimore in Baltimore, Maryland, on August 7, 2025. Jim Watson | Afp | Getty Images Postal carriers across Europe are planning to suspend some shipments to the U.S. as the nations prepare for the end of a longstanding trade…
