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Oil prices extend losses on fears global trade war could slow economy
Oil prices fell more than 3 per cent on Monday, extending losses from the previous week, on growing concerns that a global trade war could…
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Wall Street fears job cuts as dealmaking fizzles in trade war
Up and down Wall Street, executives are starting to come to terms with a new reality: Donald Trump is not delivering the long-awaited…
Business
US: Wall Street opens sharply lower as Trump tariffs trigger recession fears
Wall Street’s major indexes plunged on Thursday (Apr 3), as President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on major trade partners ignited…
News
Trump tariffs push gold even higher; fears yet fully materialised, say market watchers
Despite earlier expectations of US President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs, investors were caught off guard by the scale and rationale…
News
Neil Young Fears He Won’t Be Allowed Back in U.S. After European Tour, Due to Speaking Out Against Trump, ‘Worst President in the History of Our Great Country’
Neil Young is concerned that he may be barred from returning to the U.S. by the Donald Trump administration after he embarks on a…
News
Asia: Markets edge back but Trump tariff fears dampen mood
Asian markets mostly rose on Tuesday, clawing back some of the hefty losses suffered in recent weeks, though sentiment remains sluggish…
Business
Stocks slide; bonds, gold buoyed as tariffs stoke recession fears
Major global share markets fell sharply on Monday (Mar 31) and gold surged to another new record after US President Donald Trump said…
Culture
Why tariff fears have copper following gold to record high
US prices of copper have been on a tear this year due to the fear that tariffs will be imposed on imports of the red metal. Futures prices…
Business
Oil slips on recession fears but posts third weekly gain
Oil prices fell on Friday (Mar 28) on worries that US tariff wars could spark a global recession, but gained for a third consecutive week…
Business
US: Stocks plunge on tariff fears, inflation data
Wall Street stocks plummeted on Friday (Mar 28), with all three major indices ending the day sharply lower in anticipation of a fresh wave…
News
MYANMAR-THAILAND EARTHQUAKE: Thousands Killed after 7.7 Magnitude Quake Rocks Cities, Destroying Buildings and Sparking Fears of Dam Collapse
Thousands are feared dead after a powerful earthquake struck Thailand and Myanmar on Thursday morning, causing widespread destruction and…
News
Newspaper headlines: 'Balancing the books on backs of poor' and 'tax rise fears'
There is little comfort for Rachel Reeves on the front pages, after a Spring Statement which the Daily Mail calls "humiliating" and the…
News
Trump drives trade war fears with 25% auto tariffs
Asian auto stocks fell on Thursday (Mar 27) after US President Donald Trump unveiled a 25 per cent tariff on imported vehicles, expanding…
Business
Singapore shares end Friday in the red as trade war fears escalate; STI down 0.1%
Stocks on the Singapore bourse ended their four-day winning streak to finish slightly lower on Friday (Mar 21), amid Asian indices closing…
Business
Asia: Markets skid into weekend as trade fears cast a pall
Asian markets limped into the weekend on Friday following a tepid lead from Wall Street as the optimism stoked by a dovish US Federal…
Business
£3,000 rents cause fears for people living near Sizewell
George King BBC News, Suffolk Reporting from Leiston, Suffolk Residents fear being priced out of a Suffolk town due to the construction of…
Business
US homebuilders near S&P 500 bottom on high rates and tariff fears
INVESTORS are ditching US homebuilder stocks at a record pace as elevated borrowing costs bruise the industry’s prospects and signal that…
Business
Gold inches up on trade war fears, inflation data on tap
GOLD prices edged up on Thursday (Feb 13), as markets tracked developments in US President Donald Trump’s tariff plans, which could ignite…
News
Ex-Google boss Eric Schmidt fears for 'Bin Laden' AI scenario
The former chief executive of Google is worried artificial intelligence could be used by terrorists or "rogue states" to "harm innocent…
News
Price spikes, demand fears haunt metal markets as Trump’s 25% tariffs bite
Markets are in the dark as key details of Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminium imports are still pending; experts fear heightened…
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Price spikes, demand fears cast shadow over metal markets amid Trump’s 25% tariffs
Markets are in the dark as key details of Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminium imports are still pending; experts fear heightened…
Celebrity
Hank Azaria Fears AI Can Replace ‘Simpsons’ Voice Roles and ‘Recreate 100 Voices I Created’: ‘It’s Just Wrong to Steal My Likeness or Sound’
Hank Azaria expressed fear to The New York Times that artificial intelligence could soon replace him as the voice of several characters on…
Business
Coffee soars to record US$4 mark as supply fears power rally
Fears have grown about future output in top-grower Brazil after a prolonged drought ARABICA coffee topped US$4 per pound in New York for…
News
Hong Kong, Taiwan markets drop as Asia-Pacific markets fall on Trump tariff fears
ASIAN markets fell at the open on Monday (Feb 3) after US President Donald Trump announced tariffs on goods from China, Canada and Mexico…