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Canada to impose 25% tariffs on $155 billion worth of US goods

Canada is hitting back with its own 25% tariffs on $155 billion worth of U.S. goods after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed sweeping trade restrictions—including 25% tariffs on all Canadian exports and an additional 10% levy on oil, natural gas, and electricity. Trudeau’s Retaliatory Measures Prime

Canada has said it has a detailed retaliation plan to the U.S. tariffs that will seek to hurt Republican states the most

Canada is preparing to impose escalating retaliatory tariffs aimed at turning American public opinion against U.S. President Donald Trump’s planned 25% tariffs on Canadian goods—a move that is prompting Canada to reassess its economic reliance on its southern neighbor. Targeted Tariffs to Pressure U.S. Exporters “You

Elon Musk’s DOGE team now has full access to Treasury’s payments system

The highest-ranking career official at the Treasury Department left the agency after a clash with allies of billionaire Elon Musk over access to sensitive payment systems, according to three people with knowledge of the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe private talks. David A. Lebryk,

Elon Musk aides have reportedly locked out some government workers out of their computers

Top aides to Elon Musk, who have been tasked with overseeing the U.S. government's human resources agency, have restricted career civil servants from accessing key computer systems containing personal data on millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials. Since taking office 11 days ago, President

Trump has said he will place tariffs on chips

President Donald Trump will proceed with new tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China starting Saturday, the White House confirmed, maintaining his February 1 deadline for the measures, which could have significant economic repercussions. "I can confirm that the February 1 deadline set by President Trump in a statement several

If Donald Trump slaps 25% tariffs on Canadian goods, we must hit back—dollar for dollar—starting with 100% tariffs on all Tesla vehicles and U.S. wine, beer, and spirits," Canada's Chrystia Freeland has said

"If Donald Trump slaps 25% tariffs on Canadian goods, we must hit back—dollar for dollar—starting with 100% tariffs on all Tesla vehicles and U.S. wine, beer, and spirits," Canada's Chrystia Freeland has said. The federal government is preparing a multibillion-dollar relief package

The Texas Stock Exchange has just officially filed paperwork in hopes of gaining regulatory approval to start listing companies next year

The Texas Stock Exchange (TXSE) is targeting a 2026 launch after filing paperwork to become a national securities exchange, its parent company announced on Friday. The company aims to secure approval from the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission by the end of the year as it looks to challenge

Former senior adviser for the Federal Reserve John Harold Rogers has been arrested on charges he conspired to steal fed trade secrets for the benefit of the People's Republic of China

Former senior Federal Reserve adviser John Harold Rogers has been arrested on charges of conspiring to steal Fed trade secrets for the benefit of China, the Justice Department announced on Friday. Rogers, who served as a senior adviser in the Fed’s international finance division from 2010 to 2021, is

President Trump’s Justice Department has reportedly fired every January 6th federal prosecutors in the DC U.S. Attorney’s office

A senior Justice Department official ordered the dismissal of multiple prosecutors on Friday who had been handling cases against individuals charged in the U.S. Capitol riot, according to a memo obtained by the Associated Press. Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove directed the acting U.S. attorney in Washington,

Canada is prepared to offer pandemic-level financial support to workers and businesses if the US imposes tariffs

The federal government is preparing a multibillion-dollar relief package for workers and businesses if U.S. President Donald Trump proceeds with his threat to impose 25% tariffs on Canadian goods as early as February 1, according to two sources. Some of the proposed measures, like waiving the one-week

Mark Zuckerberg's META in talks to exit Delaware and reincorporate in Texas

One of the world's largest companies may soon find itself relocating. Mark Zuckerberg's META is reportedly in discussions to reincorporate in Texas, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. The company is considering moving its legal residency to the southern state. If this happens,

The White House has now said that Covid originated from China from a lab leak

The CIA on Saturday released a new assessment on the origins of the Covid outbreak, stating that the virus is "more likely" to have leaked from a Chinese lab than to have originated from animals. However, the agency emphasized that this conclusion was reached with "low confidence.

'Everything I say leaks,' Zuckerberg of META has said in a leaked meeting audio

This week, Mark Zuckerberg expressed frustration over the constant leaks of his statements to the press—an unavoidable challenge for a billionaire at the helm of one of the world’s largest companies. Yet, that didn’t prevent a Meta executive from issuing a warning about firing employees who leak

Italy’s birth rate crisis is ‘irreversible’

Hundreds of Italian towns and villages recorded no births in 2023, deepening a population decline that threatens the country’s future. According to Istat, Italy’s national statistics institute, 358 towns and villages saw zero births last year, up from 328 five years ago. While birth rates in Italy have

People are tipping less at restaurants than they have in at least six years, driven by fatigue over rising prices and growing prompts for tips at places where gratuities haven’t historically been expected

A record percentage of U.S. companies in China are accelerating their plans to relocate manufacturing or sourcing, according to a business survey released Thursday. Around 30% of respondents considered or initiated such diversification in 2024, surpassing the previous peak of 24% in 2022, according to annual surveys from the

Trump to meet with Jensen of Nvidia, NVDA, in White House

Discussions among Trump administration officials about tightening restrictions on chip shipments to China are still in the early stages, sources said, noting that the idea has been under consideration since the administration of Democratic former President Joe Biden. The H20 chips, designed to comply with existing U.S. export controls

President of Panama says that there will be no negotiations for the U.S. taking back the Panama Canal

Panama’s President José Raúl Mulino reaffirmed Thursday that there will be no negotiations with the United States over ownership of the Panama Canal, emphasizing that he hopes U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s upcoming visit will focus on shared priorities such as migration and drug trafficking. Rubio’

Egg prices are estimated to increase about 20% in 2025, compared to about 2.2% for food prices in general

According to the Department of Agriculture's price outlook, egg prices are expected to rise by about 20% in 2025, far outpacing the projected 2.2% increase in overall food prices. The USDA attributed the surge in egg costs to a widespread outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or

"Europe can import disillusioned talent from Trump’s US," says Lagarde, European Central Bank president

Europe could have an opportunity to attract disillusioned talent from the U.S. following Donald Trump’s election, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde suggested, urging the continent to better recognize its economic strengths. Lagarde emphasized the need for Europe to retain both its talent and capital, noting that the

President Trump reportedly has ordered all federal employees to remove pronouns from their email signatures today

Federal employees have reportedly been instructed to stop including pronouns in their email signatures, marking one of President Donald Trump’s latest moves to eliminate gender ideology and diversity, equity, and inclusion policies from the federal government. According to ABC News, a memo issued to employees set a deadline of

White House says that 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada, and 10% tariffs on China will start Feb 1

President Donald Trump will proceed with new tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China starting Saturday, the White House confirmed, maintaining his February 1 deadline for the measures, which could have significant economic repercussions. "I can confirm that the February 1 deadline set by President Trump in a statement several

France has discussed with Denmark sending troops to Greenland in response to United States

France has engaged in discussions with Denmark about the possibility of deploying troops to Greenland in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated threats to claim the Danish territory, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot revealed. When asked about proposals to send EU forces to Greenland, Barrot stated

US Defense Department employees connected their work computers to Chinese servers to access DeepSeek’s new AI chatbot for at least two days before the Pentagon moved to shut off access

Employees of the U.S. Defense Department accessed DeepSeek’s AI chatbot using their work computers, inadvertently connecting to Chinese servers for at least two days before the Pentagon intervened to cut off access, according to a defense official familiar with the situation. The Defense Information Systems Agency, which manages

Costco, COST, is raising pay for most of its hourly US workers to more than $30 an hour

Costco Wholesale Corp. is increasing wages for most of its hourly U.S. employees to over $30 per hour as it enters contract negotiations with unionized workers. In a memo to staff this week, which was reviewed by Bloomberg News, CEO Ron Vachris announced that hourly pay for employees at

Trump has announced he will place 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico

"We’ll be announcing tariffs on Canada and Mexico for several reasons," Trump told reporters Thursday in the Oval Office, as he signed executive actions in response to a deadly airplane crash. "First, it’s because of the people who have poured into our country in such