HONG KONG (AP) — China has flooded Latin American markets with low-priced exports, particularly cars and e-commerce goods, as its exporters adjust to tariffs and geopolitical moves by U.S. President Donald Trump. The world’s second-largest economy has become an important trading partner for many Latin American nations, seeking access to their abundant natural resources and … Read more
Throughout the Trump administration’s month-long exercise in escalating rhetoric around the president’s burning desire for Greenland, a key line emerged. Rather than a bid for the mineral wealth buried in the Arctic island, which is semi-sovereign and administered by Denmark, Trump and U.S. officials have framed the territory as essential to bolstering the U.S.’s strategic … Read more
Ray Dalio warned the US stands “on a threshold” transition from Stage 5 pre-failure to Stage 6 systemic collapse ca Bitcoin it is trading defensively at $88,000, caught in a 60-day span by record institutional selling pressure from US counterparties. The billionaire investor’s latest analysis of “Great Cycle” coincides with Bitcoin’s failure to rise to … Read more
The United States’ national debt has reached a precarious milestone, reaching 100 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) and putting the nation on a trajectory that could trigger six distinct types of fiscal crises, according to an ominous new warning issued Thursday by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB). With the national debt … Read more
After French President Emmanuel Macron stated that France was now providing two-thirds of all intelligence to Ukraine on January 15, 2026, a rumor spread that this was due to Ukraine providing false information to the US, which the US then leaked to Russia, revealing the US to be an unreliable intelligence partner for Ukraine. Snopes … Read more
By Jana Choukeir, Nayera Abdallah and Tala Ramadan DUBAI, Jan 12 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said the U.S. may meet with Iranian officials and has been in contact with the opposition as he weighs a number of strong responses, including military options, to a violent crackdown on Iranian protests that are one of the … Read more
My Marina Wide HOUSTON/BEIJING, Jan 7 (Reuters) – Global oil prices fell on Wednesday as China denounced the U.S. as an aggressor after President Donald Trump’s administration said it had persuaded Venezuela to divert supplies from Beijing and import up to $2 billion worth of crude. The deal was in line with Trump’s stated goal … Read more
By Brenda Goh and Laurie Chen SHANGHAI/BEIJING, Jan 4 (Reuters) – A U.S. attack on Venezuela will encourage China to strengthen its territorial claims over areas such as Taiwan and parts of the South China Sea, but will not hasten any potential invasion of Taiwan, analysts said. Chinese President Xi Jinping’s views on Taiwan and … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has not minced words about the larger message he is trying to send to the world with the U.S. military raid to capture Nicolás Maduro and bring the ousted Venezuelan leader and his wife to the United States to face federal drug-trafficking charges. “American dominance in the Western Hemisphere,” … Read more
Getty Images Moneywise and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue by linking to the content below. President Donald Trump says the U.S. is on the brink of something “this country has never seen” — and his much-debated tariff policy deserves credit. Speaking at a White House Christmas reception, Trump argued that tariffs are … Read more