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U.S. stocks plunge 6% as tariff crossfire heats up

April 5, 2025

Border book ban – Global Times
A “Do not enter” sign is displayed on April 1, 2025, outside of the Haskell Free Libr and Opera House, which is built on the border between the US and Canada. Since its founding, libr card holders from Canada have been able to use the libr’s front door in the US without passing through an…
Trump to mark 100th day in office with Michigan rally
President Donald Trump plans to hold a rally in Michigan to mark his 100th day in office, White House press secret Karoline Leavitt said on Wednesday. “President Trump is excited to return to the great state of Michigan next Tuesday, where he will rally in Macomb County to celebrate the FIRST 100 DAYS!” Leavitt said…
Asian stocks rebound from Trump ‘Liberation Day’ shock stronger than US
TOKYO — Stocks in parts of Asia are outperforming their U.S. counterparts as President Donald Trump began to walk back some of the tariff policies he announced at the beginning of the month. Indian stocks have been particularly resilient. The country’s benchmark Sensex index is up over 4% since April 2, when Trump announced sweeping “reciprocal” levies against…
Asian stocks rebound from ‘Liberation Day’ shock stronger than US
TOKYO — Stocks in parts of Asia are recovering more strongly than their U.S. counterparts now that President Donald Trump is beginning to walk back some of the tariff policies he announced at the beginning of the month. Indian stocks have been particularly resilient. The country’s benchmark Sensex index is up over 4% since April…
Army suspends base’s commander after Trump portrait was flipped to wall
MADISON, Wis. — The Army has suspended a Wisconsin training base’s first female commander after discovering portraits of President Donald Trump and Defense Secret Pete Hegseth had been flipped around to face a wall. The Army has posted an undated statement on Fort McCoy’s website saying Col. Sheyla Baez Ramirez has been suspended as the…
Trump says Commanders’ controversial former name was ‘superior’
President Donald Trump prefers the Washington Commanders’ controversial former name, he told reporters Tuesday evening. Conservative Virginia radio host John Fredericks asked the president if a deal for a new Commanders stadium at the RFK Stadium site — on federal land that the government gave D.C. control of — is contingent upon restoring the team’s former name, which many…
Malaysia, Singapore play up joint economic zone amid US tariff worries
JOHOR BAHRU, Malaysia — Malaysia and Singapore are accelerating the rollout of their new joint special economic zone in a bid to hedge against rising global trade uncertainty under U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration. Malaysia’s Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Zafrul Aziz said earlier this week that the need for the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) and…
Lawtech startup upgrades ‘sovereign legal AI’ amid ‘volatile’ geopolitics
Berlin-based startup Xayn has rebranded itself after its flagship product, “Noxtua” — a “sovereign European legal AI” aimed at law professionals. Alongside its new name, Noxtua has secured €80.7mn in funding to refine its AI models and expand to new markets. The lead investor in the round was C.H.Beck, one of Germany’s oldest publishing houses.…