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The stockmarket sell-off shows no sign of stopping in the wake of Donald Trump’s tariff drama.

How Donald Trump provoked a wild stockmarket sell-off

During Donald Trump’s first term, investors came to believe that his administration’s focus on tax cuts and deregulation would ultimately overwhelm his unpredictable tendencies. This time, it’s different.

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US President Donald Trump.

Does President Donald Trump really want a weaker dollar?

Overturning three decades of American policy will not be painless.

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Businesses are chasing the high-protein dollar.

How big business is cashing in on protein-rich food fad

Move over low-fat, low-sugar — this food fad has become mainstream, and it’s making a lot of money.

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Tariffs will drive up the price of American cars.

How shoppers will pay for Trump’s new tariffs

Donald Trump’s tariff policy threaten to blow apart international economic relations but the disruption of supply chains mean higher costs for everyday consumers.

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El Salvador is in the midst of a bitcoin blunder.

This dictator’s crypto crusade is crumbling

El Salvador became the first country to make bitcoin legal tender, but now it has to scale it back.

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US President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office.

America is facing a Trumpian economic slowdown

Protectionist threats and erratic policies are combining to hurt growth in the United States

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Chips bound for the US may still require Taiwanese manufacturing.

Why Trump’s AI ambitions will be making Taiwan great

No matter what deals are done with the US government, Taiwan will still have to produce US bound chips in Asia

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Nvidia is fighting off two threats, both of them involve China

The Economist: Double threat chips away at Nvidia

DeepSeek isn’t the only threat to the AI powerhouse, with reports of US crackdowns on technology exports to China as part of a Trump crackdown

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Tether is the most popular stablecoin and its company says 72 per cent of its assets lies in American Treasuries.

How stablecoins have become the real crypto craze

Policymakers are racing to catch up with the rapid rise of stablecoins — a version of cryptocurrency that rarely fluctuates, is backed by cash or government bonds and run on public blockchains.

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Bosses often feel tied to their offices.

Why management by wandering around may be more effective

Leaving the office and meeting employees face-to-face matters more than ever.

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A quadropod robot developed by  DEEP Robotics, a startup founded by a graduate of Zhe Da university.

The dazzling Chinese university behind DeepSeek

The institution that birthed the AI conqueror models itself on Stanford and is located in the tech hotspot of Hangzhou.

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Concerns about tariffs are increasing inflation.

Why expectation is fuelling US inflation and what it means

Trump’s tariffs are triggering consumer concerns among average Americans who are increasingly worried.

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