Slumps on S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq cap dismal day for global indices but US president doubles down on tariff plan
Month: April 2025
Gen. Timothy Haugh’s firing as head of the NSA and U.S. Cyber Command has left lawmakers worried about the future of the nation’s cyber defenses.
A federal judge blocked President Trump’s takeover of a federal agency that invests in Latin America and the Caribbean, finding Friday that he likely went beyond his authority. U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan ordered the administration indefinitely reinstate Sara Aviel, the ousted president of the Inter-American Foundation (IAF), and stop various other efforts to gut the foundation as her…
Oil futures fell to a nearly four-year low in a second day of heavy selling after China retaliated against U.S. tariffs with duties of its own, adding to concerns about a loss of demand. WTI fell 7.4% to $61.99 a barrel, its lowest since late April 2021. Brent fell 6.5% to $65.58 a barrel.
Players are catching the biggest “fish” in the smallest places.
Kilmar Abergo Garcia, a long-time US resident who was deported to an El Salvadorian prison, must return by Monday, the judge ruled.
A federal judge in Maryland Friday ordered the Trump administration to take immediate steps to return a Maryland man who was deported to a Salvadoran mega-prison by mistake, setting up another high-stakes clash between the White House and the courts.
Five years ago, the COVID-19 pandemic upended the lives of our six teenage and young-adult daughters.
The trade wars launched by U.S. President Donald Trump have escalated to new heights. Just days after Trump unveiled sweeping new “reciprocal” tariffs on imports from around the world, China on Friday levied a retaliatory 34% tariff on all U.S. products starting April 10. Economists warn that the tariffs will raise the prices of products consumers buy each day — from the grocery aisle to car repairs.
A federal judge in Maryland ruled on Friday that a Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador must be returned to the U.S. by Monday.