President Trump bristles at the suggestion that his tariff strategy is predictable, dubbed the "TACO trade," where markets react to his threats and subsequent delays. This pattern involves market drops following tariff threats, followed by rebounds when Trump postpones them for negotiations. Wall Street has become accustomed to these fluctuations driven by the president's tariff decisions.
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Egypt has denied that a controversial court ruling over Sinai's Saint Catherine monastery threatens the UNESCO world heritage landmark, after Greek and church authorities warned of the sacred site's status. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's office defended the ruling Thursday, saying it "consolidates" the site's "unique and sacred religious status", after the head of the Greek Orthodox church in Greece denounced it.
Joseph Edlow, Trump's USCIS nominee, aims to end post-graduation OPT for international students, sparking concerns among students and educators. He believes the program has been misapplied, despite court rulings upholding its validity. This proposal threatens the U.S.'s ability to attract global talent and undermines experiential learning, potentially harming economic competitiveness and innovation.
A domestic tourist climbed over a fence and jumped into a section of the world-famous display of China's Terracotta Army, damaging two ancient clay warriors, authorities said Saturday. He "pushed and pulled" the clay warriors and two were "damaged to varying degrees", the statement said.
Prince William is redefining the role of heir to the throne by actively managing the Duchy of Cornwall. He prioritizes using the estate to address critical social issues such as homelessness, mental health support for farmers, and sustainability in rural communities.
Google on Friday urged a US judge to reject the notion of making it spin off its Chrome browser to weaken its dominance in online search. US government attorneys have called on Mehta to order Google divest itself of Chrome browser, contending that artificial intelligence is poised to ramp up the tech giant's dominance as the go-to window into the internet.
The race to become Africa's next "super banker" ends on Thursday, with five candidates, including one woman, vying to succeed Nigeria's Akinwumi Adesina as head of the African Development Bank in a contest that appears too close to call. In 2015 it took six rounds of voting to elect Adesina as president of the AfDB, which was founded in 1964 and now has 81 members, including 54 African nations.