Economy
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Asian economies weigh impact of fresh Trump tariff moves, confusion
US trading partners in Asia started weighing fresh uncertainties on Saturday after President Donald Trump vowed to impose a new…
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‘Hard to keep lights on’ – Business owners cautiously welcome tariff ruling
As soon as she heard the US Supreme Court had struck down President Donald Trump’s authority to impose sweeping global…
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Poland bars Chinese-made cars from military sites over data security fears
Poland has barred Chinese-made vehicles from entering military facilities due to concerns their onboard sensors could be used to collect…
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Historic trade deals put India on global stage – but challenges remain
From a trade perspective, 2026 would probably go down in history books as an epochal year for India. March has…
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Food prices are surging in Russia. Is the war hitting Russians in the pocket?
“Life is becoming more expensive,” complains Alexander, a Moscow-based advertising specialist who works for a big corporation. In the course…
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Shein under EU investigation over childlike sex dolls
The European Union (EU) has launched a formal investigation into fast fashion giant Shein over possible breaches of digital law,…
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First European flight lands in Venezuela since Maduro’s ouster
A plane from Spain’s Air Europa landed in Venezuela Tuesday, according to a flight tracking monitor, the first European commercial…
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Cuban cigar festival called off as US blockade worsens energy crisis
An annual cigar festival in Cuban capital Havana has become the latest casualty of a fuel shortage caused by a…
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Oil refinery blaze hits Cuba as fuel crisis deepens
A fire at an oil refinery in Cuba has been brought under control quickly, as the country faces a deepening…
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Inflation eases in US as prices for used cars fall
Inflation in the US cooled last month as prices for energy and used cars fell. The consumer price index rose…
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