In the fall of 2024, the cardinal who is now Pope Leo XIV sat at a large round table inside the Vatican, discussing the challenges […]
Year: 2025
Worried About the Economy Amid Trump’s Tariffs? Building an Emergency Fund Can Help.
How much should I save in an emergency fund? Vanguard, the big mutual fund company, suggests setting aside $2,000, or half of one month’s expenses, […]
India-Pakistan Conflict Escalates Sharply With Attacks on Military Bases
The fighting between India and Pakistan intensified sharply on Saturday, with both sides targeting air bases and military sites, and each blaming the other for […]
How Macron Became a Close Zelensky Ally
It sounded as if a friend were calling. “Sorry, Emmanuel,” said President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, answering his phone in the middle of an online […]
This Is the Trade Conflict Xi Jinping Has Been Waiting For
Xi Jinping has been preparing for this moment for years. In April 2020, long before President Trump launched a trade war that would shake the […]
Billionaires’ Battle Over a Sculpture Exposes a Mysterious Art Market
Billionaire art collectors rarely air their deals or dirty laundry out in public. But a battle between a pair of boldfaced names over a Giacometti […]
Elton John and Dua Lipa seek protection from AI
Dua Lipa, Sir Elton John, Sir Ian McKellen and Florence Welch are among a list of stars calling on the prime minister to update copyright […]
Chinese Factories Are Moving Manufacturing to Vietnam to Escape Trumps Tariffs
In the scrum to keep the wheels of trade turning, Chinese companies are pivoting to neighboring countries to escape President Trump’s crippling tariffs. The hustle […]
Port Sudan reels after week of attacks
Mohamed Osman & Priya Sippy BBC News Arabic & BBC News, Port Sudan & London AFP / Getty Images Black smoke has dominated the skyline […]
With US Trade Deal, UK Steel Industry Feels Some Much Needed Relief
The call from a supervisor came to the steel shop floor in Sheffield, England, on Thursday afternoon: The tariffs were off. “Everything had changed for […]