How to explain US economy’s 4% growth and no jobs
As we enter the final quarter of a turbulent 2025, one of the biggest puzzles of the moment is how the U.S. economy is growing at almost 4% without creating…
Why America is set to lose its mercantilist game
Under Donald Trump, the world has taken a sharp turn back toward the 17th century doctrine of mercantilism — the notion that trade is a zero-sum game in which countries…
How China is weathering the trade war with Trump
The trade war this year between China and the United States started with a bang, a fast-and-furious escalation of tariffs to astronomical levels. In the ensuing months, both countries showed…
Tariffs face legal threat that puts Trump’s deficit plan at risk
President Donald Trump’s most concrete step to rein in unprecedented US budget deficits — sweeping tariff hikes — faces the danger of a legal reversal that would put the nation’s…
Americans uneasy at Trump’s moves to expand presidential power, poll finds
President Donald Trump's expansion of executive power, including his unprecedented push to send troops into U.S. cities to combat crime and his attempt to seize control of aspects of the…
How Xi Jinping just redrew world’s geopolitical map
President Xi Jinping used a mix of bonhomie and economic allure this week to send Donald Trump a clear message: Beijing has too much global clout to be dictated by…
Perplexed at this logic: Jaishankar on Russian oil purchase as reason behind US tariff
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday, while on a visit to Russia, came down heavily on the US decision to impose a steep 50 per cent tariff on Indian…
Video: How Tariffs Will Affect This Unique Cheese
new video loaded: How Tariffs Will Affect This Unique CheeseBy Eshe Nelson, Nikolay Nikolov, Laura Salaberry, Emli Bendixen and Jon Hazell•August 20, 2025Stilton is a special type of blue cheese…
Gold retreats from all-time high, ends Rs 900 lower at Rs 1,02,520/10g
Snapping a five-day rally, gold prices retreated from record high levels and ended Rs 900 lower at Rs 1,02,520 per 10 grams in the national capital on Monday as stockists…
Weigh in on Sydney Sweeney or run the world? Trump, for better or worse, attempts it all
From firing people to promoting jeans, calling for peace deals or the renaming of a sports team, President Donald Trump keeps a lot on his proverbial to-do list. Much of…