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28.01 / 01:25

COST UPS Target Action President Key Gulf allies say they won’t aid US in an Iran strike, limiting Trump’s options

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Saudi Arabia on Tuesday ruled out the use of its airspace and territory for a potential U.S. attack on Iran, complicating the Trump administration’s options in response to Tehran’s violent crackdown against Iranian protesters.

27.01 / 11:11

Citi security Strategy President shooting social Videos The 48 hours that convinced Trump to change course in Minnesota

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. WASHINGTON—The videos were splashed across cable news—and President Trump was paying attention. Working from the Oval Office as a winter storm barreled toward the nation’s capital, Trump watched as footage of a federal immigration agent shooting Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive-care nurse and U.S.

27.01 / 01:13

COST UPS Provident Election Bill President Trump’s high-stakes bid to dole out $100 billion more in tax refunds

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. WASHINGTON—Republicans and President Trump designed their tax cuts for this moment, creating a refund bonanza that will land in Americans’ bank accounts well ahead of the midterm elections. The annual tax-filing season that opened Monday will produce a cash surge estimated at $100 billion beyond last year’s $329 billion total, and it is engineered to buoy Republicans’ sagging voter approval.

25.01 / 10:27

security pandemic President Experts country Department Mint Explainer | US exits WHO: What it means for global health and America

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The US has formally withdrawn from the World Health Organization (WHO), a year after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to begin the process.

25.01 / 08:45

UPS Digital security wellness Trade President peace Donald Trump’s influence trade uses power as a global currency—which poses challenges for India

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Humankind has shown broad acceptance of three different kinds of currencies: widely-acceptable fiat currency (like the dollar or Indian rupee), extinct commodity-based currency (gold and silver coins, or even wheat bushels) and an emerging class of digital currency (such as stablecoins or central bank digital currencies or CBDCs). A fourth class of currency is being minted and popularized by US President Donald Trump: influence.

25.01 / 06:07

UPS Manufacturing Research Stealth President country International Europe’s $1 trillion race to build back its defense industry

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. President Trump’s overtures about acquiring Greenland are now reviving questions among the U.S.’s NATO allies over whether Europe can make enough of its own weapons to fight independently of America. Defense analysts and lawmakers mainly conclude yes, but not just yet.

24.01 / 13:23

markets UPS economy Trade President testing Markets passed a TACO test. Another kind of stress test is coming.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. TACO may have saved the day, but like the storm hitting much of the country, markets could freeze up again. TACO, of course, is an acronym for Trump Always Chickens Out.

24.01 / 12:53

UPS Strategy Chevron Research ConocoPhillips President rights China built a vast oil stake in Venezuela. Now it risks getting muscled out.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. When Venezuela booted out American oil companies in a nationalization campaign nearly two decades ago, China stepped in. Now, Beijing’s foothold there is in doubt as the U.S.

24.01 / 09:07

Citi Fighting President War country Relationships Syrian President called the US’s bluff—and it paid off

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. With a swift offensive against a Kurdish-led militia last weekend, Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa proved himself once again to be a bold military tactician and a gambler willing to risk his relationship with the U.S. to achieve his aims.

23.01 / 14:41

UPS Action President War country reports Why Congress can’t claw back war powers from Trump

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. WASHINGTON—In a dizzying three weeks on the world stage, President Trump deposed Venezuela’s leader, threatened its neighbors with military action, raised the specter of new strikes on Iran and ignited—then tamped down—a diplomatic crisis with Europe over his efforts to acquire Greenland. At each fresh turn, Congress has found itself scrambling to keep up, sparking new debates among lawmakers about how to claw back constitutional powers from the presidency over matters of foreign policy in the Trump era.

23.01 / 09:11

UPS Waters Manufacturing NVIDIA Trade President Led by Nvidia, the AI industry has plans to reindustrialise America

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. BEFORE CO-FOUNDING Nvidia, the pioneer of artificial-intelligence (AI) chips, Jensen Huang was a busboy at Denny’s, a restaurant chain. He playfully reminded people of this on October 28th while delivering water to panellists at his firm’s first big jamboree in Washington, DC.

22.01 / 10:03

COST security President War Relationships Mint Explainer | How Trump’s Greenland gambit put Nato on the brink

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. US President Donald Trump’s speech at Davos was meant to be a bellwether for the trans-Atlantic relationship, particularly Nato, with his handling of Greenland closely watched. After the speech, it appears Nato has survived, but barely.

22.01 / 01:45

BLOCK President Barrett Amicus Justice Courts Supreme Court balks at Trump’s push to control the Fed

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. WASHINGTON—Supreme Court justices across the ideological spectrum expressed deep unease on Wednesday about President Trump’s attempt to fire a member of the Federal Reserve, with several stressing the importance of a central bank insulated from political pressure. Their comments during nearly two hours of oral arguments signaled that the court will likely allow Fed board member Lisa Cook to remain in the job while her legal challenge to her dismissal proceeds in the lower courts.

22.01 / 01:45

markets UPS security Strategy trends Trade country Budget 2026: Raja Venkatraman shares his top oil and gas stock picks

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. As the world’s third-largest oil consumer and fourth-largest refiner, India is pursuing a twin strategy of boosting domestic hydrocarbon output while accelerating diversification into gas and cleaner fuels—a priority reflected in pre-Budget consultations. For Budget 2026, industry expectations centre on measures to incentivise exploration and faster production, with the aim of raising domestic crude output towards 100 million tonnes (MT) and gas production to 50 billion cubic metres (BCM).

21.01 / 10:31

UPS security President social politician Europe has three options for defending Greenland

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. “IT IS NOT easy to think about solutions when you wake up every morning to new threats." Such was the understated view of Lars Lokke Rasmussen, Denmark’s foreign minister, on January 14th. He and his Greenlandic counterpart had just held a testy meeting with Marco Rubio, America’s secretary of state, and J.D.

21.01 / 02:23

markets UPS Strategy Trade President country social Trump’s Greenland strategy draws from familiar playbook

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. WASHINGTON—European leaders have for months responded to President Trump’s desire to acquire Greenland with a simple refrain: it isn’t for sale. Now, those same leaders are rushing to set up meetings with Trump about the future of the territory after the U.S.

21.01 / 02:23

Target Action economy President War country Trump seeks ‘decisive’ options for Iran as assets move into Middle East

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. WASHINGTON—After pulling back from strikes on Iran last week, President Trump is still pressing aides for what he terms “decisive" military options, U.S. officials said, as Iran appears to have tightened its control of the country and targets protesters through a crackdown that has killed thousands.

20.01 / 15:19

UPS Target President War country Interviews Greenland rift makes NATO vulnerable to Russia, says senior German general

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. BERLIN—The rift between the U.S. and Europe over Greenland is making the trans-Atlantic alliance vulnerable to a Russian attack on NATO territory, one of Germany’s highest ranking officers warned.

20.01 / 10:25

markets Digital Cooper security country testing rights Mint Explainer | What’s happening to the global minimum tax deal?

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : NEW DELHI: The global agreement aimed at setting a minimum level of corporate taxation is facing fresh tests.

20.01 / 09:39

Provident Action Trade President Relationships International Is Trump’s America trying to outdo the Opec cartel on oil clout? Here’s why this game won’t work

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. From a certain angle, US President Donald Trump is doing in a matter of weeks what other leaders could never have dreamt of: Assembling an oil cartel with sufficient sway to rival Opec and acquiring a kill switch for the energy-importing economy of America’s prime geopolitical rival, China. Combine Trump’s supposed hegemony over the Americas since the capture of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on 3 January with control over a post-revolution Iran, and you’re at about 42% of global oil production.

19.01 / 04:45

markets economy Trade President War country Relationships One year of Trump 2.0: The twists and turns that impacted India and Indians

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. In just one year, US President Donald Trump has upended the global order, using his historic return as arguably the world’s most powerful leader to treat friends, foes and allies alike to achieve desirable results. His most potent tool is tariffs, though he hasn’t shied away from political and military interventions either.

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