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Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has deactivated over 200,000 federal government credit cards that were found to be unused or unnecessary across more than a dozen agencies. The move is part of DOGE’s ongoing mission, spearheaded by Elon Musk, to address fraud, waste, and corruption within the federal system.

The majority of the stocks in the S&P 500 are already in correction territory as the sell-off on Wall Street continues to drag the benchmark closer to that key threshold.

web searches with queries for «Trump» and the word "chaos" rose in the past few weeks just as US president Donald Trump's second term started, as per a report.

The company joins larger rival Macy's and big-box retailers Walmart and Target in tempering expectations as U.S. inflation risks rise and recession fears mount amid a chaotic implementation of President Donald Trump's tariffs.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The White House granted a temporary reprieve for many of its tariffs on Canada and Mexico last week, but a similar pause seems less likely for revamped global steel and aluminum tariffs set to go into effect Wednesday. President Trump’s team has repeatedly said there would be no exceptions or exemptions from the 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum.

Gaurav Gogoi on Tuesday said the Centre has failed to bring peace at gunpoint in Manipur and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit the state and listen to the apprehensions and concerns of the people. Initiating a discussion on the supplementary demands for grants, excess grants and the Manipur budget, he asserted that peace cannot be restored in the northeastern state at the barrel of gun and only a political solution was the way out. Gogoi, the Deputy Leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha, said the Manipur budget should have been discussed in the state assembly, but President's Rule has been imposed in the state. He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should apprise the House about the rationale for imposition of President's Rule in the state. «What is the state of Vidhan Sabha in the state — is it dissolved or in suspended animation,» the Congress leader sought to know. BJP members, including Nishikant Dubey, objected to Gogoi's extensive reference to the situation in Manipur and cited rules to point out that the Congress leader should stick to the demands for grants and the state budget.

Zydus Lifesciences said on Tuesday it will acquire an 85.6% stake in France's Amplitude Surgical for 256.8 million euros (nearly $280 million) as part of its plans to expand further in the global medical devices market. The acquisition, which is a nearly 81% premium to Amplitude's last close, comes as India's pharmaceutical industry is bracing itself for U.S. President Donald Trump's plans to tax pharmaceutical imports. The United States is Zydus Lifesciences's biggest market, accounting for 47% of total revenue, followed by India.

Here are some facts about the drug war during Duterte's presidency from 2016 to 2022: CAMPAIGN VOWS TO 'KILL' As longtime mayor of the southern Philippine city of Davao, Rodrigo Duterte was known as «the punisher» for his harsh policies. His profanity-packed speeches and death threats to drug gangs were a feature of his successful campaign for the presidency in 2016. Among his statements during the campaign were: «Forget the laws on human rights. If I make it to the presidential palace, I will do just what I did as mayor. You drug pushers, hold-up men and do-nothings, you better go out. Because I'd kill you.» He said his campaign in Davao kept citizens safe from crime. He also reiterated his intentions for a violent crackdown to Reuters reporters during the campaign.

Sensex and Nifty, traded lower on Tuesday, following a widespread sell-off in Asian markets after Wall Street dropped overnight due to recession concerns in the US. The rupee is likely to stay under pressure on Tuesday, as concerns over a potential recession sapped risk appetite across financial markets, driving most Asian currencies lower.

Elon Musk has spilled beans on why his team targeted the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). In an interview with Fox Business, Musk said the strategy was to «follow the money» and challenge what he saw as significant financial waste and corruption. Musk previously claimed that the aid agency is «a criminal organization» and that Trump has agreed to «shut it down». Trump had posted on his Truth Social page on Friday that USAID's spending «IS TOTALLY UNEXPLAINABLE… CLOSE IT DOWN!»

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. For the past year, U.S. economic policymakers have been singularly focused on achieving a so-called soft landing that brings inflation down without a recession.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. At the first cabinet meeting of his second term in office, US President Donald Trump declared his intention to impose a sweeping 25% tariff on all imports from the European Union.

Nifty traded lower on Tuesday, tracking a broad sell-off in Asian markets after Wall Street slumped overnight amid recession fears in the U.S. Selling pressure was seen across all sectors. The BSE Sensex was down 375 points, or 0.51%, at 73,739, while the Nifty50 declined 140 points, or 0.62%, to 22,320 around 9:18 am.

Mukesh Ambani can’t afford to have Donald Trump smash open the latch with a sledgehammer. But that is how the threat is unfolding. The concern in New Delhi is that any retaliatory trade action by Washington will cover broader ground than just India’s “massive tariffs,” as the US president characterized them Friday. American firms do “very little business inside” the most-populous nation, Trump said. Indian conglomerates enjoy varying degrees of protection from foreign competition. While nearly all of them are at risk from concessions to avoid a trade war, Ambani’s empire appears to be unusually vulnerable.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Washington and Beijing have begun discussions about a potential “birthday summit" in June in the U.S. between President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, according to people familiar with the matter.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. THE SELL-OFF shows no sign of stopping. America’s S&P 500 index dropped by another 3% on March 10th, leaving the world’s most watched stockmarket down by almost 9% since its peak last month.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Employees may be in for an even bigger disappointment this year as the economy and the market grapple with uncertainty. Companies are not only offering slimmer hikes but will also elevate fewer people.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. A ‘zero-for-zero’ tariff approach is being touted as the best way for India to deal with US President Donald Trump’s proposed reciprocal tariffs. Mint explains what this initiative is and why some consider it to be a better option than a bilateral trade agreement.

government shutdown now seems likely and that could initiate a disaser-like scenario, including halted services, delays in programs like veterans’ benefits, food assistance, and healthcare. National parks, passport processing, and IRS operations might also grind to a temporary stop, as per reports.

Bank of Canada interest rate cuts might not be able to fix the damage of a trade war — but they can’t hurt either, say economists.

United States President Donald Trump’s tariff war has become a complicated roller coaster of international trade disputes.