Wall Street slides as US-Greenland standoff knocks sentiment
Wall Street’s main indexes opened sharply lower on Tuesday (Jan 20), as investors were spooked by renewed tariff threats from President Donald Trump against Europe over control of…
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Why Trump’s Greenland standoff is sending gold soaring and crypto tumbling
Chances are good that many investors are happy today is a holiday, and thus the stock markets are closed. That’s because over the weekend, President Donald Trump announced the threat of…
America's growing food stamp program lands in the middle of Congress' government shutdown standoff
The food stamp program, which once served just a small fraction of U.S. families, has grown massively in recent years, putting it at the center of a spending stalemate that threatens to…
BHP-China iron ore standoff may drag into 2026 as talks stall
CMRG has been pushing to sign long-term contracts on behalf of the country’s main steel mills, according to the sources [LONDON/SINGAPORE] A price dispute between mining giant BHP Group…
National Guard Standoff Is a Recipe for More Political Conflict
The incentive structure here is all wrong. Source link
YouTube TV and NBCUniversal head toward blackout standoff
NBCUniversal may soon be pulling its programming from Google’s YouTube TV. The news comes as a dispute between the companies over carriage fees and terms is ramping up. NBC began warning…
‘Normal’ Review: Ben Wheatley Is Back in ‘Free Fire’ Form, Putting Bob Odenkirk at the Center of a Small-Town Standoff
Normal is the name of a Minnesota town where things are anything but. Just 1,890 people live in the tiny Midwestern burg, but there must be at least that many guns to go around. The guy…
Texas standoff enters second week as Democrats thwart GOP on new redistricting map
California Gov. Gavin Newsom called on President Trump to accept a ceasefire in the fight over redrawing congressional lines, vowing Monday to make the GOP pay if Texas follows through on…
Mark Carney Will Lose the Standoff with Trump
He has no good options. Source link
Trump Officials to Meet With Chinese Counterparts Amid Trade Standoff
Top officials from the Trump administration will meet with their Chinese counterparts in Switzerland this week, the first formal meeting about trade between the United States and China…
Brian Montana: Guitarist of Death Metal Band Possessed Shot Dead During Standoff with Police in San Francisco
A Bay Area-based death metal legend was shot dead by cops in San Francisco this week after a dispute with a neighbor over tree clippings that escalated into violence. Possessed guitarist,…
Yoon detainment standoff intensifies amid resignation of security chief
South Korea's interim leader accepted the resignation of Park Jong-joon, head of the presidential security service, amid growing scrutiny. Park faced police questioning after his forces…
South Korean president impeached, ending an 11-day standoff
SEOUL — South Korean lawmakers voted Saturday to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol, whose short-lived declaration of martial law this month upended the democratic order and sparked a…
Edited 'handshake standoff' clip of China foreign minister, Israel PM spreads online
China has repeatedly called for peace talks to resolve the Gaza war, sparked by an unprecedented Hamas attack in October 2023 to which Israel retaliated with a blistering attack on the…
Milei moves to privatize flag carrier in standoff with unions
Argentina's President Javier Milei announced steps Friday to privatize flag carrier Aerolineas Argentinas amid a standoff with unions over salaries and labor rights. On Thursday, a labor…