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The Chinese Ministry of Commerce warned countries around the world that “appeasement cannot bring peace, and compromise cannot be respected” in an ominous message on Monday apparently intended to have a chilling effect on global enthusiasm for renegotiating trade deals with the United States.

“He’s always been too late,” the president wrote, adding that Powell is a “major loser” whose decisions appear politically motivated.

Influential Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives, a long-time Tesla bull, warns that the EV maker is facing a critical juncture as CEO Elon Musk’s role in the government causes controversy in his hardcore leftist customer base. According to Ives, Tesla needs Musk to step away from DOGE and be a “full-time” CEO during its “code red” moment.

As April 30 approaches — the date that marks President Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office — establishment media conservative commentator Hugh Hewitt sat down with PragerU CEO Marissa Streit to examine the start of the president’s second term, noting that he is “amused by

Arch-globalist Klaus Schwab announced on Monday his resignation, effective immediately, as chairman and board member of the World Economic Forum, an organisation he founded nearly 55 years ago.

Then, just like that, he was gone. The globalist World Economic Forum (WEF) founder Klaus Schwab on Monday vacated his position as chair of its board of trustees, the elite Geneva-based institution confirmed.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” that President Donald Trump was “crashing the economy in real-time.”

The world’s largest technology companies, known as the “Silicon Six,” have paid nearly $278 billion less in corporate income tax over the past ten years than would be expected based on the average statutory tax rate for U.S. companies, according to a new report by the Fair Tax Foundation (FTF).

Chinese Dictator Xi Jinping conducted a “charm offensive” this week, visiting Malaysia, Vietnam, and Cambodia to shore up economic alliances amid China’s trade war with the United States.

The Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has been placed under updated restrictions, per a recent decision by U.S. District Judge Ellen Hollander in Baltimore.

Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) on Friday secured a commitment to pause the closure of the Chillicothe paper mill until the end of the year after a private equity Democrat donor moved to shutter the historic fixture of Chillicothe, Ohio.

Apple has started assembling its latest iPhone 16e model in Brazil, marking a shift in the company’s production strategy as it aims to mitigate the impact of the ongoing trade war between the United States and China.

State Farm, the insurance company most exposed to the recent wildfires in Los Angeles, announced Friday that it had agreed to pay out 65% of the value of personal property claims before requiring itemization.

South Africa’s Department of Labour and Employment published a set of racial quotas this week that applies strict rules across 18 different industries and threatens businesses with steep fines if they do not comply.

Canada held prime minister debates on Wednesday and Thursday, the first in French and the second in English. The Thursday debate was, by all accounts, a more spirited joust between interim Prime Minister Mark Carney and his rivals from the Conservative, NDP, and Bloc Quebecois parties.

Google has been found guilty of antitrust violations in the publisher ad server and ad exchange markets, marking the second time the tech giant has been ruled a monopolist within a year. Google is expected to appeal the verdict, and the split nature of the decision means a forced breakup action is unlikely.

Chinese low-cost shopping apps Temu and Shein published nearly identical notices this week informing customers that they are planning to raise prices on April 25 in response to President Donald Trump closing a critical shipping loophole that exempted them from duties and imposing onerous tariffs on Chinese imports.

On Thursday’s broadcast of CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) said she is “glad” to publicly blast Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and say he would be responsible for job losses. But “If Chairman Powell can be

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced Thursday that his state would due the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) over cuts to the federal AmeriCorps volunteer program.

On Thursday’s broadcast of Newsmax’s “National Report,” White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary and Special Assistant to the President Harrison Fields responded to California’s lawsuit alleging that tariffs are hurting the state by pointing to California’s high taxes of its own

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is the latest target of a Donald Trump “Truth Bomb” barrage on his Truth Social platform.

On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Mornings with Maria,” Rep. Dan Meuser (R-PA) said that he suggested raising taxes on the high-end income bracket to less than it was before the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, but still

Most mainland Americans want to see the expansion of production across key industries in Alaska, including critical minerals, timber, wood, and oil and natural gas products, according to a survey memo exclusively obtained by Breitbart News.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday reported “good progress” on negotiations for a mineral rights deal between Ukraine and the United States.

President Donald Trump wants to help illegal migrants self-deport from the United States as some of his supporters complain about the slower-than-hoped pace of deportations and Democrats launch a massive resistance.

South Korea has become a major player in the defense industry, with exports of artillery, tanks, surface-to-air missiles, jet fighters, and other military hardware potentially surging to over $21 billion this year.

A federal judge has struck down an Ohio law that places limitations for social media usage on teens, marking another win for Big Tech companies fighting similar legislation across the country.

A federal judge has ruled that Google illegally monopolized some online advertising technology markets, dealing a significant blow to the tech giant’s main revenue source.

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he has had constructive trade discussions with Mexico and Japan in recent days. 

The Wall Street Journal claims that world’s richest man Elon Musk has created a complex system of financial agreements and confidentiality requirements for the mothers of his numerous children, leading to worries that the children may “feel illegitimate.”

Former Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg took the stand to face intense questioning by the FTC on Wednesday as the agency seeks to break up Mark Zuckerberg’s social media giant.

President Donald Trump has slammed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, reiterating his frustration the Fed has not aggressively cut interest rates and saying the central bank leader’s “termination cannot come fast enough.”

Trump sees something that most of the establishment media will not concede: China is vulnerable – much more so than people tend to think.

When police raided a factory in Georgia, they found dozens of Chinese nationals being kept in near slave-like conditions.

The South China Morning Post (SCMP) on Tuesday found a sense of gloom settling over the vast electronics market of Shenzhen, China, as President Donald Trump’s tariffs pushed up prices and all but halted orders for computer products.