Stock Markets Down as Recession Fears Rise
Global stock markets dropped on Monday as investors worried about the health of the U.S. economy and the destabilizing effects of tariffs on business. Futures for the S&P 500 fell…
Africa Received Billions in U.S. Aid. Here’s What It Will Lose.
The United States is cutting almost all its spending on aid. The biggest loser will be Africa. For years, sub-Saharan Africa has received more U.S. aid money than any other…
Taiwan President Defends TSMC’s $100 Billion U.S. Chip Investment
President Lai Ching-te of Taiwan on Thursday sought to reassure his citizens that a plan by a Taiwanese chip giant to spend $100 billion in the United States would benefit…
Trump Says Japan and South Korea Want to Invest in $44 Billion Gas Project
President Trump said on Tuesday that Japan and South Korea want to work with the United States on a $44 billion plan to produce and export natural gas from Alaska,…
Trump Turns Up Trade Pressure on China After Beijing Fails to Come Running
When President Trump threatened tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China in January, saying those countries needed to do more to stop the flow of drugs and migrants into the United…
Trump’s ‘Gold Card’ Set Off Panic in an Unexpected Place: Real Estate
President Trump’s plan to sell green cards for $5 million each, a program he is calling a “gold card,” has largely been met with a shrug. It’s not clear exactly…
Benjamin Black Weighs Shift in U.S.A.I.D. Funding
At the United States Agency for International Development, thousands of workers have been fired or put on administrative leave and many of its projects addressing global issues like health, hunger…
Trump’s New Crackdown on China Is Just Beginning
President Trump’s tough talk on China typically centers on tariffs. But a closer look at the decisions he has made since taking office shows that the president is considering a…
Russia Is Wooing Western Energy Companies, but Will They Return?
Kremlin officials are dangling the prospect of lucrative investment deals for American energy companies, apparently seeking to convince President Trump that large economic gains could come from siding with Moscow…
With Aid Cutoff, Trump Severs a Lifeline for Millions
Funds from the world’s richest nation once flowed from the largest global aid agency to an intricate network of small, medium and large organizations that delivered aid: H.I.V. medications for…