Zuckerberg Pressed Trump on Digital Taxes Before Tariff Threat
President Donald Trump threatened to inflict “substantial” tariffs on countries that impose digital taxes just days after Meta Platforms Inc.
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Iran: Europeans prepare sanctions as currency falls
France, Germany and the United Kingdom started a process Thursday to reimpose sanctions on Iran. The mechanism, termed “snapback” by
Abu Dhabi’s Space42 eyes Africa expansion to challenge Elon Musk’s Starlink in Nigeria, others
The battle for Africa’s satellite internet market is heating up as Abu Dhabi-based Space42 moves to raise fresh funds for
Trump says he’ll fire Fed governor Lisa Cook if she doesn’t resign
President Trump on Friday threatened to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook if she doesn’t resign from her position after
Powell set for final Jackson Hole speech as policy, politics raise questions that will outlast his tenure
When Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell gives his last speech in Jackson Hole, Wyo., on Friday, investors will be listening
Kenya seeks China’s approval to convert dollar loan to yuan
Nairobi specifically wants to reprofile the $5bn loan that Beijing underwrote for the construction of the east African country’s modern
World Bank predicts worst decade for global growth since 60s
Trump’s barrage of new tariffs on America’s trading partners to whittle down global economic growth
IMF raises UK growth forecast as it warns on tax and spending.
The Fund held its forecast that the UK economy would grow by 1.4 percent in 2026.
US Treasury confirms the end of the penny
Ending production of the penny will save the Mint about $56 million in annual savings, the Treasury said on Thursday.
Trump’s tariffs on China, EU and more, at a glance.
Donald Trump unveiled and then enacted a two-step tariff approach Wednesday as his long-awaited “Liberation Day” plans were released during a Rose Garden event at the White House.