Category: Business

The chinamperos get their name from ‘chinampas,’ the human-made islands of floating gardens on which they farm. It was the Aztecs who discovered that, by layering mud, plants and branches on shallow lake beds, they could create highly fertile plots of land. For hundreds of years, the chinampas sustained farming communities, but the climate crisis, […]

At least Florida’s SB 868/HB 743, “Social Media Use By Minors” bill isn’t beating around the bush when it states that it would require “social media platforms to provide a mechanism to decrypt end-to-end encryption when law enforcement obtains a subpoena.” Usually these sorts of sweeping mandates are hidden behind smoke and mirrors, but this […]

“There will be shifting, I think, in supply chains, there will be a reassessment of global alliances. There will be geopolitical shifts and economic as well,” said Pamela Coke-Hamilton, head of the International Trade Centre (ITC). Speaking in Geneva after Wednesday’s announcement by the White House of a 90-day pause on “reciprocal tariffs” for most […]

April 11, 2025 More than 33 million U.S. small businesses—many of which rely heavily on imports from China and other low-cost economies—are facing severe financial stress as sweeping U.S. tariffs begin to take hold. With limited cash flow and few viable alternatives, many of these businesses are warning they could be forced to shut down […]

Milan, April 2025 – In a landmark move uniting two of Italy’s most iconic luxury fashion houses, Prada has agreed to acquire Versace for €1.25 billion (approx. A$2.25 billion), according to an official announcement. The deal marks a major shift in the global fashion landscape and is expected to close in the second half of […]

NEW YORK, April 2025 — Investment banking giant Goldman Sachs has revised its forecast for a potential U.S. recession, lowering the probability to 45% from 65%, citing improved near-term economic outlook following former President Donald Trump’s decision to delay planned tariff hikes. The shift in outlook marks a notable easing of concerns among market analysts […]

“Iron-clad” and “non-negotiable” is how UK prime minister Keir Starmer recently described the country’s fiscal rules. The government has been coming under pressure to relax the rules and cut itself some financial slack. But according to the PM, these self-imposed restrictions are vital for maintaining UK economic stability. What Starmer is referring to is notably […]

Ms. Grynspan was speaking in the wake of growing UN concern at the effect on-going uncertainty could have on the most vulnerable developing economies. On Tuesday, the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, stated that “trade wars are extremely negative,” and warned that the impact of tariffs could be “devastating.” Tariffs are a tax on imports coming into […]

The House Energy and Commerce Committee on Tuesday advanced the TAKE IT DOWN Act (S. 146) , a bill that seeks to speed up the removal of certain kinds of troubling online content. While the bill is meant to address a serious problem—the distribution of non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII)—the notice-and-takedown system it creates is an […]

Office of the Spokesperson HomeOffice of the SpokespersonPress Releases…Deputy Secretary Landau’s Meeting with Uzbekistan National Security Council Deputy Chairman Kamilov Deputy Secretary Landau’s Meeting with Uzbekistan National Security Council Deputy Chairman Kamilov April 7, 2025 The below is attributable to Spokesperson Tammy Bruce: Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau and Uzbekistan National Security Council Deputy […]