Trump’s Economy Is Flashing Red

Analysis Trump’s Economy Is Flashing Red Trade wars, rising prices, falling confidence, and sinking stock markets are not what Wall Street or Main Street voted for. By Keith Johnson, a reporter at Foreign Policy covering geoeconomics and energy. In the foreground is a man blurred from view. Behind him is a screen with stock market…

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JuJu Watkins drops 31 points as USC beats Indiana, advances to Big Ten semifinal

<!–> Behind JuJu Watkins‘ 31 points, the USC women’s basketball team survived a pesky Indiana Hoosiers‘ squad to advance to the semi-finals of the Big Ten women’s tournament. Watkins and the Trojans continuously built leads throughout Friday’s game, but the Hoosiers wouldn’t go away quietly. USC, though, stayed composed and edged out an 84-79 victory. …

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Brexit lessons for Trump’s trade war

In his latest display of fealty before Donald Trump, US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent described the president’s U-turns over tariffs as a deliberate act in creating “strategic uncertainty”. According to Bessent, certainty is over-rated and waywardness brings leverage to negotiations that will generate the best trade deals for the US. This confident talk reminded me…

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What in the World?

Quiz What in the World? Test yourself on the week of April 12: Ecuador and Gabon vote, China ups its diplomacy, and the Maldives announces a travel ban. By Drew Gorman, a deputy copy editor at Foreign Policy. Tourists relax at a beach in Maafushi, an island in Maldives. Tourists relax at a beach in…

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