Chaos
Ten days reporting from the US – in Pittsburgh, Washington DC, and just across the Potomac river in Arlington, Virginia – gave me a fascinating snapshot of what feels like the slow-motion unravelling of the world’s largest economy. So many conversations featured uncertainty and wariness; and weariness, too, as businesses and consumers weigh up every […]
The emerging theme from this week’s tariff-sparked whiplash on Wall Street is whether the volatility in US bonds and the dollar signals waning appetite for US assets and their roles as safe-haven assets. The US Dollar Index (DX-Y.NYB), a key measure of the dollar’s strength against a basket of . . .
CNN — US wholesale prices fell last month, new data showed Friday, an indication that inflationary pressures weren’t necessarily building before they reach the consumer. The better-than-expected Producer Price Index reading — which showed that the prices paid to producers . . .
President Trump’s Mexico agenda mostly revolves around his obsession with what he calls the “chaos” at the border. How ironic, then, that his proposed solution of tariffs is bound to generate chaos at the border by creating powerful incentives for black market trade. On Wednesday, the Trump administration announced a slew of tariffs affecting many […]
Topeka, Kansas AP — The leader of a small group of self-described satanists and three other people were arrested Friday following a scuffle inside the Kansas Statehouse arising from an effort by the group’s leader to start a Black Mass in the rotunda.
TOPEKA, Kan. — The leader of a small group of self-described satanists and three other people were arrested Friday following a scuffle inside the Kansas Statehouse arising from an effort by the group’s leader to start a Black Mass in the rotunda. About 30 members of the Kansas City-area Satanic Grotto, led by its president, […]
TOPEKA, Kansas: The leader of a small group of self-described satanists and at least one other person were arrested Friday following a scuffle inside the Kansas Statehouse arising from an effort by the group’s leader to start a “Black Mass” in the rotunda.About 30 members of the Kansas City-area Satanic Grotto, led by its president, […]
Labor unions and advocacy groups have asked a federal court to prevent retaliation against government employees, after Elon Musk issued an ultimatum demanding they detail in bullet points what they do at their jobs or face dismissal. The weekend email sent to millions of employees was the latest salvo in Musk’s campaign, authorized by Donald […]
A hockey match between rivals the United States and Canada descended into chaos from the moment the puck was dropped as three fights broke out in the first nine seconds. “We needed to send a message,” said American Matthew Tkachuk, who found Canada’s Brandon Hagel off the opening faceoff. “The message we wanted to send […]
Kris Mayes, the attorney general of Arizona, has vowed to fight the incoming Trump administration over key aspects of its immigration policy, including any attempt to set up deportation camps on Arizonan soil or remove thousands of migrant “dreamers . . .