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Trump ‘pissed off’ with Putin, threatens tariffs on Russian oil
The US president is angry at the autocrat’s suggestions of how to install a new leadership in Ukraine and sideline Volodymyr Zelensky.
March
Hedge fund veteran Michael Hintze on the rise of machines, and returns
It has been a year since the billionaire investor sold his storied London fund. Now he’s back with a new fund in the midst of a rapidly shifting market.
‘Never seen anything like it’: Trump’s outrageous new Ukraine deal
The latest version of Donald Trump’s “minerals deal” is unprecedented in the history of modern diplomacy and state relations.
Trump moment drives Carney’s ‘Canada First’ election campaign
Even some usually Conservative voters have announced they will vote for the Liberal prime minister based on his promise to handle the bombastic US president.
Kennedy to slash 10,000 jobs in US health overhaul
Cuts include 3500 at the Food and Drug Administration, 2400 at the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, and 1200 at the National Institutes of Health.
Trump downplays war chat leak as ‘only a glitch’
The president defended his national security adviser, batting away revelations that officials discussed military attacks on Yemen on a publicly available app.
US agrees to help Russia lift exports in Ukraine talks
Russia and Ukraine agreed to pause their attacks at sea, according to the US. Washington also agreed to help Moscow boost agriculture and fertiliser exports.
China ‘presents’ top military, cybersecurity threat to US
Beijing is using “whole of government” efforts including military, economic and influence operations to assert itself, the American intelligence community said.
GST shapes up as Trump trade tariff exemption stumbling block
The US President says he will give ‘a lot of countries breaks’ but officials warn it remains difficult to tell what will be counted as a trade barrier.
For Trump, the strong do what they can, the weak suffer what they must
The US president’s hastiness to secure peace overlooks the often laborious work usually required for a long-term, stable and durable solution to a conflict.
BYD overtakes Tesla to secure pole position in EV race
The Chinese electric carmaker’s latest full-year financial results reveal the extent of this power shift, with it surpassing the $US100 billion revenue mark.
Don’t be fooled by the sudden burst of tariff bullishness
The outbreak of hope that greeted Donald Trump’s announcement that he may give “a lot of countries breaks” on the levies looks to be built on shifting sands.
Trump’s defence secretary sent secret war plans to journalist
Pete Hegseth discussed plans for deadly military strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen in a chat group that included the editor of The Atlantic.
Trump may give ‘a lot of countries breaks’ on tariffs
The US administration, however, named Australia among countries it is focusing on for possible levies on April 2, sowing more confusion about the trade war.
Macquarie’s Viktor Shvets sees a world on fire. Here’s how to play it
Investors have been slow to wake up to the scale of change Donald Trump is trying to engineer, in part because it seems so wild. But inertia could be costly.
Accenture warns that Musk-DOGE cost cuts are hurting sales
The Department of Government Efficiency has taken aim at consulting deals as an example of what the administration deems wasteful spending.
Russia attacks Ukraine hours after Putin, Trump reach deal
During a 90-minute phone call with Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin agreed to limit attacking Ukrainian energy assets, but declined to agree to a broader ceasefire.
Netanyahu says Israeli strikes across Gaza are ‘only the beginning’
The prime minister said the military would press ahead until it achieves all of its war aims: destroying Hamas and freeing all hostages held by the militants.
Trump’s deal with Putin will terrify the West
If Russian president Vladimir Putin can get his US counterpart, Donald Trump, dancing to his tune, eight decades of trans-Atlantic solidarity could be ruptured.
Google just agreed to its biggest acquisition ever
The whopping $50 billion deal provides its cloud business with new cybersecurity products to offer customers as it works to catch up with Microsoft and Amazon.