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Fears of a US-EU trade war have been reignited after Europe refused to back down in the face of fresh threats from Donald Trump.The word tariff has dominated much of the US president’s second term, and he has repeatedly and freely threatened countries with them. Money blog: Trump sends message to UK on energy billsThis included the so-called “liberation day” last month, where he unleashed tariffs on many of his trade partners.On Friday, after a period of relative calm which has included striking a deal with the UK, he threatened to impose a 50% tariff on the EU after claiming…
While it appeared for a while that Apple might escape the long arm of the tariff for at least a while, President Trump on Friday escalated his war against overseas manufacturing by targeting Apple and only Apple. In a post to his Truth Social account, Trump threatened Apple with an alarming 25 percent tariff if it doesn’t shift production of the iPhone to the U.S. The tirade comes just weeks before Apple is going to hold its annual WWDC keynote, and as production is nearing for the iPhone 17, due to launch in September. “I have long ago informed Tim…
Wes Anderson is a rarity in Hollywood, with an unswayed distinct aesthetic which has every big name in Hollywood pleading to be in his next project.Fronted by Benicio del Toro, his new film The Phoenician Scheme sees the return of numerous previous collaborators including Tom Hanks, Jeffrey Wright and Scarlett Johansson, but also adds new faces to the Anderson universe. It is set in the 1950s and follows a ruthless yet charismatic European business tycoon called Zsa-Zsa Korda who, in Anderson’s own words, “has very little obligation to honour the truth.”Looking to solidify his own legacy, without much thought for…
Video Details Acura Long Beach Grand Prix winner Kyle Kirkwood joins the First Things First crew to break down how starting at the 23rd position impacts his Indy 500 strategy. 2 MINS AGO・first things first・3:32
Four partners at Paul Weiss — including the high-profile Democratic attorney Karen Dunn — are departing the law firm, a spokesperson told CBS News, after Paul Weiss drew attention for striking a deal with President Trump to avoid targeting by the federal government.In addition to Dunn, Bill Isaacson, Jessica Phillips and Jeannie Rhee are leaving the 150-year-old firm.”On behalf of the firm, Paul Weiss is grateful to Bill, Jeannie, Jessica and Karen for their many contributions. We wish them well in all their future endeavors,” the spokesperson said.It’s not clear if the four attorneys’ departures from Paul Weiss are related…
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IRVING, Texas, May 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Caris Life Sciences® (“Caris”), a leading, patient-centric, next-generation AI TechBio company and precision medicine pioneer, today announced that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) relating to a proposed initial public offering of its Class A common stock. The number of shares to be offered and the price range for the proposed offering have not yet been determined. Caris has applied to list its Class A common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker symbol “CAI.” BofA Securities, J.P. Morgan and…
[LONDON] Universities in Asia and Europe are hoping US President Donald Trump’s latest attack on Harvard will hand them a decisive advantage as they try to reverse a decades-old brain drain of talent to the US, with Germany going so far as to suggest the school establish an outpost within its borders.Federal culture minister Wolfram Weimer told Bloomberg that Harvard could establish an “exile campus” in the country. “To students from Harvard and other American universities, I say: You are more than welcome in Germany,” Weimer said. That move came shortly after the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology also…
Internet service providers in Vietnam must block the Telegram messaging app in the communist country before early June after a request by police, the government said Friday. Telegram’s Russian-born founder and chief executive Pavel Durov was arrested in August last year at a Paris airport and later charged with several counts of failing to curb extremist and terrorist content on the app. Vietnam’s telecommunications department sent letters to internet service providers warning that there were “signs of law violation” on Telegram, citing the ministry of public security, a report on the government’s news portal said. Up to 68 percent of…
[BANGKOK] Thailand’s economy grew more than expected in the first quarter of 2025, data showed on Monday (May 19), but the state planning agency slashed its full-year growth and trade forecasts as US tariffs threaten the country’s export engine. Thailand faces a 36 per cent tariff on shipments to the US, its biggest export market, if a reduction cannot be negotiated before a moratorium expires in July.The economy grew 3.1 per cent in the January-to-March quarter from a year earlier, the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) said, above market expectations of 2.9 per cent growth and just below the…