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Published Wed, May 7, 2025 · 07:05 PM[FRANKFURT] The European Union intends to propose tariffs on Boeing jets, as it prepares to retaliate further if trade talks with Washington fail, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday (May 7).The European Commission, which oversees EU trade policy, plans to include civilian aircraft on a list of roughly US$100 billion in annual US imports to be targeted, the report said, citing two people familiar with the matter.The measures, which would need to be approved by a weighted majority of member states, would only come into effect if the EU does not make sufficient…
The Department of Veterans Affairs is working to fast track the deployment of its new electronic health record system by giving Oracle more control over the rollout of the software, the agency’s head told lawmakers on Tuesday. VA initially signed a $10 billion contract — which was later revised to over $16 billion — with Cerner in May 2018 to modernize its legacy health record system and make it interoperable with the Pentagon’s new health record, which was also provided by Cerner. Oracle later acquired Cerner in 2022.Since VA first rolled out the new software in 2020 at the Mann-Grandstaff VA…
By Martin RogersFOX Sports ColumnistEDITOR’S NOTE: This story is part of FOX Sports’ series commemorating the 50th anniversary of Title IX, which was enacted into law on June 23, 1972. The series tells the stories of significant women in sports today, both celebrating the progress that has been made and recognizing the barriers that still remain.Wimbledon is approaching, and the defending champion on the women’s side will not be there. Not because of injury or because no ranking points will be on offer this year or because of COVID, but because of what might be the biggest boss move in…
[SINGAPORE] Singapore and the European Union (EU) have signed a new agreement to facilitate end-to-end digital trade between them.When implemented, the European Union-Singapore Digital Trade Agreement (EUSDTA) will lay down rules for digital trade and cross-border data flows, such as the transfer of information internationally.The agreement was inked in Singapore on Wednesday (May 7) by Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations Grace Fu and EU Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maros Sefcovic.In a statement, Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry said the EUSDTA will “provide greater clarity and legal certainty” for individuals and businesses. It will also enhance EU-Singapore relations by…
Jordan Shusterman and 3 more Shohei Ohtani and Juan Soto are off the board. But nearly every other major free agent and trade candidate are still up for grabs in what remains a lukewarm hot stove season. That might all change very soon, as teams seemingly turn their attention to the likes of Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Blake Snell, Cody Bellinger and a pack of premier pitchers reportedly being shopped.FOX Sports MLB experts Jordan Shusterman, Deesha Thosar, Rowan Kavner and Jake Mintz are tackling those topics and more in our weekly roundtable.1. Now that we know all the terms, which transaction do you…
LONDON :Jeff Bezos’ personal firm Bezos Expeditions is leading a $72-million investment in artificial intelligence data solutions company Toloka, which is looking to scale up its business, Toloka told Reuters on Wednesday. Toloka, which helps train and evaluate AI models using a network of human experts and testers, is part of Nasdaq-listed AI infrastructure firm Nebius Group and has worked with Amazon, Microsoft and Anthropic. Amsterdam-based Nebius emerged from a $5.4 billion deal, finalised last year, that split the domestic and international assets of Russian internet giant Yandex in the largest corporate exit from Russia since Moscow’s 2022 invasion of…
World shares were mixed on Wednesday as the Federal Reserve prepared to wrap up its policy meeting with virtually everyone expecting it to keep interest rates unchanged despite President Donald Trump’s calls for it to cut borrowing costs. Germany’s DAX was nearly unchanged at 23,250.56, while the CAC 40 in Paris slipped 0.5% to 7,661.64. Britain’s FTSE 100 shed 0.3% to 8,573.67.The futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average were up about 0.6%. In Asia, shares advanced after the U.S. and China said they plan to hold trade talks in Switzerland later this week.Hong Kong’s benchmark…
General Gregory Guillot, Commander, NORAD and USNORTHCOM hosted visitors at the Falcon Peak exercise at Fort Carson, Colorado, 30 October 2024. Falcon Peak is a counter-small unmanned aircraft system experiment. Credit: DVIDS. The US Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), an organisation within the Department of Defense, announced a solicitation on 5 May for low-collateral defeat (LCD) counter small uncrewed air systems (C-sUAS). DIU’s call out to commercial suppliers comes under the Replicator 2 initiative, seeking to counter the threat posed by small uncrewed air systems (sUAS) to installations and force concentrations. C-sUAS effectors have proven time and again to be an…
This article is part of our Design special section about how food inspires designers to make and do surprising things.While you were clucking over the price of eggs, Mark de la Vega was devouring them by the dozen — 300 dozen in the last six months. But not as omelets. Mr. de la Vega, a designer in Brooklyn, produces panels and furnishings ornamented with eggshell lacquer.The finish originated with East Asian artisans, who embedded shell fragments from duck or chicken eggs into the surfaces of decorative art pieces as a substitute for white pigment. In the early 20th century, the…
Ludwig Kaiser fell to Randy Orton in a one-on-one match on Monday Night Raw, leading The Ring General Gunther to take matters with The Viper into his own hands ahead of Bash in Berlin.