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The United States’ 2026 World Baseball Classic team announced the return of 2023’s manager, Mark DeRosa, last week. And now, Team USA has its captain as well. That would be New York Yankees’ star Aaron Judge, who will be making his first appearance in a WBC. Given he’s literally Aaron Judge, though, who else would you want to name captain of Team USA if he’s willing to play?Judge is a genuine superstar, and not just because of the team he plays for at his day job. Judge has won a pair of American League Most Valuable Player awards despite having to…
Textile manufacturing workers in Binzhou, Shandong, China, on April 23, 2025.Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesBEIJING — Chinese manufacturers are pausing production and turning to new markets as the impact of U.S. tariffs sets in, according to companies and analysts.The lost orders are also hitting jobs.”I know several factories that have told half of their employees to go home for a few weeks and stopped most of their production,” said Cameron Johnson, Shanghai-based senior partner at consulting firm Tidalwave Solutions. He said factories making toys, sporting goods and low-cost dollar store-type goods are the most affected right now.”While not large-scale…
IN 2019, I wrote a column about the coming “dollar doomsday scenario” in which a fundamental shift in globalisation and towards a post-Bretton Woods system would lead to a fall in both the value of the US dollar and dollar assets. This would raise bond yields, as well as the price of gold and various foreign currencies.And here we are. The S&P may rise and fall on President Donald Trump’s daily mood swings, but the die for a new era has been cast.While I have never been great at predicting the timing of big market shifts – as a child…
Washington D.C. – The possibility of a renewed trade war between the United States and China is looming large as former President Trump signals a potential return to tariff policies. Experts are warning that increased tariffs on Chinese goods could trigger significant price increases for American consumers and destabilize the global economy.The potential tariffs, hinted at in recent public appearances, would target a wide range of Chinese imports, from electronics and consumer goods to industrial components. Proponents argue that tariffs are necessary to protect American jobs and industries from unfair competition. However, critics contend that they ultimately hurt American businesses…
Andy Bey, a jazz singer, pianist and composer whose silky, rich bass-baritone and four-octave vocal range placed him among the greatest interpreters of the American Songbook since Nat King Cole, his role model, died on Saturday in Englewood, N.J. He was 85.His nephew, Darius de Haas, confirmed the death, at a retirement home.Mr. Bey’s life in jazz spanned over 60 years, from his early days as a child prodigy singing in Newark and at the Apollo Theater in Manhattan, to a late-career run of albums and lengthy tours that kept him active well into his eighth decade.The sheer reach of…
Statement from Lori Taylor, Executive Director of Breathe DC: It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that I inform you that our CEO, Founder, Chairman, and friend of Breathe DC, Rolando Andrewn, unexpectedly passed away on Saturday, February 25, 2023, at Inova Fairfax Hospital. As you reflect on the impact of his life and legacy in the community and across the nation, please allow his family time to process this great loss The Memorial Service for Rolando Andrewn will take place Tuesday, March 7th from 10:00am-11:30am at First Church of Christ Holiness (USA) 1219 Hamlin Street, NE,…
Cody Rhodes shocked Solo Sikoa and the WWE Universe on Friday Night SmackDown when he offered an opportunity for the WWE Undisputed Championship to Jacob Fatu instead of Sikoa. The new enforcer turned down The American Nightmare’s offer, remaining loyal to HIS Tribal Chief.
There is one thing President Donald Trump’s fans and foes can both agree on: A lot has happened over the past 100 days.The Republican president kicked off his nonconsecutive second term on Jan. 20 with a promise to usher in “the golden age of America.”He has wasted no time in implementing his version of that goal, largely by leaning more heavily on the use of executive orders than any other president in modern history.Among his biggest moves so far: unilaterally rolling out an unpredictable, market-churning tariff regime that threatens to upend decades of U.S. trade relationships and alliances with its longtime…
[NETHERLANDS] ASM International’s first-quarter orders beat estimates, fuelled by high demand for chipmaking equipment in artificial intelligence (AI) linked segments and solid sales in China.Orders rose 14 per cent from a year earlier at constant currency to 834 million euros (S$1.2 billion) in the three months to March, ASM said on Tuesday (Apr 29). That compares with the average analyst estimate of €808 million, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Almere, Netherlands-based ASM makes deposition tools that are used to produce advanced chips. It said demand in AI-related segments remained strong while most other market segments were “sluggish”. The firm has…
Just a heads up, if you buy something through our links, we may get a small share of the sale. It’s one of the ways we keep the lights on here. Click here for more. Lately, many users have noticed that ChatGPT feels a little too friendly or personal, and it turns out, it’s not just you. OpenAI’s CEO, Sam Altman, confirmed that recent updates to the GPT-4o model have changed the chatbot’s personality, and not entirely for the better. According to Altman, ChatGPT has become overly agreeable and even a bit annoying. He described it as being too much…