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EU prepares 'strong plan' to tackle Trump's global tariff threats

The US intends to impose sweeping tariffs on global partners as soon as Wednesday. Trump has said the measures will rectify tariffs as well as non-tariff barriers that he says are unfair

Trump's Russian oil threat pushes Indian refiners to seek alternatives

Trump raised the prospect of so-called secondary tariffs on buyers of Russian oil if President Vladimir Putin refused a ceasefire with Ukraine

Johnson & Johnson's plan for bankruptcy to end talc cancer claims rejected

US Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez on Monday dismissed the bankruptcy of a small J&J unit called Red River Talc following a two-week trial in Houston

US automakers make mad dash to persuade Trump to ease tariff measures

Ford Motor Co., General Motors Co. and Chrysler parent Stellantis NV are lobbying the administration to exclude certain low-cost car components from the planned tariffs

Will US tariffs succeed in lifting the veil on India's drug safety problem?

Over 30 per cent of Indian pharma exports go to the US, and it provides an even larger proportion of earnings

Auto dealers scramble as Trump's tariff fears drive buyers to showrooms

US dealerships are sitting on about 60 to 90 days of inventory on average, providing them with a cushion against the immediate effects of the tariffs

Marine Le Pen banned from 2027 French election over embezzlement case

Le Pen was sentenced to two years in prison, with two more suspended, and given an immediate five-year election ban, complicating her ambitions of taking over from Emmanuel Macron in 2027

Donald Trump's family partners with Hut 8 for new Bitcoin mining venture

During the presidential campaign, Donald Trump vowed to ensure that all remaining Bitcoin is "made in the USA" and to establish a Bitcoin reserve

Alphabet's AI drug unit Isomorphic Labs raises $600 mn from OpenAI backer

The round was led by Thrive Capital, with participation from Alphabet and its venture arm, GV

Here's why Giorgia Meloni's Nato-light Ukraine plan is worth trying

The cleverness of Meloni's proposal lies in the way it would test to destruction Putin's rationale for his invasion of a sovereign neighbour

Political costs of courting Trump piling up for Italian PM Giorgia Meloni

The Italian prime minister was the only European leader to attend Trump's January inauguration

Elon Musk sees Tesla as 'buying opportunity' despite DOGE blowback

Political backlash from Musk's recent political forays in the US and around the world have weighed on Tesla at home and abroad

China's Manus turns AI agent into subscription service with plans from $39

The advanced subscription lets users run up to five tasks simultaneously and gives them more computation credits, according to the company's website

Myanmar earthquake rescue efforts intensify with death toll set to rise

About 3,400 are injured in the war-torn country and the death toll may rise further, junta chief Min Aung Hlaing said

Elon Musk's XAI all-stock deal offers unexpected win for X investors

Musk used his artificial intelligence startup, xAI, to purchase his social media platform in an all-stock deal that values X at $33 billion, not including debt

US, Europe bet big on K-beauty products, skincare with acquisition deals

Seoul, long a destination for beauty services, last year became the top exporter of cosmetics to America, overtaking France, according to the US International Trade Commission

Will India's Google Tax rollback placate Trump before April 2 tariffs?

Just like Trump's tariffs will be mostly paid by American consumers, the burden of the so-called Indian equalisation levy had to be absorbed not by the tech platforms, but by the advertisers

Ivan Espinosa takes charge at Nissan at one of carmaker's lowest points

Espinosa, who joined Nissan in 2003 in his native Mexico, has spent most of his time in strategy and planning. He most recently served as chief planning officer in the automaker's Yokohama headquarter

Asia braces for historic test of export model from Trump's tariff threats

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in March that the reciprocal levies slated for April 2 will target the dirty 15 that have substantial trade flows and barriers with the US

Rising anti-US sentiment in Europe fuels boycott of American goods

Albertus, a Danish school principal, said he canceled all his streaming services in favor of European or Danish ones and no longer eats at American fast-food chains