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The Israeli PM told CBS he is ready to go back to war if nuclear goals aren’t met… Netanyahu claims the Iranian regime’s “days are numbered” regardless of any deal… Hezbollah and Israel are still exchanging fire despite the technical ceasefire… At least 51 people were killed in Israeli strikes across Lebanon in the last …
The tariff applies to all internal combustion and electric passenger vehicles. Light trucks and SUVs—already at 25% under the “Chicken Tax”—will see additional enforcement of origin rules. Trump announces tariffs on European cars going to 25% next week – claims block 'not complying' with trade deal https://t.co/G5yLqRAR7J pic.twitter.com/pQviq46HHb — New York Post (@nypost) May 1, …
"According to the report, Iran believes the conflict cannot end unless Trump is shown that the economic, political, and military costs are high enough to make repeating such actions not worthwhile.. Instead, Iran is reportedly insisting on a permanent agreement that would… pic.twitter.com/dYdAxdwpbv — • forallbirdsongs • (@forallbirdsongs) March 11, 2026 *IRAN SAYS TRUCE DEPENDS ON …
Josh Sigurdson reports on the continued bombing of Gaza as Israel claims the ceasefire still holds. Apparently, bombing the people you have a ceasefire with doesn’t go against the ceasefire. This comes after Israel claims Hamas was killing Israelis. It turns out, it was an unexploded Israeli ordnance that went off when an Israeli bulldozer …
Container shipping traffic from China to the US is falling again byu/RobertBartus inEconomyCharts
China will stop some non-tariff actions against the United States after President Trump agreed to extend the tariff pause for 90 days just before it ended. This was announced in a joint statement by Chinese state media and confirmed by a White House executive order. “China will keep its earlier tariff pause for 90 days …
Iran and Israel agree to 12-hour ceasefire… BREAKING: Iran and Israel announce 12 hour ceasefire which is set to start within six hours – Trump announces 'provisional truce' between Israel and Iran – Crude oil slides down another 5% on the news – Equity futures are bid higher — Markets & Mayhem (@Mayhem4Markets) June 23, …
Trump said today he’s not selling his Tesla and will keep using Starlink. Polymarket currently gives a 34% chance that he and Elon reconcile by the end of the month. pic.twitter.com/Drx0QBGbjw — TT3 (@TradingThomas3) June 9, 2025 ICYMI — Whoopi Goldberg believes the Trump-Musk feud is fake. pic.twitter.com/gyd4Pe6EqB — Toria Brooke ☘️ (@realtoriabrooke) June 9, …
Container shipping traffic from China to the US is plummeting: The number of ships departing from China to the US over the last 15 days has dropped to its lowest since February. Excluding the Chinese New Year-related decline in February, this is the lowest level in over a year.… pic.twitter.com/AYuPPJRXwS — The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) …
On the one hand, we all know ‘talk is cheap’, so it may be that Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky is just posturing when he hints that his forces may well attack the May 9th Victory Day Parade in Moscow, Russia – an event that will gather thousands of people, including as many as 20 heads …
Hamas official says group is open to discussions over truce with Israel Full Story → https://t.co/DDBL8dHkx5 (Reuters via https://t.co/orvmA6Wqwk) – A senior Hamas official said the group is open to discussions over a possible truce with Israel, having "achieved its targets."… — PiQ (@PiQSuite) October 9, 2023