John Power

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Asia Business Editor at Al Jazeera English

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Articles

US President Trump embarks on three-day visit to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE

2 days ago | aljazeera.com | John Power |Erin Hale

Trump is expected to focus on securing investment in the US from Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. US President Donald Trump is due to arrive in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, in what will be the first stop of a three-day tour that will also see him visit Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. The White House said Trump was making a "historic return to the Middle East", the first official state visit of his second presidency, where he will concentrate on "strengthening ties".
Three key flaws in Starmer’s immigration crackdown

2 days ago | spectator.com.au | John Power

Sir Keir Starmer wants you to believe he’s serious about bringing immigration down. Faced with the political threat of Reform and growing anger over record levels of both illegal and legal migration, Labour has finally begun to talk the talk. But ‘Restoring Control Over the Immigration System’, the white paper in which the government details its borders crackdown, is flawed.
Three key flaws in Starmer’s immigration crackdown

2 days ago | spectator.co.uk | John Power

Sir Keir Starmer wants you to believe he’s serious about bringing immigration down. Faced with the political threat of Reform and growing anger over record levels of both illegal and legal migration, Labour has finally begun to talk the talk. But Restoring Control Over the Immigration System, the white paper in which the government details its borders crackdown, is flawed.
How to bring down Britain’s power grid

1 week ago | spectator.co.uk | John Power

At the end of last month, a fire at an electrical substation in Maida Vale caused chaos in west London. Homes lost power. Transport services ground to a halt. It came in the same week as outages across Spain and Portugal and just a few weeks after a fire at another substation caused Heathrow airport to shut down.
Mullinavat Clinch Eight Senior Football Title

1 week ago | kilkennygaa.ie | John Power

JJ Kavanagh Kilkenny Senior Football Final 2025Mullinavat 1-21; Mooncoin 0-14 Mullinavat clinched an eight Kilkenny Senior Football title, and seventh in the last nine years, with a ten point victory over Mooncoin at sunny Glenmore on Friday evening. This was a well contested contest, played in a very sporting manner, by two committed South Kilkenny sides, before a large crowd, on a lovely Spring evening at Pairc na Ratha.
Kilkenny SFC: Mullinavat continue senior football dominance

1 week ago | kilkennypeople.ie | John Power

Mullinavat clinched an eight Kilkenny Senior Football title, and seventh in the last nine years, with a ten-point victory over Mooncoin at sunny Glenmore on Friday evening. This was a well contested contest, played in a very sporting manner, by two committed South Kilkenny sides, before a large crowd, on a lovely Spring evening at Pairc na Ratha. Two spells of Mullinavat dominance either side of the interval proved decisive in this JJ Kavanagh sponsored contest.
Harvard taskforces find both anti-Semitism, Islamophobia on campus

2 weeks ago | aljazeera.com | John Power

Students and staff at Harvard University have faced both anti-Semitism and Islamophobia amid a deeply polarised atmosphere on the campus of one of the top universities in the United States, separate reports have found. The release of the reports on Tuesday follows the establishment of separate task forces on combating anti-Jewish and anti-Muslim sentiment last year amid campus protests over Israel's war on Gaza.
US stocks and dollar tumble as Trump renews attacks on Fed Chair Powell

3 weeks ago | aljazeera.com | John Power

US stocks and the dollar have dropped sharply as United States President Donald Trump's attacks on the chief of the central bank shake investors' confidence in the world's top economy. The benchmark S&P 500 fell 2.36 percent on Monday, one of the steepest one-day declines of the year. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite tumbled 2.55 percent, dragging the index down nearly 18 percent from its position at the start of the year.
Why bonds, not stocks, could predict the next economic crisis in the US

4 weeks ago | aljazeera.com | John Power

United States President Donald Trump's tariffs have roiled financial markets globally. But while Trump's trade salvoes have sent stock markets on a rollercoaster ride, it is the turmoil in the bond markets - specifically the fall of bonds in tandem with stocks - that has prompted the most concern among economists. Recommended Stories What are bonds? Bonds are a type of investment that involves the buyer lending money to a government or corporation for a specified period.
Stock markets soar as Trump pauses many tariffs, hikes China levy to 125%

1 month ago | aljazeera.com | John Power |Erin Hale

US president steps up confrontation with China, raising tariffs to 125 percent. The US stock market has soared after United States President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on his "reciprocal tariffs" on nearly 60 countries, with the benchmark S&P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite surging 9.52 percent and 12.16 percent, respectively. Asian markets have followed the US rally, with Japan's Nikkei 225 and South Korea's KOSPI opening about 7 percent and 5 percent higher, respectively.