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1 week ago | 
flipboard.com | Jennifer Jett |Peter Guo
6 hours agoThe late Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett’s long-time business partner, was a math whiz who began his career as a meteorologist in the U.S. Air Force during the Second World War. He was a weather forecaster in Alaska, responsible for the safe movement of military planes. One day he asked himself, “How …
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3 weeks ago | 
thereport.be | Jennifer Jett |Peter Guo
U.S. and China agree to slash reciprocal tariffs in major step toward easing trade warwww.nbcnews.comMay 12, 2025, 08:38 AMHONG KONG — The United States and China said Monday they had agreed to a 90-day pause on most of the tariffs they have imposed on each other since last month, in a major step toward easing a trade war between the two powers that has rattled the global economy.
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1 month ago | 
flipboard.com | Jennifer Jett |Peter Guo
8 hours agoIf California were its own country, its economy would now rank as the fourth-largest of any nation in the globe, Gov. Gavin Newsom said this week, a new milestone that comes at a time of major economic turbulence. California has long been a global powerhouse, fueled by a variety of sectors including …
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1 month ago | 
flipboard.com | Janis Mackey Frayer |Dawn Liu |Peter Guo
2 hours agoHiding your address, phone number, and other details from Google and people search sites is easier than you might think. For years, Google made it incredibly easy to look up someone’s address, phone number, age, and other personal info. All you had to do was type in a person’s name and where they …
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1 month ago | 
flipboard.com | Mithil Aggarwal |Peter Guo
1 hour ago[Note: no sound] SHOTLIST: KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA (APR. 15, 2025) (PRIME MINISTRY OF MALAYSIA - RESTRICTED) 1. VARIOUS OF CHINESE PRESIDENT XI JINPING GETTING OFF AIRPLANE / OFFICIA CEREMONY 2. VARIOUS OF MALAYSIAN PRIME MINISTER, ANWAR IBRAHIM WELCOMING XI JINPINGKUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - APR.
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1 month ago | 
nbcnews.com | Peter Guo |Mithil Aggarwal
HONG KONG — Faced with steep tariffs slapped on their goods by President Donald Trump, many U.S. trade partners have scrambled to offer concessions in exchange for lower rates, making frantic calls to the White House and rushing officials to Washington. But not China, which not only has not sought negotiations but has matched Trump tariff for tariff.
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1 month ago | 
flipboard.com | Peter Guo |Mithil Aggarwal
Why Trump's attempt to pressure Beijing with ever-rising tariffs could backfireTrump’s approach not only confuses China but it could hinder communication and roll back progress in U.S.-China ties. HONG KONG — Faced with steep tariffs slapped on their goods by President Donald Trump, many U.S. trade partners have scrambled to offer concessions in exchange for lower rates, …
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2 months ago | 
freerepublic.com | Janis Mackey Frayer |Peter Guo
Free RepublicBrowse · SearchGeneral/ChatTopics · Post ArticleSkip to comments. In a factory that makes baseball caps, Trump’s tariffs bring chaos and likely price hikesNBC News | Comcast ^ | April 5, 2025 | By Janis Mackey Frayer and Peter GuoPosted on by OldeconomybuyerGUANGZHOU, China — At his factory in southern China, hat supplier Jeffy Ma is trying to keep up with global demand as well as President Donald Trump’s seismic changes to international trade.
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2 months ago | 
flipboard.com | Jennifer Jett |Peter Guo
4 hours ago 'There's a movement bubbling up': Anti-Trump protests planned nationwide Saturday Over 1,000 anti-Trump protests, both big and small, are scheduled across America Saturday For weeks, people have gathered on small town street corners, in major cities, state capitols and the nation's capital to express displeasure and disbelief at the way President Donald Trump is running the … Now China Triggers Sudden Bitcoin Price ‘Crisis Scenario’ Fear Bitcoin has fallen sharply after China...
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Feb 4, 2025 | 
nbcnews.com | Jennifer Jett |Peter Guo
HONG KONG — China retaliated immediately Tuesday as a 10% U.S. tariff on Chinese goods went into effect, announcing its own levies of 10% to 15% on some U.S. products. Starting Feb. 10, China will impose an additional tariff of 15% on coal and liquefied natural gas and a 10% tariff on crude oil, agricultural machinery, large-displacement automobiles and pickup trucks, the government said. The Chinese announcement came minutes after the U.S. tariff took effect at 12:01 a.m. ET.
