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1 day ago | castanet.net | Mari Yamaguchi |Wyatte Grantham-Philips |Catherine Gaschka |Sam McNeil

The number of newborns in Japan is decreasing faster than projected, with the number of annual births falling to a record low last year, according to government data released Wednesday. The Health Ministry said 686,061 babies were born in Japan in 2024, a drop of 5.7% on the previous year and the first time the number of newborns had fallen below 700,000 since records began in 1899. The decline comes about 15 years faster than the government prediction.

2 days ago | castanet.net | Wyatte Grantham-Philips |Catherine Gaschka |Sam McNeil |Paul Wiseman

U.S. President Donald Trump hiked nearly all of his tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to a punishing 50% on Wednesday in a move that's set to hammer businesses from automakers to home builders, and likely push up prices for consumers even further. Foreign-made steel and aluminum is used in household products like soup cans and paper clips, as well as big-ticket items like a stainless-steel refrigerators and cars.

2 days ago | castanet.net | Wyatte Grantham-Philips |Catherine Gaschka |Sam McNeil |Paul Wiseman

Europe and the United States are meeting in Paris to negotiate a settlement of a tense tariff spat with global economic ramifications between two global economic powerhouses. The European Union’s top trade negotiator, Maroš Sefcovic, met Wednesday with his American counterpart, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, on the sidelines of a meeting of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. “We’re advancing in the right direction at pace,” Sefcovic said at a news conference.

5 days ago | argus-press.com | Wyatte Grantham-Philips

NEW YORK (AP) — Stragglers beware: U.S. travelers flying with United Airlines will have to check in to domestic flights a little earlier starting next week. That is, if they're customers only taking carry-on bags. Effective June 3, United's “check-in cutoff” for most U.S. flights will be 45 minutes before departure. That's the same deadline United has for passengers checking luggage at the airport but 15 minutes earlier than the current one for people without bags to check.

6 days ago | lancasteronline.com | Wyatte Grantham-Philips

NUEVA YORK (AP) — Los aranceles que el presidente Donald Trump ha amenazado con imponer desde hace tiempo han sumido a Estados Unidos en guerras comerciales en el extranjero, creando incertidumbre en negocios y hogares. Trump no es ajeno a los aranceles. Durante su primer mandato inició una guerra comercial, apuntando particularmente a China al imponer impuestos a la mayoría de sus productos. Beijing respondió con sus propios aranceles de represalia sobre productos estadounidenses.