US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said his administration had secured a series of “historic trade deals” with major global economies, even as his government prepared to slap steeper tariffs on Indian imports. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump listed countries where he claimed his administration had rebalanced trade. “We have secured historic…
Trump administration policies put major US university grants in jeopardy Several leading American universities are facing the prospect of losing billions in federal research funding due to ongoing tensions with the Trump administration. The White House has announced measures targeting institutions it claims have violated national interests, leading to a potential freeze or reallocation of…
United States President Donald Trump on Thursday celebrated the official rollout of his wide-ranging new tariffs, targeting imports from more than 90 countries. In a late-night post on Truth Social, just as the higher tariff rates came into effect, Trump said: “It’s midnight!!! Billions of dollars in tariffs are now flowing into the United States…
After weeks of uncertainty, the Trump administration said on Friday that it will release billions in previously frozen federal education grants, reversing a July 1 funding freeze that left educators scrambling across the country. The Education Department confirmed it will begin sending the money to states next week, after the White House’s Office of Management…
A coalition of leading US solar panel manufacturers has filed a formal petition urging the US commerce department to impose tariffs on solar imports from India, Indonesia, and Laos.The group alleges that producers in these countries are flooding the American market with artificially low-priced solar panels, harming the domestic solar manufacturing industry.According to a Reuters…
If the ruling is upheld it could mean the Trump administration will have to reimburse the substantial import duties already collected. (AI image) What will happen if the US trade court ruling against American President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs is upheld? If that happens, it could necessitate the Trump administration to refund billions in import…
Asteroid Vesta, once thought to be a protoplanet that had been left behind in its formation, is now the subject of a groundbreaking investigation of what may be a remnant of a far larger planet that was present in the early solar system. New research, spearheaded by scientists at Michigan State University and published in…
US universities brace for losses as Europe attracts global talent and Trump policies deter students. (AI Image) For decades, international studentshave been a vital part of the US higher education system, contributing not only to academic diversity but also to the country’s economy. In the 2023–24 academic year alone, foreign students brought in over $43…
The expansion of the loophole for tariff-free shipments of goods nearly a decade ago gave rise to Temu, Shein and other low-cost online retailers offering items straight from Chinese factories at unfathomable discounts. It also unleashed something else — a cascade of billions of dollars of digital advertising that provided a windfall for Meta, Alphabet…
Trump’s US funding cuts trigger layoffs and shutdowns at Harvard public health school The Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) is undergoing significant financial strain as it begins laying off employees and downsizing operations in response to deep funding cuts imposed by the Trump administration. These cuts include the withdrawal of more than $2 billion…