Warren E. Buffett took a shot at President Trump’s efforts to use tariffs to batter global commerce on Saturday, as his $1.1 trillion conglomerate, Berkshire Hathaway, braced for potential hits from American trade policies. “Trade should not be a weapon,” Mr. Buffett said at Berkshire’s annual shareholder meeting, a perennially popular event that has been…
US stocks fell sharply on Monday following a new round of criticism from President Donald Trump towards Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Trump, in a post on Truth Social, referred to Powell as “Mr. Too Late, a major loser” and reiterated his demand for immediate interest rate cuts.As of 10:30 a.m. ET, The Dow Jones…
Pope Francis on Tuesday harshly criticized President Trump’s policy of mass deportations and urged Catholics to reject anti-immigrant narratives in an unusually direct attack on the American administration. In an open letter to American bishops, Francis said that deporting people who often come from difficult situations violates the “dignity of many men and women, and…
A shot at Europe and a legal setback for Trump President Trump criticized Europe yesterday for what he called “unfair” trade practices and regulations during a video appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos. He vowed to impose tariffs on companies that choose to produce outside the U.S. In the U.S., Trump was handed…
NEW DELHI: Delhi BJP general secretary Vishnu Mittal launched a scathing attack on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, accusing him of focusing on building a “sheeshmahal” (palatial residence) while Prime Minister Narendra Modi is dedicated to improving the lives of the poor.“Arvind Kejriwal is building his ‘sheeshmahal’ while PM Modi is building houses for the…