Record Debt in the World’s Richest Nations Threatens Global Growth on January 27, 2026 at 5:01 am

The cost of borrowing is already choking crucial public spending in many developing economies. Now it’s raising broader alarms.

Trump Administration Takes Another Stake in Rare Earth Sector on January 27, 2026 at 12:35 am

The administration announced a $1.6 billion deal with USA Rare Earth. The firm also does business with Cantor Fitzgerald, which is run by the sons of President Trump’s commerce secretary.

Trump Says He Will Raise Tariffs on South Korea to 25% on January 26, 2026 at 11:39 pm

President Trump threatened to increase tariffs on South Korean exports, including cars, citing the country’s slow ratification of a trade deal.

Why Trump’s Reversal on Greenland Still Leaves Europe on Edge on January 22, 2026 at 7:12 pm

Andrew Ross Sorkin, editor at large of DealBook, describes how leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos remain on edge after President Trump, for now, backed down from threats of using tariffs or military force to gain Greenland.

Trump Returns to a Familiar Role: Sowing Trade Chaos on January 22, 2026 at 3:22 pm

The president’s quick reversal on tariffs over Greenland was another sign of his willingness to rip up the international order — even parts of it that he himself has made.

Trump Threatens New Trade War as Court Weighs Whether to Check Him on January 20, 2026 at 5:35 pm

President Trump may be on the verge of having his authority on imposing tariffs curtailed, but that hasn’t slowed down his threats.

At a Seattle Port Rocked by Tariffs, There Were 70 Jobs for 600 Workers on January 19, 2026 at 11:36 pm

Dock workers are used to uncertainty, but nothing since the Great Recession of 2008 compares to what they have experienced this year.

Twin Falls, Idaho Has New Residents: 37 Afrikaners on January 20, 2026 at 12:10 am

Twin Falls and its dairy industry have benefited from an influx of refugees from places like Bosnia, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Myanmar. That era is over.

Trump’s Trade Negotiator Says Response to Court Loss Would Be Immediate on January 19, 2026 at 3:28 pm

If the Supreme Court rules against its tariffs, the Trump administration would begin replacing them immediately, said Jamieson Greer, the United States Trade Representative.

I.M.F. Raises Forecast for Global Growth as Tariff Drag Fades on January 19, 2026 at 9:30 am

The 3.3 percent rate for 2026 would match last year’s pace. Booming investment in artificial intelligence is buttressing global output.