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Trump’s next target: credit card interest rates
Published on 10/01/2026
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump has called for a one-year cap on credit card interest rates at 10% starting on Jan 20, but he has not provided details on how his plan would work or how companies could be made to comply.
Trump signs order to ease cannabis limits in industry win
Bloomberg, Published on 19/12/2025
» President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order directing his administration to move cannabis into a less restrictive federal category, setting in motion a regulatory shift that could alter the legal and commercial landscape for the drug nationwide.
Chinese vent anger at Trump's trade war with memes, mockery
AFP, Published on 18/04/2025
» BEIJING — While China's leaders use their economic and political might to fight United States President Donald Trump's trade war "to the end", its army of social media soldiers are embarking on a more humorous campaign online.
Shopping the next frontier for TikTok
Bloomberg News, Published on 08/07/2023
» JAKARTA: Inside a shophouse in Northeast Jakarta, dozens of salespeople take turns peddling cosmetics, contact lenses and hair accessories. A woman helps a potential customer choose the right shade of lipstick for her skin tone, while a man yells out the latest markdown on vitamin tablets.
Trying to determine if the crypto winter is ending
Business, Hazel Hernandez, Published on 08/04/2023
» In late 2022 the cryptocurrency market crashed after a heady period of successive highs. The value of Bitcoin dropped 63%, the overall cryptocurrency market lost $1.63 trillion in value, and thousands of small altcoins were pretty much wiped from existence.
Biden to Allow More Ethanol in Gas This Summer in Bid to Lower Prices
Business, Timothy Puko, Published on 14/04/2022
» The Biden administration said Tuesday it would allow high-ethanol content gasoline to be sold in the hot summer months, in an effort aimed at lowering prices at the pump that could pay political dividends in farm-country states.
Where did you Sleep Last Night?
James JBY, Liam Davies, Childline Thailand Foundation, Published on 30/12/2020
» If you slept safely in your own bed last night then you're more fortunate than Foto and his family. Foto is only 7 years old, has never been to school and can't read or write. His family was forced to leave their home in Suphan Buri and ended up on the streets of Bangkok where he and his sister, aged 9, resorted to begging. Together with their mother and father they slept on the banks of the canals or outside Hua Lamphong railway station. During Thailand's Covid-19 lockdown in March life became even harder for the family as the deserted streets meant fewer opportunities to beg for money.
Why Fed Officials Are Begging for More Stimulus From Lawmakers
Business, Nick Timiraos, Published on 15/09/2020
» Federal Reserve officials don't like to wade into political debates, which is why it can be a distress signal when they do.
Rice bowl threatened
Asia focus, Nikhil Kumar, Published on 11/05/2020
» Punjab and Haryana are at risk of losing their status as India's rice bowl as authorities try to persuade farmers to switch to cotton and maize.
Asian markets sink as early stimulus rally fizzles
AFP, Published on 18/03/2020
» HONG KONG: Asian markets sank Wednesday as investors struggled to build on an early rally fuelled by global stimulus pledges, including a more than $1 trillion package flagged by the United States.