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US automakers blast Trump's UK trade deal
US automakers blast Trump's UK trade deal
by  AFP

The Trump administration's latest trade deal with Britain unfairly penalizes US automakers that have partnered with Canada and Mexico, a trade group representing Detroit automakers said Thursday. The Detroit companies organized their supply chains around the 2020 US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which Trump negotiated in his first term.

Bill Gates speeds up giving away fortune, blasts Musk
Bill Gates speeds up giving away fortune, blasts Musk
by  AFP

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates announced Thursday an accelerated timeframe for giving away his fortune as he touted artificial intelligence as a game-changer to boost public health and save lives globally. The organization, which had more than $71 billion in assets at the end of 2023, has been credited with helping to reshape the world of global public health.

Trump calls US Fed chair 'fool' after pause in rate cuts
Trump calls US Fed chair 'fool' after pause in rate cuts
by  AFP

US President Donald Trump branded Fed Chair Jerome Powell a "fool" on Thursday after the central bank announced another pause in rate cuts and warned of higher risks to inflation and unemployment goals. "'Too Late' Jerome Powell is a FOOL, who doesn't have a clue," Trump posted on his Truth Social network, in a fresh attack on the head of the independent Federal Reserve.

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