South African factory workers protested against the dismissal of foreign employees, arguing their skills are vital for businesses and job security for locals.
South African factory workers protested against the dismissal of foreign employees, arguing their skills are vital for businesses and job security for locals.
US President Donald Trump blasted Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell on Thursday for not lowering interest rates, calling him "always TOO LATE AND WRONG." "Powell's termination cannot come fast enough," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. "Too Late should have lowered Interest Rates, like the ECB, long ago, but he should certainly lower them now."
The spectre of a transatlantic trade war is also fuelling hopes of a silver lining in Europe: that a commerce deal with four South American countries could get a final green light despite longstanding French opposition. In exchange, the South American nations would be able to export meat, sugar, rice and soybeans, which worries European farmers concerned about cheaper goods pricing them out.
Taiwanese chipmaking titan TSMC reported Thursday a surge in net profit for the first quarter and forecast robust demand for artificial intelligence technology, despite the spectre of US tariffs on the critical sector.
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