Trump To Pull US Out of TPP Deal
President Donald Trump on Monday will start to unravel the behemoth trade deal he inherited from his predecessor, as two sources familiar with the matter told CNN he plans to sign an executive order...
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Trump Plans Flurry of Meetings and Executive Orders
US President Donald Trump plans an action-packed Monday of meetings and issuing of executive orders, as he launches his first full week in office. The Republican is hosting corporate and union...
Wall St. Set To Open Lower Amid Uncertainty Under Trump
U. S. stocks looked set to open lower as investors around the world sought safe-haven assets such as gold and U.S. Treasuries in response to the protectionist sentiments expressed by President Donald...
Trump To Sign Orders To Renegotiate NAFTA, Pull Out of TPP
U. S. President Donald Trump could sign an executive order as early as Monday intended to renegotiate the free trade agreement between the United States, Canada and Mexico, NBC News reported, citing...
Senate Democrat Says He Will Oppose Tillerson For State Department
The most senior Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said on Monday he would not support President Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of state, Rex Tillerson. Senator Ben Cardin said...
Japan’s PM Says Will Keep Seeking Trump’s Understanding On TPP
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday he believed U. S. President Donald Trump understood the value of free trade and that he would keep pitching a multinational trade pact that Trump's...
4 Things To Know Before the U.S. Open
1. Dollar slump: The U. S. dollar is losing ground against major currencies in the wake of President Donald Trump's inauguration. "President Trump's inaugural address has been interpreted as a...
China Urges Trump Administration To Grasp Importance of ‘one China’
The new U. S. administration must fully understand the importance of the "one China" policy and appreciate that the issue of Taiwan is highly sensitive for the Beijing government, China said on...
Ethics Lawyers To Sue Trump Over Foreign Payments
A group including former White House ethics attorneys will file a lawsuit on Monday accusing President Donald Trump of allowing his businesses to accept payments from foreign governments, in...
Pope Francis Warns Against Populism, Citing Hitler
Pope Francis on Saturday warned against populism, saying it could lead to the election of "saviours" like Adolf Hitler. In an hour-long interview with Spanish newspaper El Pais, conducted as Donald...
US Committed To Israel Embassy Move
While remaining committed to relocating the US Embassy to Jerusalem, the Trump administration is expected to move cautiously on a timeline as it focuses on critical issues in the American...
At Least 18 Dead In Georgia and Mississippi
Severe weather has killed at least 18 people in the US South and injured many more, emergency officials say. Georgia Governor Nathan Deal has declared a state of emergency in seven counties in the...
Foreign Diplomats ‘depressed’ By Trump
Donald Trump's first address as US president wasn't just watched by Americans -- the world was listening too, and for now, his inaugural remarks have left some depressed, many wary and everyone...
Trump To Begin Renegotiating NAFTA With Mexico and Canada
President Donald Trump said Sunday he will begin renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement when he meets with the leaders of Canada and Mexico. A central promise of Trump's campaign was...
Dollar Slips, Shares Wobbly After Trump’s Protectionist Address
The dollar slid broadly on Monday after U. S. President Donald Trump struck a protectionist tone in his inauguration speech, undermining optimism over the U.S. economy spurred by his promises of tax...
IPhone Maker Foxconn Signals $7bn US Investment
The chief executive of Taiwan’s technology giant Foxconn has confirmed his company is considering setting up a new plant in the United States. Terry Gou told reporters the investment might exceed...
White House Vows To Fight Media ‘tooth and Nail’
The White House vowed on Sunday to fight the news media "tooth and nail" over what it sees as unfair attacks, with a top adviser saying the Trump administration had presented "alternative facts" to...
IPhone Maker Foxconn Signals $7bn US Investment
The chief executive of Taiwan’s technology giant Foxconn has confirmed his company is considering setting up a new plant in the United States. The investment by a major supplier of Apple Inc would...
At Least 18 Dead In Georgia and Mississippi
Severe weather has killed at least 18 people in the US South and injured many more, emergency officials say. A state of emergency has been declared by Governor Nathan Deal in seven counties in...
Trump Will Not Release Tax Returns
President Donald Trump will not release his tax returns -- even after the audit he's frequently cited is completed -- senior adviser Kellyanne Conway said Sunday. In an interview on ABC's "This...