IRS starts laying off 20,000 workers, eliminates civil rights office
By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) -The U.S. Internal Revenue Service began making sweeping cuts to its workforce on Friday, the agency’s leadership said in an email
China to US: ‘Market has spoken’ after tariffs spur selloff
By Antoni Slodkowski BEIJING (Reuters) -China said on Saturday “the market has spoken” in rejecting U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs, and called on Washington for
Robots, fraught consumers star in China AI videos mocking tariffs
By Antoni Slodkowski BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s state-run media has taken to the internet with AI-generated videos, featuring dancing robots and fraught consumers, to chide
Musk says he hopes for ‘zero tariffs’ between US and Europe
ROME (Reuters) – U.S. tech-billionaire Elon Musk said on Saturday he hoped in future to see complete freedom of trade between the United States and
SpaceX’s private Fram2 crew returns to Earth after polar-orbiting mission
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Four private astronauts returned to Earth in a SpaceX capsule on Friday after roughly four days orbiting the planet in
Treasury’s Bessent: Market drop a “Mag 7” problem, not a MAGA one – Tucker Carlson interview
(Reuters) – The stock market plunge has more to do with the surprise emergence of China’s DeepSeek artificial intelligence tool earlier this year than it
More than 500 law firms back Perkins Coie suit against punitive Trump order
By Mike Scarcella, Sara Merken WASHINGTON (Reuters) -More than 500 law firms have signed a court brief denouncing Donald Trump’s targeting of Perkins Coie and
Berkshire dismisses ‘false’ reports on Buffett comments after Trump shares video
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – Berkshire Hathaway said on Friday that reports on social media regarding comments allegedly made by its chairman are “false,” after
Amazon bids to buy TikTok as deadline looms, New York Times reports
(Reuters) -Amazon.com has put in a last-minute offer to buy all of short-form video app TikTok, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing three
Exclusive-Safran to win EU approval for $1.8 billion Collins deal, sources say
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) -French engine and aircraft equipment maker Safran is set to secure conditional EU antitrust approval for its $1.8 billion