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Nvidia CEO says will balance compliance and tech advances under Trump

The US chipmaking giant this week reported record high quarterly revenue on the back of strong AI chip demand, though investors are wary of US-China tensions reheating during a new Trump term.

Trump 2.0 and the future of Bangladesh-US defence relations

The Bay of Bengal holds a great strategic value as about half of the world's container traffic passes through this region, and its seaports handle around one-third of world trade.

How will Donald Trump’s foreign policy affect the world?

Trump has maintained a strong rhetoric, blaming China for economic abuses and promising to impose tariffs.

Trump victory poses challenges for the Fed's independence

The Fed has a dual mandate from Congress to act independently to tackle both inflation and unemployment -- primarily by raising and lowering interest rates.

Trump's America-first agenda to test ties with India

India is the ninth-largest trading partner of the United States, with a trade surplus of more than $30 billion in the 2023-24 financial year.

Trump says 'obnoxious' tariffs will bring factories to US

"You make it so high, so horrible, so obnoxious" companies will "come right away," Trump said.

Analysis / Tariffs, tax cuts, energy: What is in Trump's economic plan?

Ahead of November's election, economists warn his policies could raise consumer prices and shake up global trade -- with unclear benefits to US production

Analysis / Neither precedent nor Trump can save Big Tech

After losing a jury trial against game store Epic Games in December, a judge has now ruled that Google must open a key piece of its Android smartphone operating system

Donald Trump may dent but not dethrone King Dollar

Donald Trump says he wants to reverse the strong dollar policy which has underpinned the US economic framework since the early 1990s

October 1, 2017
October 1, 2017

Trump blames Puerto Ricans for slow hurricane response

US President Donald Trump places blame squarely on Puerto Ricans for the slow recovery from Hurricane Maria after critics and the mayor of San Juan complained his administration’s response to the US territory’s plight was insufficient.

September 20, 2017
September 20, 2017

PM expects no help from Trump

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said she spoke to US President Donald Trump yesterday about Rohingyas flooding into Bangladesh from

August 26, 2017
August 26, 2017

Trump’s adviser Gorka is out: White House

White House adviser Sebastian Gorka, who was closely aligned with a nationalist faction led by ousted senior strategist Steve Bannon, no longer works for President Donald Trump, the White House says.

March 22, 2017
March 22, 2017

Ukraine MP claims ex-president's party secretly paid ex-Trump aide $750,000

A Ukrainian MP alleges that the party of ousted president Viktor Yanukovych secretly paid former Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort $750,000 via an offshore shell company.

February 1, 2017
February 1, 2017

Football: Trump policies cloud potential US World Cup bid

President Donald Trump's controversial immigration policies could hurt an expected U.S. bid to host the 2026 World Cup although plenty of time remains for concerns to ease before the decision by world soccer's governing body FIFA.

June 13, 2016
June 13, 2016

Orlando: Trump crows he was 'right' on Islamist threat

White House hopeful Donald Trump lost no time Sunday in claiming a massacre in a gay nightclub showed he has been right about Islamic extremism.

June 7, 2016
June 7, 2016

Clinton ‘secures Democratic nomination’

Hillary Clinton has clinched the Democratic nomination for US president after reaching the required number of delegates, an AP tally suggests.

June 4, 2016
June 4, 2016

Trump's personal attacks on judge spark GOP concerns

The federal judge who's hearing a Trump University lawsuit is "a hater of Donald Trump" and ought to be removed from the case. So says Donald Trump, in just one of the recent comments by the presumptive Republican presidential nominee that have legal experts worrying about his commitment to an independent judiciary and his views on presidential powers.

May 26, 2016
May 26, 2016

State department faults Clinton over email security

A state department inquiry has accused Hillary Clinton and other former US secretaries of state of poorly managing email security.

May 20, 2016
May 20, 2016

Hillary says race against Bernie Sanders is 'done'

US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has said her primary race against Bernie Sanders is effectively over.