By YURI KAGEYAMA, Associated Press Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — European shares opened lower on Thursday after a day of gains in Asia as investors awaited the next steps in President Donald Trump’s trade war. The European Central Bank was expected to cut interest rates given worries over the potential impact of Trump’s trade policies. France’s CAC 40 dipped 0.6% to 7,282.82, … [Read more...] about Global shares trade are mixed, US futures gain as investors await next steps in Trump’s trade war
California will sue to stop Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs
By SOPHIE AUSTIN, Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday that his state will file a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s authority to impose sweeping tariffs that have set off a global trade war. The suit will argue that Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose tariffs on … [Read more...] about California will sue to stop Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs
A US pastor abducted in South Africa has been rescued after a police shootout
By MICHELLE GUMEDE, Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — An American pastor who was kidnapped last week by armed and masked men during a sermon in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa was rescued on Tuesday after three of his abductors engaged in gunfire with officials and were killed, police reported Wednesday. The 45-year-old American citizen, Josh Sullivan from … [Read more...] about A US pastor abducted in South Africa has been rescued after a police shootout
World shares slip as tech shares are hit by fresh AI chip controls
By ELAINE KURTENBACH, Associated Press Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — World shares were mostly lower Wednesday as stocks of Nvidia and other technology companies were walloped by tighter U.S. controls on exports of advanced computer chips used for artificial intelligence. The future for the S&P 500 was down 0.8% while that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost … [Read more...] about World shares slip as tech shares are hit by fresh AI chip controls
Mike Preston: Dont’e Thornton Jr. will never forget his Baltimore roots | COMMENTARY
Nearly two weeks ago, Tennessee Volunteers wide receiver Dont’e Thornton Jr. and his agent, Jacob Branch, were driving through Thornton’s old neighborhood in Cherry Hill. According to Thornton, there are still a lot of Section 8 housing projects in the area and crime wasn’t rampant, it was just a way of life. By the time he was in the seventh grade, Thornton’s father was … [Read more...] about Mike Preston: Dont’e Thornton Jr. will never forget his Baltimore roots | COMMENTARY