U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he is considering imposing a 10 percent tariff on Chinese imports in response to China’s failure to curb fentanyl trafficking into the United States. Trump, who was sworn in for a second term on Monday, said that his administration could start implementing tariffs on products coming from […]
With the fresh departure brought by a new presidency, what are the latest trends in marketing for 2025, and what are some tips to help small businesses grow? NTD spoke with marketing expert Cynthia Irons, the founder of High Peaks Marketing, to learn more.
TORONTO—Canada’s outgoing prime minister and the leader of the country’s oil rich province of Alberta are both confident Canada can avoid the 25 percent tariffs President Donald Trump says he will impose on Feb. 1. Justin Trudeau and Danielle Smith will argue that Canada is the energy super power that has the oil and critical […]
Two weeks after wildfires scorched Los Angeles, homeowners have started to move on to the recovery phase. With home insurance claims stacking up, residents already reeling from burning homes face another major insurance issue: vehicles destroyed by the fires. The good news is in most cases, vehicle insurance covers autos destroyed by wildfires—with one major […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a nasal spray to be used alone in adults with depression that is difficult to treat. On Tuesday, the FDA cleared the way for Johnson & Johnson’s Spravato (esketamine) nasal spray to be used without daily oral antidepressants. This marks the first-ever standalone therapy for “treatment-resistant […]
With insurance costs associated with the recent Los Angeles wildfires soaring to $20 billion, according to J.P. Morgan, insurance companies may raise insurance policy prices nationwide to help recoup some of their losses. The news comes as the Los Angeles wildfires continue to develop into what could yet become the biggest and most expensive fire […]
President Donald Trump ordered the removal of incentives for electric vehicles and promoted market choice for consumers as part of the executive orders issued on his first day in office. In the “Unleashing American Energy” order issued on Jan. 20, Trump said that “burdensome and ideologically motivated regulations have impeded” the development of America’s abundant […]
Hundreds of thousands of smoke alarms from a Florida-based company have been recalled due to a failure to function and alert product users in case of fire emergencies. Three61 recalled about 328,000 Samurai Mini Smoke Alarms from the market for failing to activate in the presence of smoke, said a Jan. 16 recall notice from […]
President-elect Donald Trump will not impose new tariffs on day one of his new term in office. Instead, he will sign a memorandum directing federal agencies to investigate unfair trade practices by foreign countries and recommend associated trade policies. The memo singles out China for a review of its compliance with the 2020 Phase One […]
Costco employees affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters labor union are threatening to strike across the United States, as employment contracts are set to expire by month-end. “Costco Teamsters nationwide have voted by an overwhelming 85 percent margin to authorize a strike,” said a Jan. 20 statement from the union. “The vote is a […]
Credit card delinquencies have jumped across the United States, with Wyoming, Rhode Island, and Alaska seeing the largest increases, according to the latest data from personal finance company WalletHub. An analysis of consumer delinquency rates between the third quarters of 2023 and 2024 showed that credit card delinquencies rose in all 50 states during the […]
CHESSY, France—A cutting-edge nighttime show at Disneyland Paris is heralding a bold new chapter for Europe’s most-visited theme park, as a raft of ambitious developments comes to fruition under a 2 billion euro ($2.05 billion) expansion plan. The overhaul includes the completed revamp of the luxury Disneyland Hotel, the upcoming renaming and doubling in size […]
The U.S. Federal Reserve is exiting a global climate change coalition days before the new Trump administration is set to take power on Jan. 20. The Federal Reserve had joined the Network of Central Banks and Supervisors for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) in December 2020. NGFS, composed of global central banks and supervisors, aims […]
The TikTok social media platform became unavailable in the United States on Saturday night before a federal ban on the Chinese-owned short-video app took effect. The app has also disappeared from app stores. “A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the United States,” a message on the app states. “Unfortunately, that means you can’t […]
Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol said on Friday the coffee giant will cut jobs to optimize its support teams as part of the company’s ongoing turnaround efforts. The details of the job cuts, to be announced by early March, will not affect the company’s in-store teams or the investments it makes in store hours, he added. […]
ATLANTA—A Georgia man suffering a mental health crisis wandered into a Sealy Mattress facility, and his body was found locked inside the back of a truck there about a week later, his family says in a wrongful death lawsuit filed this week. Relatives had been frantically searching for Joshua Armour late into the night after […]
The U.S. auto safety regulator closed its probe into 6,971 Fisker Ocean SUVs on Friday over inadvertent activation of the automatic emergency braking system, as it does not expect to get further information from the bankrupt EV maker. Fisker filed for bankruptcy protection in June, citing a hyper-competitive EV market and operational challenges that hurt […]
