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Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Cases in Texas measles outbreak surpass 500

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/measles-cases-texas-outbreak-surpass-500-24-new/story?id=120588600

Measles case confirmed this week in Allen County in northeastern Indiana

https://wgntv.com/news/indiana/measles-case-confirmed-this-week-in-allen-county-in-northeastern-indiana/

Trump tariffs won't just increase the cost of cars—your insurance is going to spike, too

https://www.fastcompany.com/91312943/trump-tariffs-cars-insurance

'Horrible for jobs': Shipping expert warns Trump on course to destroy US maritime commerce

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-shipping-trade/

NATO chief says China military expansion 'staggering'

https://nordot.app/1282224992290390602

Market Enters 'Risk-Off' Mode As Analyst Predicts This Signal Flashing Warnings Similar To 2020, 2008 Crisis

https://www.benzinga.com/25/04/44679385/market-enters-risk-off-mode-as-analyst-predicts-this-signal-flashing-warnings-similar-to-2020-and-2008-crisis

Singled out by Trump, China has the ‘leverage to retaliate’ and nothing to lose: analysts

https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3305641/singled-out-trump-china-has-leverage-retaliate-and-nothing-lose-analysts

Monday, April 7, 2025

Untested new software installed by DOGE employees crashing Social Security servers

https://www.rawstory.com/social-security-trump/

Major garment producer Bangladesh says US buyers halting orders

https://nordot.app/1281922777213632723

Japan’s rare earth discovery has boomed in to value to $30,600,000,000 despite Trump tariff chaos

https://www.unilad.com/news/money/japan-rare-earth-discovery-value-trump-tariffs-123290-20250407

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Warns US Manufacturing Revival Faces Labor, Immigration Hurdles

https://www.benzinga.com/25/04/44661665/manufacturing-resurgence-not-without-a-workforce-says-blackrocks-fink

MAGA Billionaire Bill Ackman Dramatically Turns on Trump’s Tariff Cheerleader

https://www.thedailybeast.com/maga-billionaire-bill-ackman-dramatically-turns-on-trumps-tariff-cheerleader/

Sunday, April 6, 2025

The United States, not China, turns out to be the real bogeyman

https://www.scmp.com/opinion/article/3305413/united-states-not-china-turns-out-be-real-bogeyman

Trump’s tariffs may be perilous for small, heavily indebted countries in global south

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/apr/06/trumps-tariffs-may-be-perilous-for-small-heavily-indebted-countries-in-global-south

Taiwan announces temporary short-selling curbs after US tariffa

https://www.reuters.com/markets/asia/taiwan-announces-temporary-short-selling-curbs-after-us-tariffs-2025-04-06/

Saturday, April 5, 2025

Jaguar Land Rover HALTS US car exports just hours after Donald Trump's trade war kicks in

https://www.gbnews.com/lifestyle/cars/jaguar-land-rover-halts-exports-trump-trade-war

Trump could end up making Asia, not America, great again

https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3305128/trump-could-end-making-asia-not-america-great-again

China Restricts Rare Earth Exports To US As Part Of Tariff Retaliation: 'Geopolitical Earthquake In Slow Motion,' CEO Says

https://www.benzinga.com/25/04/44650952/china-restricts-rare-earth-exports-to-us-as-part-of-tariff-retaliation

Hedge funds are hit by Lehman-style margin calls as Trump's 10 percent global tariff kicks in

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14574029/hedge-funds-margin-calls-donald-trump-tariffs.html

Friday, April 4, 2025

Basic command line entries everyone should know

https://www.xda-developers.com/basic-command-line-entries-everyone-should-know/

Measles outbreak in Texas hits 481 cases, with 59 new infections confirmed in last 3 days

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/measles-outbreak-texas-hits-481-cases-59-new/story?id=120485225

Germany considers withdrawing 1,200-ton gold stockpile from US in riposte to Trump

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/04/04/germany-considers-withdrawing-gold-stockpile-from-us-trump/

Trump sued over China tariffs

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5231388-trump-sued-over-china-tariffs/

New CBO Projected Cost of Trump-GOP Tax Cuts for the Rich: 'Staggering' $7 Trillion

https://www.commondreams.org/news/cost-of-trump-tax-cuts

Breaking with the US will be painful for Australia in many ways – but it’s inevitable

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/04/breaking-with-the-us-will-be-painful-for-australia-in-many-ways-but-its-inevitable

China hits back at US with 34% tariff on American imports in retaliation for Trump’s levies

https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3305260/china-hits-back-us-34-tariff-american-imports-retaliation-trumps-move

Thursday, April 3, 2025

This is the dubious way Trump appears to have calculated his ‘reciprocal’ tariffs

https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/03/economy/reciprocal-tariff-math/index.html

DOGE drove layoff announcements to their third-highest-ever level in March

https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/03/economy/us-jobs-report-preview-march-doge-layoffs/index.html

Oops! Americans Are Severely Underestimating Some Risks

https://www.fool.com/retirement/2025/04/03/americans-are-underestimating-retirement-risks/

How much an average car will cost you now after tariffs

https://www.unilad.com/news/us-news/america-car-price-increase-donald-trump-tariffs-662225-20250403

Wednesday, April 2, 2025

This Paradise Island Is Selling Citizenship For $105,000

https://www.thetravel.com/what-island-country-is-selling-citizenship/

Investors are making a panic move not seen since the start of the pandemic

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/yourmoney/article-14559995/investors-panic-pandemic-trump-tariff-fears.html

Healthcare Crisis Hits New High: Record 29 Million Americans Can't Afford Basic Care

https://studyfinds.org/healthcare-crisis-hits-new-high-record-29-million-americans-cant-afford-basic-care/

Ray Dalio Unveils an ETF Based on His ‘All Weather’ Strategy As Talk of a Recession Grows Louder.

https://moneywise.com/news/investing/ray-dalio-unveils-an-etf-based-on-his-all-weather-strategy-typically-just-30-stocks

A new COVID variant is on the rise. Here’s what to know about LP.8.1

https://theconversation.com/a-new-covid-variant-is-on-the-rise-heres-what-to-know-about-lp-8-1-253237

Whirlpool layoffs: Amana, Iowa plant losing one-third of workforce

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/business/2025/04/01/whirlpool-layoffs-amana-iowa-plant-losing-one-third-of-workforce/82757127007/

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

US Manufacturing Slips Into Contraction As Tariff-Driven Costs Hit Near 3-Year High

https://www.benzinga.com/economics/macro-economic-events/25/04/44588076/us-manufacturing-slips-into-contraction-as-tariff-driven-costs-hit-near-3-year-high

Coin-sized nuclear 3V battery with 50-year lifespan enters mass production

https://www.techspot.com/news/107357-coin-sized-nuclear-3v-battery-50-year-lifespan.html

Tokyo Gas purchases Chevron's Texas gas assets for $525 million

https://apnews.com/article/gas-shale-japan-chevron-texas-purchase-be9652d438861f595d9d7220568addfe

How Chinese companies skirt U.S. chip bans

https://restofworld.org/2025/chinese-companies-skirt-us-chip-bans/

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