Dec. 11-25 net approval rating: Trump’s 36% approval rating is unchanged from AP-NORC’s November poll in its latest survey of 1,146 adults conducted Dec. 4-8 (margin of error 4) and released Thursday, but his rating on the economy dipped to 31%, a low point for both terms. Dec. 19-16: Trump’s approval rating ticked up to […]
After the start of his second term in January, U.S. President Donald Trump launched a chaotic trade policy: he raised tariffs on dozens of countries, later reviewed some tariffs, and signed several preliminary trade deals. The average tariff on imports to the United States reached its highest level since the Great Depression, and there are […]
That was the case Wednesday when they voted to cut the central bank’s benchmark lending rate by one-quarter of a percentage point, exactly as investors had expected. The move nudged the federal funds rate — which influences borrowing costs for mortgages, credit cards, and business loans — to the range of 3.5 percent to 3.75 […]
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London-listed Saudi real estate developer Dar Global is planning a $4.2 billion real estate project in Muscat. The company is targeting tech entrepreneurs, art collectors, and other affluent types for the Muscat Marine, Art & Digital District — whose name Dar suggests should be shortened to MAD. It will include luxury residential units and hotels, […]
On December 5, 2025, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for the new “The Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule III for Model Years 2022 to 2031 Passenger Cars and Light Trucks.” 90 Fed. Reg. 56,438 (Dec. 5, 2025). The NPRM proposes to reach back to revise […]
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The US dollar steadied on Tuesday as traders awaited a widely expected interest-rate cut from the Federal Reserve, while the Australian dollar strengthened after the Reserve Bank of Australia signaled no further near-term easing. Investors are positioning ahead of the Fed decision, with several other major central banks also set to announce […]
President Trump on Monday unveiled $12 billion in aid to US farmers, as the agricultural sector deals with the fallout from his sweeping tariff policies. Trump and other top administration officials discussed the package at a roundtable event with farmers at the White House. The sector has been hit particularly hard from the president’s ever-changing […]
