Business, News Can Europe and UK persuade Trump they’re relevant to Ukraine’s future? February 17, 2025 Europe’s hastily convened security summit in Paris is proof of leaders’ anxiety about their role in defending Ukraine, the BBC’s Katya Adler writes.
Trump tariffs won’t lead supply chains back to U.S., companies will go low-tariff globe-hopping: CNBC survey A U.S. manufacturing boom is an unlikely result of Trump’s tariffs, with costs too high and a global hunt for…
Trump issues expletive-laden threat to Iran over Hormuz Strait blockage The US president says he will destroy Iranian power plants and bridges if the vital waterway is not reopened.
China’s rare-earth mineral squeeze puts defense giants in the crosshairs The auto industry has been hit particularly hard by China’s rare earth export restrictions, but analysts warn Western defense giants…