The controversial Mercosur trade deal now applies provisionally and has caused fierce splits but Irish MEPs are finding more common ground on new deals with India and Australia.
U.S. crude exports are poised to hit a record this month as more than 70 supertankers approach the Gulf Coast to load up on oil, write Collin Eaton and Benoît Morenne, The Wall Street Journal.
Friendly countries in Europe, Asia and the Middle East are frustrated with President Trump but also reliant on the U.S. for their security, writes Yaroslav Trofimov, The Wall Street Journal.
Drugmakers or nations that strike pricing deals or make U.S. manufacturing investment commitments can secure lower levies, or be spared them entirely, write Gavin Bade and Xavier Martinez, The Wall Street Journal.
From red hats to hourglasses, from city streets to the Oval Office, the US is alive with signals of tension, humour, and frustration.
Two-way investment may act as a “Donald pleaser” but the core issues of tax and EU regulation are where Ireland is really promoting itself as a bridge to Europe for US business.
Intentional ambiguity won’t serve Trump well during the upcoming midterm elections, writes Jason L Riley, The Wall Street Journal.
In the face of Trump's War, buttressed by Damodaran’s life vests, stock investors should do nothing. And heeding the advice of Buffett, those with cash should be hunting for bargains.
The US Supreme Court ruling is a constitutional landmark, but it does little to settle the deeper shift toward protectionism. For Europe — and especially Ireland’s pharma-driven economy — the outlook is increasingly fragile.
From Trump’s muddled geography in Davos to a $1bn “Board of Peace” and ICE raids in Vacationland, another week of slippery language, hard power and harder truths.
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