Posts by Amelia Frost
Swords, Orbs And Fist-bumps: US Presidents In Saudi
In the first foreign tour of his second term, US President Donald Trump will arrive in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday before visiting Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. Trump is just the latest US president to visit oil-rich Saudi Arabia. Here are some of the most memorable meetings between US leaders and their Saudi allies.…
Read MoreU.S. and China Meet for High-Stakes Economic Talks
Top economic officials from the United States and China are poised to meet in Geneva on Saturday for high-stakes negotiations that could determine the fate of a global economy that has been jolted by President Trump’s trade war. The meetings, scheduled to continue on Sunday, will be the first since Mr. Trump ratcheted up tariffs…
Read MoreS. Korea Conservative Party Begins Process To Switch Presidential Candidate
South Korea’s conservative party dropped its presidential candidate against his will on Saturday, beginning a process to instead nominate outsider and former prime minister Han Duck-soo less than a month before the election. The June 3 presidential poll will decide who replaces Yoon Suk Yeol, who was removed from office over his declaration of martial…
Read MoreWith US Trade Deal, UK Steel Industry Feels Some Much Needed Relief
The call from a supervisor came to the steel shop floor in Sheffield, England, on Thursday afternoon: The tariffs were off. “Everything had changed for us,” said Richard Bott, as he stood near stacks of steel slabs still radiating waves of heat from the mill. In a trade deal with Britain announced with much fanfare…
Read MoreChinese Factories Are Moving Manufacturing to Vietnam to Escape Trumps Tariffs
In the scrum to keep the wheels of trade turning, Chinese companies are pivoting to neighboring countries to escape President Trump’s crippling tariffs. The hustle is on show in Vietnam. Factories that make everything from jeans to Christmas wreaths are trying to get there fast. The ones that have already moved are ramping up. The…
Read More‘You’re Gonna Be The Pope,’ Leo XIV’s Brother Recalls Telling Him
Louis Prevost is still reckoning with what just happened in his family. His little brother, Robert Francis Prevost, is now Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope in the Catholic Church’s history, an incredible fate for a boy from Chicago who dreamt of becoming a priest. “We knew from a very early time, maybe when…
Read More‘It’s Terrific’: Chicago Hails Hometown Hero Pope Leo XIV
Paula Hambrick never imagined that in her lifetime the Catholic Church would be led by a pope from the United States, never mind her hometown of Chicago. But at a mass on Friday in her Midwestern city in honor of the newly elected Pope Leo XIV, a native son of the so-called Windy City, the…
Read MoreEurope Leaders Head To Kyiv On Unprecedented Visit
The leaders of France, Britain, Germany and Poland will make an unprecedented joint visit to Ukraine on Saturday for talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky, vowing to ratchet up pressure on Russia until it agrees a ceasefire. The trip by French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and UK Prime…
Read MoreJennifer Love Hewitt’s ‘Sunset Lover’ Hair Will Make You Want to Go Red-on-Red This Summer
Jennifer Love Hewitt’s new red-on-red hair transformation lives up to the hype of its name. Trust me, nothing makes you feel more silly than asking your hair colorist for “cinnamon-cookie-butter hair” and having them stare at you dead-eyed until you pull out a photo of Hailey Bieber’s brunette bob with caramel highlights and a subtle…
Read MorePakistan Warns Won’t De-escalate As Conflict With India Spirals
Pakistan has warned it will “not de-escalate” a spiralling conflict with India, and blamed New Delhi for bringing the two nuclear-armed neighbours closer to a full-blown war, with the death toll from days of violence crossing 50. The South Asian countries have exchanged fire since India launched air strikes on Pakistani territory on Wednesday, saying…
Read MoreBeyond survival: Liquida Capital’s Guide To Thriving In 2025 With Alternative Finance
Andre Dowdell Jr., CEO and founder of Liquida Capital In a rapidly evolving economy, businesses can no longer rely solely on traditional funding to remain competitive and influential in their industries. As access to bank loans becomes increasingly difficult for many small and mid-sized companies, alternative funding sources are stepping into the spotlight, not just…
Read MoreHow A Mexican OEM Appliance Manufacturer Turned A Supply Chain Crisis Into A Nearshoring Opportunity For US Brands
As global shipping costs surged and delivery timelines stretched thin, U.S. manufacturers and retailers found themselves at a crossroads. For many, the once-reliable flow of goods from an eastern country had turned into a logistical headache, riddled with delays and escalating expenses. The COVID-19 pandemic shattered the illusion of supply chain stability, and the ripple…
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