Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images Stock Market Erupts After Trump Announces Tariff Pause, But Cracks Down Even Harder on China The Dow Jones Industrial Average soared over 2,500 points Wednesday on news that the Trump administration is pausing reciprocal tariffs. By Randy DeSoto and April 9, 2025
Ahn Young-joon - Pool / APCommentary South Korean President Gets It - Breaks from China, Japan to Accept Trump Tariffs Han indicated a pragmatic approach to defending globalism against Trump's tariffs, and that makes the South Korean statesman formidable. By Michael Schwarz April 9, 2025
Yahoo Finance / YouTube screen shotsCommentary 'Shark Tank' Star Kevin O'Leary Schools Anti-Trump Reporter on Tariffs in Contentious Interview "You're really starting a behemoth negotiation," O'Leary said. "This is about leveling the playing field on a wide range of issues." By C. Douglas Golden April 9, 2025
Pedro Pardo - AFP / Getty Images China Announces Surprising Counter to Trump's Tariffs: This Could End Hollywood For Good China could deliver a knockout blow to Hollywood by taking fewer movies even as Hollywood has pandered to China. By Jack Davis April 8, 2025
@RepPatHarrigan / X screen shotCommentary GOP Rep Introduces Bill After Discovering Chinese Communist-Owned Stores on US Military Base Although one must remain alert to exaggerated "national security" threats, Chinese-owned companies on U.S. military bases do raise alarms. By Michael Schwarz April 8, 2025
@Blackrussiantv / X screen shotCommentary Unknown Object Released by Secretive Russian Military Satellites "Russia wants to take away our advantages in space and they don’t care about collateral damage," one official said. By Bryan Chai April 7, 2025
Brendan Smialowski - AFP / Getty Images; Fred Dufour - AFP / Getty Images Trump Hits China with a Major Ultimatum - The Deadline Is Rapidly Approaching President Donald Trump did not mince words when he gave one of America's largest trading partners a forthcoming ultimatum. By Bryan Chai April 7, 2025
Mandel Ngan - AFP/ Getty ImagesCommentary Trump Issues Public Response to European Countries 'Dying to Make a Deal' on Tariff's - He's Got Them Right Where He Wants Them "We’re going to have surpluses or at worst, going to be breaking even," Trump said in a statement on Sunday night. By C. Douglas Golden April 7, 2025
Jim Watson - AFP / Getty Images; Peter Klaunzer - pool - AFP / Getty Images Trump Mocks China's Tariff Response as 'The One Thing They Cannot Afford to Do' President Donald Trump said China's response to his latest tariff shows it is not playing the tariff game very well. By Jack Davis April 4, 2025
@IndoPac_Info / X screen shotPremium China's Biggest Targets Now in Striking Distance - Does Trump Have Beijing in Checkmate? A U.S. missile system positioned in the Philippines places key Chinese military and commercial sites within striking range. By Randy DeSoto April 4, 2025