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Apple Inc. has managed to dodge its biggest crisis since the pandemic — for the moment, at least.

German Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz said Donald Trump’s tariff policies increase the risk of a financial crisis and advocated for a US-European free trade agreement, picking up on an idea that has drawn a hostile response from the US president.

Apple Inc. assembled $22 billion worth of iPhones in India in the 12 months ended March, increasing production by nearly 60% over the previous year in a sign of continued diversification away from China.

As the US-China trade war ramps up in the wake of Donald Trump’s tariff shock, global investors are refocusing on Indian assets as a relative safe haven.

A one-time tax cut and billions of dollars to build new houses for first home buyers will be on the table when Australia’s two major parties hold their 2025 election campaign launches within hours of each other on Sunday.

A sightseeing helicopter crashed into the Hudson River on Thursday, killing all six people on board, the latest in a string of incidents in recent months that has rattled confidence in US aviation safety. (Source: Bloomberg)

The first Group of Seven monetary policy decisions since President Donald Trump’s trade war unleashed global market turmoil may prompt diverging responses from either side of the Atlantic.

Credit investors are looking to pounce on new opportunities resulting from the wild swings in global financial markets triggered by the US-China trade war.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Four people hospitalized after being rescued from the rubble of a roof collapse at a popular nightclub in the Dominican Republic died overnight, raising the death toll to 225, health officials said Saturday.

CAIRO (AP) — Sudan's notorious paramilitary group launched a two-day attack on famine-hit camps for displaced people that left more than 100 dead, including 20 children and nine aid workers, in the Darfur region, a U.N. official said Saturday.

Turkey suffered one of its worst agricultural cold snaps in more than a decade in April, with sharp drops in temperatures damaging crops across the country.

Harvard University’s professors sued the Trump administration on Friday over its threat to scrutinize billions of dollars of federal funding.

The UK Parliament passed an emergency bill to give ministers control over Jingye Group’s British Steel, as Keir Starmer’s Labour government fights to preserve Britain’s last virgin steelmaker.

The two largest political parties in South Africa’s governing coalition said they held constructive talks on Saturday to resolve an ongoing dispute over the nation’s budget.

UK Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds petitions for government control of Chinese-owned British Steel in emergency legislation being rushed through Parliament in a single day. (Source: Bloomberg)

Iran says “constructive” talks with the United States in Oman’s capital have ended, adds the two sides have agreed to hold more discussions next week. (Source: Bloomberg)

Iran said the first formal talks with US President Donald Trump’s administration over its nuclear program were “constructive” with both sides agreeing to meet again next week.

President Donald Trump and his family have taken a interest in just about every corner of the crypto industry.

President Trump’s executive order to create a sovereign wealth fund will require the US to raise trillions of dollars amidst a large national debt. How can the US raise money for this fund? Bank of America’s Mark Cabana discusses the reality of monetizing the country’s balance sheet to raise money, while law professor Salar Ghahramani describes the creative paths the government can try. (Source: Bloomberg)

UK Members of Parliament passed a bill that would give ministers control over Jingye Group’s British Steel, as Keir Starmer’s Labour government fights to preserve Britain’s last virgin steelmaker.

US President Donald Trump signaled the country will continue boycotting group of 20 meetings in South Africa, repeating unsubstantiated claims that white farmers are being killed and their land confiscated.

President Donald Trump’s administration exempted smartphones, computers and other electronics from its so-called reciprocal tariffs, potentially cushioning consumers from sticker shock while benefiting electronics giants including Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co.

Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers discusses historical tariff moments and how they compare to the current administration’s policies. He states that “if we turn the clock back, it’s going to be enormously costly for the United States and the world economy.” He claims that it’s “unquestionably wrong” to think that tariffs won’t fall on the consumer and believes that if he were in the current administration, he would consider resigning. (Source: Bloomberg)

Weeks after Donald Trump won reelection, Keith Ives held an all-staff meeting at his Denver-based company to reassure his 30 employees that their work evaluating the success of US aid projects overseas wasn’t under threat.