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Tom EspinerBBC business reporterWatch: ‘The country is going to boom’ after tariffs, says President TrumpGlobal stocks have sunk, a day after President Donald Trump announced sweeping new tariffs that are forecast to raise prices and weigh on growth in the US and abroad.The S&P 500, which tracks 500 of the biggest American firms, plunged 4.8% – its worst day since Covid crashed the economy in 2020. Earlier in the day financial markets fell from Asia to Europe.Nike, Apple and Target were among big consumer names worst hit, all of them sinking by more than 9%. At the White House, Trump…
Extra space storage CEO Joseph Margolis sells $1.1 million in stock
Tarek El Moussa can likely see another wedding in ex-wife Christina Haack’s future. After Haack, 41, recently said on a radio show that she could picture herself getting married one more time, El Moussa, 43, shared his thoughts. “At least [one more time],’ El Moussa joked during an exclusive interview with Us Weekly on Wednesday, April 2, to promote the new season of HGTV’s Flipping 101. Haack and El Moussa were married from 2006 to 2016, during which they welcomed daughter Taylor, 14, and son Brayden, 9. Two years after their divorce, Haack moved on with Ant Anstead and they…
Who could the Nashville Predators move out this offseason? Corey Wilkins of Daily Faceoff: Frank Seravali reminds us that the Nashville Predators have a group of older players on longer-term deals – Jonathan Marchessault, Steven Stamkos, Filip Forsberg, Roman Josi, Juuse Saros and Brady Skjei. He asked Carter Hutton if one of those players is moved, who could it be? “I think, for me, it would have to be Stamkos or Marchessault. I feel like they kind of check the same box for me, whereas Forsberg brings more to the table. Josi is a player who I just don’t think…
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa is facing what experts say is the biggest threat to his rule yet as a succession battle erupts ahead of general elections scheduled for 2028. Recent manoeuvrings by the president and his supporters to extend his rule to 2030 have led to calls and protests from within his party for the president to step down or be forced to do so. The upheavals have seen the dismissal of top security officials, a move experts say Mnangagwa is taking to avoid being overthrown in a coup. The president has long faced criticism from Zimbabweans, but dissent within…
There is a shadow hanging over the Europe. The ascent of Donald Trump to the White House has exposed brewing fragilities within the continent’s economy and military prowess. That hasn’t been evident anywhere more than in Germany, the industrial powerhouse reeling from two years of negative growth. Now, Germany’s allies, who have lived in their own shadow of Europe’s biggest economy, are left facing questions about their own survival. That’s most evident in its neighbor to the east: the Czech Republic. Within the giant $348 billion Volkswagen group lies Skoda, a quiet success story for the Czech Republic that says…
Hollywood stars are mourning the death of Val Kilmer. The Top Gun actor died of pneumonia on Tuesday, April 1, his daughter, Mercedes Kilmer, told The New York Times. Kilmer was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2015 and featured in a July 2021 documentary about his life, titled Val, which showed him requiring a breathing tube. The actor was best known for his performances in 1986’s Top Gun alongside Tom Cruise. He also portrayed Jim Morrison in 1991’s The Doors and Batman in 1995’s Batman Forever. Related: Celebrity Deaths of 2025: Stars We’ve Lost From filmmakers to artists, Hollywood lost…
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The ICC warrants mark the first international charges to be brought since the invasion started in 2022.View Entire Post ›
MBW’s Stat Of The Week is a series in which we highlight a data point that deserves the attention of the global music industry. Stat Of the Week is supported by music data analytics firm Chartmetric. Latin Music has evolved from a regional phenomenon to a powerhouse recorded music revenue generator in the United States.New data published by the RIAA today (April 1) shows that total revenues generated by Latin recorded music in the US reached a record $1.423 billion on a retail basis in 2024, surpassing the $1 billion mark for the third consecutive year.That was up 5.8% YoY, outpacing the wider…