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What comes next in Trump's legal battle over tariffs?
What comes next in Trump's legal battle over tariffs?
by  AFP

A US federal appeals court has temporarily halted a ruling that found many of President Donald Trump's tariffs illegal, but the chance it could ultimately back the original decision looms over the White House. - The appeals court could eventually uphold the trade court's original decision to block Trump's sweeping tariffs.

Trump steps up call for US rate cuts in talks with Fed chief
Trump steps up call for US rate cuts in talks with Fed chief
by  AFP

US President Donald Trump on Thursday stepped up the pressure on Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell to cut interest rates, in their first sit-down since the Republican returned to the White House in January. Trump told Powell that he was "making a mistake by not lowering interest rates," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told a press briefing after the meeting.

Sidi Ould Tah: Africa's new 'super banker'
Sidi Ould Tah: Africa's new 'super banker'
by  AFP

Sidi Ould Tah is the first Mauritanian to become president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and will need all his international experience to tackle the challenges facing the institution.

Generative AI's most prominent skeptic doubles down
Generative AI's most prominent skeptic doubles down
by  AFP

Two and a half years since ChatGPT rocked the world, scientist and writer Gary Marcus still remains generative artificial intelligence's great skeptic, playing a counter-narrative to Silicon Valley's AI true believers.

Boeing CEO confident US will clear higher MAX output in 2025
Boeing CEO confident US will clear higher MAX output in 2025
by  AFP

Boeing is eyeing approvals for significantly higher production of the 737 MAX in 2025 after US authorities allowed increased output on the 787 plane, the company's CEO said Thursday. Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg said the company could win US approval to raise MAX output at mid-year and again at the end of 2025.

Chinese exporters "on hold" despite US tariff relief
Chinese exporters "on hold" despite US tariff relief
by  AFP

Chinese exporters in one of the world's busiest port cities spoke Thursday of murky horizons as they try to navigate the trade maelstrom unleashed by the ever-changing saga of US tariff policy. Exporters at a bustling cross-border trade fair in Ningbo who spoke to AFP said they were stuck in port -- both metaphorically as they surveyed an uncertain future, and in some cases quite literally.

Italian designer Maria Grazia Chiuri out at Dior
Italian designer Maria Grazia Chiuri out at Dior
by  AFP

Dior announced Thursday that Italian designer Maria Grazia Chiuri was stepping down as artistic director of the French fashion house's women's collection after almost a decade on the job. "The House of Dior wishes today to express its deepest gratitude to Maria Grazia Chiuri after a wonderful collaboration as Artistic Director of the Women's collections since 2016," Dior said in a statement.