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President Donald Trump attends a bilateral meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, during the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. REUTERS BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) — China has put civilian government officials in Beijing on “wartime footing” and ordered a diplomatic char…

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, April 9, 2025. REUTERS LONDON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) — Global shares surged and a manic bond selloff eased on Thursday after President Donald Trump said he would temporarily lower some of the hefty duties he had just imposed on…

(SBDC) — The CNMI Small Business Development Center Network at Northern Marianas College, in partnership with the Commonwealth Bureau of Military Affairs, Pacific Air Forces, and Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, invites businesses across the Commonwealth to participate in the 2025 CNMI…

WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) — A global trade war touched off by President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs escalated further on Monday, as Trump threatened to increase duties on China and the European Union proposed counter-tariffs of its own. Financial markets across the globe posted a thir…

Screens showing the Hang Seng stock index and stock prices are seen outside Exchange Square, in Hong Kong, China, Aug. 18, 2023. REUTERS SYDNEY (Reuters) — Major stock indexes plunged in Asia on Monday as White House officials showed no sign of backing away from their sweeping tariff plans, and inv…

Containers are stacked on the deck of cargo ship One Minato at Port Liberty New York in Staten Island, New York, April 2, 2025. REUTERS WASHINGTON/JUPITER, Florida (Reuters) — U.S. customs agents began collecting President Donald Trump’s unilateral 10% tariff on all imports from many countrie…

A general view shows vehicles parked at the Nissan CIVAC plant, in Jiutepec, Morelos state, Mexico on March 28, 2025. REUTERS WASHINGTON (Reuters) — President Donald Trump’s decision to slap a 10% tariff on most goods imported to the United States, as well as higher duties on dozens of countr…

(SBDC) — The CNMI Small Business Development Center Network at Northern Marianas College successfully concluded Part 1 of its Federal Contracting 101 training series, equipping local businesses with practical knowledge and resources to enter the federal marketplace. The training, led by expert busi…

The border wall is shown in a background as a semi-truck carrying Toyota trucks crosses a bridge after clearing U.S. Customs while entering the United States from Mexico along the border in San Diego, California, March 4, 2025. REUTERS (Reuters) — The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite posted on …

A man is silhouetted beneath a screen displaying Japan’s Nikkei share average in Tokyo, Japan March 4, 2025. REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) — World share markets fell sharply on Monday and gold surged to another new record after President Donald Trump said tariffs would essentially cover all countr…