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Boeing faces new civil trial over 2019 Ethiopian Airlines crash
Boeing is poised to face a jury trial from Monday over the fatal 2019 crash of an Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX plane, the first civil case related to the disaster to reach court. The Ethiopian Airlines disaster followed another fatal crash involving a MAX plane -- that of a Lion Air jet that crashed in Indonesia in October 2018, killing all 189 people on board.
Equities savaged as China retaliation to Trump tariffs fans trade war
Asian markets collapsed Monday after China hammered the United States with its own hefty tariffs, ramping up a trade war that many fear could spark a recession. But after Asian markets closed on Friday, China said it would impose retaliatory levies of 34 percent on all US goods from April 10.
The music industry is battling AI -- with limited success
The music industry is fighting on platforms, through the courts and with legislators in a bid to prevent the theft and misuse of art from generative AI -- but it remains an uphill battle. For analyst Goldman, AI is likely to continue plaguing the music industry -- as long as it remains unorganized.
Market panic deepens as world scrambles to temper Trump tariffs
Asian markets took a huge plunge Monday as US futures pointed to significant losses on Wall Street over Donald Trump's punishing tariffs, even as countries sought compromise with the defiant president.
China would have agreed TikTok deal if not for US tariffs: Trump
US President Donald Trump said Sunday that China would have agreed to a deal on the sale of TikTok if it were not for the tariffs imposed by Washington on Beijing last week. "The report is that we had a deal, pretty much for TikTok, not a deal, but pretty close, and then China changed the deal because of tariffs.
'Minecraft Movie' strikes gold to dominate N.America box office
Warner Bros. new video game-based film "A Minecraft Movie" smashed records in its opening weekend in North American theaters, digging up an estimated $157 million in ticket sales, analysts said Sunday. It was also the most successful adaptation ever from a video game, bettering the $146 million opening of 2023's "Super Mario Bros.
World scrambles to temper Trump tariffs as market fears mount
More than 50 countries have sought talks with President Donald Trump in a scramble to ease punishing tariffs on exports to the United States, the White House said Sunday, as trade partners braced for further fallout.
World scrambles to temper Trump tariffs: White House
More than 50 countries have sought talks with President Donald Trump in a scramble to ease punishing tariffs on exports to the United States, the White House said Sunday, as trade partners braced for fallout.
Vietnam seeks US tariff delay as economic growth slows in first quarter
Vietnam has asked for a last-minute delay to colossal tariffs imposed by Washington as government figures showed on Sunday that its economy grew at a slightly slower pace in the first quarter.
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