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TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump shakes hands with with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 7, 2025. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Japanese Prime Minister Meets Trump to Discuss Trade, Announces U.S. Investment

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba met with President Donald Trump on Friday, as Trump cordially requested that Japan close its $68 billion trade deficit with the United States.

Customers exit a Waffle House restaurant as the moon sets on March 29, 2021 in Bessemer, Alabama. - Votes are set to be counted on March 29, 2021 on whether to create the first Amazon union in the United States, at a warehouse in Alabama, after a historic, five months-long David vs Goliath campaign. "I'm proud of the workers at Amazon for standing up and saying enough," said Joshua Brewer, the local president of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. (Photo by Patrick T. FALLON / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

Waffle House Places Surcharge On Egg Items To ‘Combat National Shortage’

Waffle House, a restaurant chain with over 2000 locations in 25 U.S. states, recently announced that the chain will be adding a $0.50 surcharge to all egg items at its locations — due to the drastic increase in egg prices caused by the ongoing bird flu, which is affecting supply chains.

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 30: U.S. President Donald Trump talks to reporters from the Resolute Desk after signing an executive order to appoint the deputy administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration in the Oval Office at the White House on January 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump also signed a memorandum ordering an immediate assessment of aviation safety and ordering an elevation of what he called “competence” over “D.E.I.” (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Canada And Mexico Tariffs Set To Take Effect This Saturday

President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he plans to follow through in imposing 25% tariffs on goods imported from Mexico and Canada — starting this Saturday, February 1st.

OCEANSIDE, NEW YORK - AUGUST 23: A general view of a CVS Pharmacy store on August 23, 2024 in Oceanside, New York. Long Island is the home for a plethora of local and national business concerns. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Retail, Chain Store Closures Have Surged 69% In 2024: Which Were Affected?

With CVS, Big Lots, and other businesses closing several locations across the U.S. this year, the number of store closures is up by 69%, increasing tremendously in 2024.

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 23: U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks to reporters outside the Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill on April 23, 2024 in Washington, DC. The Senate takes up a $95 billion foreign aid package today for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Bernie Sanders Calls for Unity, Praises Musk and RFK Jr: ‘When Kennedy Talks About An Unhealthy Society, He’s Right’

Independent Senator Bernie Sanders recently sung the praises of Trump-allies Elon Musk and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., claiming to be willing to work together with the pair on key issues fueling America’s “unhealthy society” and the military industrial complex’s “waste and fraud.”

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping speak during a plenary session in the outreach/BRICS Plus format at the BRICS summit in Kazan on October 24, 2024. (Photo by Maxim Shemetov / POOL / AFP) (Photo by MAXIM SHEMETOV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump Warns Of 100% Tariffs For BRICS Countries Looking To Break Away From U.S. Dollar

President-elect Donald Trump revealed plans to enact a 100% tariff on BRICS countries, should they attempt to move away from utilizing the U.S. dollar within international trade.