Fri, 28 Mar 2025

Watch latest videos

News RELEASES

Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Baton Rouge Post.

More Information
null in null

Business

Section
China reassures Apple CEO Tim Cook amid geopolitical tensions
Apple welcome to expand investment, Chinese minister tells Tim Cook

BEIJING, China: As global tech firms navigate rising geopolitical tensions, China has extended a warm signal to Apple, one of its most...

Automakers lead U.S. stock markets lower after tariff hit
Wall Street rattled by 25% tariff on all cars made outside U.S.

NEW YORK, New York - Shares in automakers fell sharply Thursday after U.S.President Donald Trump imposed a 25 percent tariff on all...

Ford F-150 under investigation for transmission defects
US opens probe into 1.3 million Ford F-150 trucks over gear shift

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Federal safety regulators have launched a new investigation into Ford's best-selling F-150 pickup trucks after receiving...

Hyundai to invest $20 billion in US, build steel plant in Louisiana
Hyundai to announce $20 billion US investment, new steel plant

WASHINGTON, D.C.:/SEOUL: Hyundai Motor Group is set to dramatically expand its U.S. footprint, with a US$20 billion investment that...

Stanstead-Derby Line free passage halted as US tightens rules
US ends century-old border pass for Quebec-Vermont library visitors

STANSTEAD, Quebec: U.S. authorities have decided to end a long-standing unwritten rule that allowed people from Stanstead, Quebec,...

Wall Street closes down, AI investors feel the heat
AI stocks lead U.S. equity markets sharply lower

NEW YOKK, New York - U.S. stocks fell sharply Wednesday with tech stocks, mainly those associated with AI, taking the brunt of the...

World

Section
Ireland’s Central Bank warns of economic risk from US-EU trade dispute
US-EU trade war 'extremely concerning' for Ireland, Central Bank says

DUBLIN, Ireland: As tensions rise between the United States and the European Union over potential tariffs, Ireland's Central Bank governor...

ALP in front ahead of upcoming election, but Coalition gaining ground
Australian Labor Party expected to retain government as election looms

SYDNEY, Australia - A recent Roy Morgan survey indicates that if a federal election were held today, the Australian Labor Party (ALP)...

Kiev violates US-backed energy ceasefire again Moscow
Kiev violates US-backed energy ceasefire again  Moscow

The Ukrainian military has targeted Russian infrastructure in three regions over the past 24 hours, Russias Defense Ministry has claimed...

Kiev violated US-backed energy ceasefire again Moscow
Kiev violated US-backed energy ceasefire again  Moscow

The Ukrainian military has targeted Russian infrastructure in three regions over the past 24 hours, Russias Defense Ministry has claimed...

India's export loss due to US tariff to remain limited at 0.1 pc of country's GDP: Report
India's export loss due to US tariff to remain limited at 0.1 pc of country's GDP: Report

New Delhi [India], March 28 (ANI): India's direct export loss due to tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump is expected to remain...

Italy pours cold water on pro-Ukraine coalition of the willing
Italy pours cold water on pro-Ukraine coalition of the willing

European countries must work with Washington to achieve peace between Moscow and Kiev, Giorgia Meloni has said Italian Prime Minister...

Movie Review