The Nintendo Switch 2 preorders started poorly
The Nintendo Switch 2 Pro is now compatible with the Nintendo Switch 2 Dock, which was first unveiled in March. The Joy-Con 2 Pro has been upgraded to include an all-in-one case, Joy-Con 2 controllers and other accessories. Users can use the Joy-Con 2 Pro with the Nintendo Switch 2 Dock by inserting it into the dock via a connector located inside the dock.
The Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders were off to a poor start
GameStop has said it’ll start online and in-store pre-sales of Mario Kart World for the Nintendo Switch at 11 am ET on Friday. GameStop further said it’ll start online preorders at 12 am on the same day. The company will start online preorders when “doors open” today with online preorders going live at 11 am on Friday.
As the agency changes its focus, it begins to lay off staff
A three-Judge panel has ruled that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) can send a reduction in force (RIF) notice to its employees who are determined to be “unnecessary” to carry out CFPB’s statutory duties. The CFPB’s legal officer argued in a memo that the agency can focus more on harms to consumers by using more supervised states.
China has reported 4% GDP growth in the first quarter
UBS has downgraded China’s growth forecast for 2025 to 3.4%, saying that the country’s stimulus programme might slow down due to the US-China trade war. It added that current tariff hikes remain and China rolled out additional stimulus. This comes after the US imposed new 25% tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports. China has retaliated with its own tariffs on US goods.
The first CDC vaccine advisers meeting is mostly business as usual
A meeting of US CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has been postponed amid concerns about “political interference” in vaccine policy, the US Department of Health said. The meeting was originally scheduled to be held in February but was postponed over political concerns. However, CDC spokeswoman Emily Reiss said that the vote was NOT for yearly use of COVID-19 vaccine for the upcoming season.
Meta is in court against monopoly claims
The US Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) lawyer on Thursday asked Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to remember the time when FTC had accused Facebook of locking out other companies following its acquisition of photo-sharing service Instagram. “When you were the CEO of Instagram,” Matheson asked Zuckerberg. “We were locked out of Instagram for a year…[and] I didn’t even have an account,” Zuckerberg replied.
The disclosure shows how sensitive the labor data may have been
US’ National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) didn’t allow its independent office DOGE the access to its computer system, a whistleblower said. The data could be abused by private companies, including Elon Musk-led SpaceX, he added. As per the whistleblower, DOGE employees demanded the highest level of access, what are called “tenant owner level” accounts inside the agency’s computer systems.
Republicans are at risk of tariffs like no other
The US has experienced recessions every 7.4 years since the end of World War II, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, in an interview with NBC’s ‘Meet the Press’ on Sunday, downplayed concerns about a recession, saying that there is no reason why we need to price in a recession after the March jobs report.
How car companies are reacting to Trump’s tariffs is a topic that will be covered in this article
Volvo is looking into increasing its US production and possibly bringing new models to its factory in Ridgeville, South Carolina. The statement by the company said it’ll cover the tariffs for the Roma, and SF90 Stellantis’ North American Chief Operating Officer said in an email to employees on Thursday that the immediate layoffs and production pauses are necessary given the current market dynamics.
He had a deal with Trump that was killed by tariffs
US Representative Ed Markey has said that President Donald Trump’s delay to the sale-or-ban deadline for TikTok is against law. “If…there is a deal…that can be used to delay the law as is written, it would be beneficial to keep your TikTok app updated,” Markey added. Earlier, Trump had signed a order stating that he wouldn’t impose penalties on TikTok for violating the law.