One MLB writer recently predicted the Chicago Cubs could swing a blockbuster trade for Sandy Alcántara if they included prospect Owen Caissie in the return.

The Chicago Cubs reportedly had a trade in place with the Miami Marlins for an emerging ace, but it was eventually called off.

The Chicago Cubs are off to a strong start in 2025. After a 4-0 win over the Philadelphia Phillies Friday, Chicago is 17-10 with a 3.5 game lead over the second-place Milwaukee Brewers in the NL Central.

Beijing is going on an international charm campaign to coax other countries hit hard by “Liberation Day” tariffs to take on the U.S.

The U.S. and China held talks on Thursday morning to help resolve an ongoing trade war, President Donald Trump said. "We may reveal it later, but they had meetings this morning, and we've been meeting with China,

China exempted some U.S. imports from its steep tariffs in a sign on Friday that the trade war between the world's top two economies could be easing, though Beijing quickly knocked down U.S. President Donald Trump's assertion that negotiations were under way.

South Korea's Industry Minister Ahn Duk-geun said on Saturday that Seoul plans to approach trade talks with the United States "calmly and cautiously."

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was encouraged by "productive" early trade talks with Japan and South Korea this week, the Treasury said in a statement on Friday. In a readout issued a day after the bilateral meeting in Washington with Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato,

The Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) said that South Korea and the United States agreed to seek "expedient and meaningful" progress toward "reciprocal and balanced" trade during a bilateral meeting in Washington the previous day.

Donald Trump said Chinese President Xi Jinping had “called” him, despite denials from Beijing that talks to ease trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies had started. The US president also made the claim that he had sealed “200 deals” on trade,

The president was cryptic about the deals he says he's reached but said he would give more details in a few weeks.