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Global Leaders Rush to Woo Trump, Hoping to Sway Him on Tariffs
President Trump’s plan to impose sweeping tariffs on most of America’s trading partners has governments across the globe racing to…
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Trump Threatens Huge Tariffs on China in Response to Its Retaliation
President Trump on Monday issued a new ultimatum to China: Rescind its retaliatory tariffs, or face a 104 percent tax on its exports to…
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U.S. Markets Swing Wildly as Trump Admin Denies 90-Day Tariff Pause Report
U.S. markets swung wildly this morning on an unsubstantiated report that President Trump was considering a 90-day pause to his expansive…
Business
What Is a Bear Market? Are We in One?
President Trump’s global tariffs have sent stock markets worldwide into a tailspin, and the S&P 500 on Monday entered bear market…
Business
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon Warns of Economic Pain From Trump’s Tariffs
President Trump’s wave of tariffs threatens to bring both short-term economic pain, including lower growth, and long-term damage to…
Business
Does Trump Have an ‘Off Ramp’ From His Trade Fight?
No letup in sight Frenzied selling is gripping global markets for a third straight session, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures deeply in…
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Europe Is Ready to Make Its First Countermove to Trump Tariffs
President Trump’s announcement last week that he will impose a 20 percent tariff on goods coming from the European Union sent shock waves…
Business
Trump’s Trade War Raises Bar for Fed Rate Cuts
President Trump’s global trade war has significantly raised the bar for the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates, as tariffs risk…
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China Tries to Downplay the Trade War’s Effects on Its Economy
China’s leaders have sent a clear message about the effects of the Trump administration’s sweeping tariffs: Things will be painful, but it…
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China Downplays the Trade War’s Effects on Its Economy
China’s leaders have sent a clear message about the effects of the Trump administration’s sweeping tariffs: Things will be painful, but it…
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Trump’s Tariffs Imperil the Fortunes of a Nissan Factory Town
Kanda, a small town encircled by mountains on Japan’s southeast coast, is hundreds of miles from any major centers of business or…
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Oil Prices Tumble Further as Trump’s Tariffs Weigh on Economic Outlook
U.S. oil prices fell sharply, briefly dipping below $60 a barrel on Sunday — their lowest level in almost four years — as the economic…
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For Republicans, Tariffs Pose a Risk Like No Other
The time after a presidential election can feel like a moment of clarity. The results, after all, are finally in. But over the last two…
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Vietnam Urges United States to Delay Imposing Tariffs On It
Vietnam’s top leader, To Lam, has asked President Trump to delay the imposition of tariffs for at least 45 days so the two sides can avert…
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British Carmaker Jaguar Land Rover Pauses Shipments to U.S.
Jaguar Land Rover, the British luxury automaker, said on Saturday that it was pausing shipments to the United States in April, days after…
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A Tariffs Cheat Sheet
It was much worse than expected. President Trump’s attempt to reverse the rules of global trade through sweeping tariffs against dozens of…
Business
The Fed Isn’t Rushing to Save the Markets This Time
The notion that the Federal Reserve will rush in to rescue investors in a crisis has comforted investors for decades. But in the big…
Politics
Lesotho, a Small African Nation, Expects a Big Hit From Trump’s Tariffs
The nation that the Trump administration slapped with the heftiest tariff this week is a small, rural, landlocked country in southern…
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Trump Is Defiant as Tariff Moves Roil Markets a Second Day
Two days after President Trump announced his expansive global tariffs, the United States confronted wide-ranging and painful blowback, as…
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Ted Cruz and Other Senate Republicans Question Trump’s Tariffs
Some Republican senators on Capitol Hill, including one of President Trump’s most ardent supporters, have signaled their uneasiness to the…
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U.S. Farmers Brace for Losses in New Trade War With China
The U.S. agricultural industry is bracing for the potential of tens of billions of dollars in losses after China on Friday announced a 34…
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Swiss Indignant to Make the Top 10 of Trump’s Tariffs List
Of all the countries that expected to be immune to President Trump’s tariffs, Switzerland was at the top of the list. The tiny Alpine…
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Trump Calls India a Friend, but Is Trying to Block Its Imports
Sizing up what President Trump’s new tariffs mean for India was a puzzle from the start for even the country’s top trade economists. Its…
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U.S. Employers Added 228,000 Jobs in March, but Outlook Is Clouded
U.S. employers accelerated hiring in March, a surprising show of strength that analysts warned might be the high-water mark for the labor…