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Trump to Announce Tariffs on Foreign Cars
President Trump will announce auto tariffs during a news conference on Wednesday afternoon, Karoline Leavitt, the White House press…
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India Is on a Hiring Binge That Trump’s Tariffs Can’t Stop
In India’s most advanced cities, American companies are racing to set up more and bigger offshore campuses: fully staffed offices with…
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Hyundai to Invest $21 Billion in US in Bid to Avoid Trump’s Tariffs
Hyundai Motor, a South Korean conglomerate known for its automobiles, will invest $21 billion to expand manufacturing in the United States…
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Trump Threatens Tariffs Against Countries That Buy Venezuelan Oil
President Trump said on Monday that he would crack down on countries that bought Venezuela’s oil by imposing tariffs on goods those…
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US Exporters Vie to Shape Trump’s Reciprocal Tariffs Ahead of April 2
Ahead of President Trump’s next big trade move, his administration invited companies to weigh in on the economic barriers they faced…
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Trump’s Car Tariffs Worry Toyota and Japan’s Automakers
Before the election, Toyota Motor and other Japanese automakers thought a second Trump administration could be good for them. President…
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A Montana Senator Seeks to Be Trump’s Voice in Beijing
Since President Trump began his second term in January, no high-level officials from the United States have met with their counterparts in…
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China’s Tax Revenue Declines as Its Leaders Brace for Trump’s Tariffs
Buried in China’s latest government budget were some numbers that add up to an alarming trend. Tax revenue is dropping. The decline means…
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Trump’s Tariffs Have Sown Uncertainty. That Might Be the Point.
Follow the latest news on the Trump administration. Since taking office, President Trump and his advisers have explained the president’s…
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The Word Executives Are Using to Describe Trump’s Tariff Policy
President Trump has said that tariffs will bring a flood of revenue for the United States. But corporate executives are having trouble…
Business
Americans Brace for Inflation as Trump’s Tariffs Start to Take Effect
Fresh off the worst inflation shock in decades, Americans are once again bracing for higher prices. Expectations about future inflation…
Politics
Trump Refocuses on Tariffs and Trade Deals With Russia and Ukraine
The carrot and stick approach Investors finally seem to be getting the message: Don’t underestimate President Trump’s tariffs threat. The…
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Markets and Corporate America Are Unfazed by Washington Chaos, for Now
Even by Washington standards, the second Trump presidency has begun in frenetic fashion: mass firings at federal agencies, tariff threats…
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Why the Price of Gold Keeps Going Up
At his inauguration, President Trump said that “the golden age of America begins right now.” He was right, in one sense. The price of gold…
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How Trump’s Tariffs Could Reorder Asia Trade and Exclude the U.S.
As President Trump uses tariffs as a weapon in his quest to even the score on trade with the world, Asia is emerging as target No. 1. And…
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One Month into the Trump Presidency
The good, bad and puzzling Corporate leaders and investors expected a bit of volatility to accompany President Trump’s second term. In…
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Airbus Says U.S. Tariffs Would Be ‘Lose-Lose’ for Airline Industry
Airbus, the world’s largest commercial airplane maker, said on Thursday that it was preparing for the possibility of new U.S. tariffs and…
Business
Walmart Racks Up Sales Record but Sees Slower Growth Ahead
Walmart, the largest retailer in the United States, said on Thursday that strong holiday sales propelled its revenue to another annual…
Business
Interest Rate Cuts on Hold Till Inflation Improves, Fed Meeting Minutes Show
The Federal Reserve pressed pause on interest rate cuts last month. The minutes from its January meeting suggest the hiatus is likely to…
Politics
Trump Eyes a Bigger, Better Trade Deal With China
During the Biden administration, Donald J. Trump would sit in his mirrored and gold-trimmed salon at Mar-a-Lago where he had once hosted…
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Senate Confirms Howard Lutnick as Commerce Secretary
The Senate on Tuesday voted 51 to 45 to confirm Howard Lutnick to be President Trump’s commerce secretary, putting in place one of the…
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Can the Federal Reserve Look Past Trump’s Tariffs?
As President Trump’s efforts to restructure the global trade system with expansive tariffs begin to take shape, one question continues to…
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Why Porsche Is No Longer a ‘Premium’ Sports Car in China
After decades of dominating China’s market for high-performance cars with precision engineering, German automakers are losing out to…
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How Trump’s One-for-One Tariff Plan Threatens the Global Economy
The world economy was already grappling with a perplexing assortment of variables, from geopolitical conflicts and a slowdown in China to…