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Europe: Shares notch best day in over three years after Trump’s tariff pause
EUROPEAN shares jumped on Thursday, with most indexes recording their biggest one-day gains since 2022, after US President Donald Trump’s…
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China Says Its Own Consumers Will Save the Day. But They’re Not Buying.
As the United States and China barreled headfirst into full-fledged trade war this week, one of Beijing’s most fashionable shopping…
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Contributor: Right-wing commentators scrambled to spin Trump's disastrous tariffs
In the wake of reciprocal tariffs landing with all the finesse of a cannonball dive into a hot tub, President Trump has decided to pause…
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Trump pauses most global tariffs for 90 days, but escalates trade war with China
WASHINGTON — President Trump partially backed down Wednesday on his plan to hike tariffs on countries around the world, with the exception…
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Trump administration warns migrants of nearly $1,000 fine per day
Illegal immigrants could face fines of up to $998 per day if they fail to self-deport, under plans by the Donald Trump administration.…
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Harsh trade retaliation from Canada, China show challenge ahead for Trump team
WASHINGTON — Canada will begin imposing 25% tariffs on select U.S. car imports Wednesday, ratcheting up tensions between Washington and…
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Trump digs in on tariff plan and threatens stiffer China levies as trade crisis deepens
WASHINGTON — Mixed messages on trade from the Trump administration threw markets into further turbulence on Monday, leaving investors,…
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Tesla shares drop amid auto tariffs and 'brand crisis'
Tesla shares took a hit Monday after a leading analyst slashed his price target by more than 40%, citing a “perfect storm” created by…
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Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ will go down in history – just not as he hoped
IT’S starting to look like one of the largest self-inflicted wounds the US has ever suffered. The broad S&P 500 – the measure of US…
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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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Europe: Shares confirm correction in worst day since 2020 after China’s tariff response
European shares slumped on Friday (Apr 4), with the benchmark Stoxx 600 and Germany’s DAX confirming correction territory, as China’s…
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Trump hits the golf course as the stock market plummets for a second straight day over tariffs
Two days after sending the economy reeling by announcing widespread tariffs, President Donald Trump insisted his trade policies will never…
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IRS announces changes just in time for Tax Day
Thousands of probationary employees at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) who were laid off earlier this year have been told to report…
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The Week: Trump’s Liberation Day Tax Hike
Plus: Remembering Val Kilmer, an eccentric man but an electric performer who deserves to be remembered among his profession’s greats.…
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Singapore shares dive a day after US unleashes tariff tsunami; STI down 3%
Across the broader market, decliners trump gainers 378 to 105, with 1.4 billion securities worth nearly S$2.9 billion changing hands All…
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US: Stocks tank on tariff woes with S&P 500 suffering worst day since 2020
US stocks plunged on Thursday as traders reacted to Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff announcement a day earlier, with the broad-based S&P…
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Even in Trump country, some worry about how tariffs will hit their pocketbooks
In Huntington Beach — where a small, white bust of President Trump occupies the City Council chambers and “Make America Great Again”…
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Thailand’s richest man picks bad day to debut his flagship firm
Thailand’s richest man may have picked a bad day for his newly forged flagship company, Gulf Development, to begin trading. The company,…
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Donald Trump tariffs: Three takeaways from Liberation Day announcement
President Donald Trump on Wednesday afternoon announced a raft of new tariffs, including a universal tariff on all imports, as he seeks to…
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Trump declares 'Liberation Day,' announces sweeping global tariffs on 'friend and foe alike'
WASHINGTON — President Trump announced sweeping global tariffs Wednesday — a risky move that he vowed would lure manufacturing back to the…
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Tariffs: ‘Liberation’ Day!
The week of March 24, 2025: Tariff trauma, MAHA, Poland, labor, and much, much more. Source link
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'I want to be remembered.' Death row inmate auctions his San Quentin journals, art for $80,000
SAN FRANCISCO — In early 2020, Albert Jones was sitting in his cell on San Quentin’s death row, as he had every day for nearly three…
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World braces for 'Liberation Day' as Trump set to reveal sweeping tariffs
WASHINGTON — Markets and foreign capitals have braced themselves for a broad set of tariffs from President Trump on Wednesday, anxious for…
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Trump tariffs: Which countries will be hit on deadline day?
President Donald Trump's new round of tariffs—described by the White House as a "Fair and Reciprocal Plan"—is set to take effect April 2,…