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Has Trump’s Tariff Fight Passed Its Peak?
Seen and heard, tariff edition “We have three airplanes that we had in China ready for delivery. I think we’ve got two of those already…
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Business
Nvidia and Other Chip Giants Are Caught in Trade War Crossfire
Nvidia and others are the latest casualties of escalating tensions between Washington and Beijing, as analysts press business leaders…
Business
Tariff Confusion and Recession Fears Leave Advertisers ‘Paralyzed’
Persuading people to spend money in a time of unpredictable tariffs is proving to be a complicated calculation for the $380 billion…
Business
Stocks Tumble in Asia as Tech Investors Pull Back
Share prices of big technology companies declined in Asia on Wednesday, dragging broader markets lower, after Nvidia, the American chip…
Politics
Both Admired and Resented by Trump, Japan Scrambles to Stay Close
This month in the White House’s Rose Garden, as he held up a placard showing the global wave of tariffs he wanted to impose, President…
Politics
Trump’s 10% Tariff May Be Less Onerous but Still Raises Prices and Threatens Trade
When Donald J. Trump championed the idea of a 10 percent blanket tariff during the campaign, many people, whether for or against, were…
Business
Taiwan’s Chip Companies Are Caught in the U.S.-China Tariff War
Even as the United States and China push their economies further apart with escalating tariffs, they share an inescapable challenge. Both…
Politics
China Girds for Economic Stress of Trump’s Tariffs
President Trump’s tariffs have been good for China’s economic growth. At least they were over the first three months of the year, as the…
Politics
Hong Kong Suspends Packages to the U.S., Wading Into the Trump Trade War
Wading into the trade war, Hong Kong said on Wednesday that its postal service will no longer send packages to the United States. It is…
Politics
Trump’s Tariff Threat for Drug imports Poses Big Political Risks
President Trump’s decision to move a step closer to imposing tariffs on imported medicines poses considerable political risk, because…
Politics
Trump and DOGE Are Planning Deregulation at a Massive Scale
At the Department of Health and Human Services, Trump administration officials want to reverse a regulation that has required nursing…
Politics
Trump’s Trade War With China Could Be Good for India. But Is It Ready?
Even when India was staring down the barrel of a 27 percent tariff on most of its exports to the United States, business executives and…
Politics
Trump Moves to Put New Tariffs on Computer Chips and Drugs
The Trump administration took steps on Monday that appear likely to result in new tariffs on semiconductors and pharmaceutical products,…
Politics
White House to Ask Congress to Rescind Funding From NPR and PBS
The White House is planning toask Congress to claw back more than $1 billion slated for public broadcasting in the United States,…
Politics
UK Cuts Tariffs on Dozens of Products as Global Trade Tensions Rise
Follow live updates on the Trump administration. The British government ramped up actions to help protect businesses and households from…
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Federal Work Force Prepares for Another Round of Mass Firings as Deadline Nears
Federal agencies are facing a deadline on Monday to present their plans for another round of mass firings, the next step in the Trump…
Politics
Trump to Meet President of El Salvador, Where Deportees Face Prison
President Trump will meet with President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador at the White House on Monday as the administration ramps up its use…
Politics
Trump and Some of His Cabinet Members Attend U.F.C. Fight in Miami
President Trump, some of his cabinet members and his adviser Elon Musk sat ringside in Miami late Saturday night at the Ultimate Fighting…
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Trump Adds Tariff Exemptions for Smartphones, Computers and Other Electronics
After more than a week of ratcheting up tariffs on products imported from China, the Trump administration issued a rule late Friday that…
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Bessent Takes Tricky Center Stage as Trade Wars Roil U.S. Economy
The traditional gathering of former Treasury secretaries to welcome a newly minted one into the fold is usually a lighthearted and…
Business
Stocks Post Gain for the Week, but Investors Remain Anxious
Stocks on Wall Street ended a volatile week with a bounce on Friday, while government bond markets continued to signal investor worry…
Business
Investors Seeking Safety Look to German Government Bonds
Germany has long taken flack from Wall Street and financial capitals around Europe for the extreme fiscal conservatism that has kept the…
Politics
‘This is Not Normal’: Trump’s Tariffs Upend the Bond Market
The bedrock of the financial system trembled on Friday, with government bond yields rising sharply as the chaotic rollout of tariffs shook…
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How Tariffs Could Cause Car Insurance Costs to Rise
Add this to worries about the likely impact of tariffs: costlier car insurance. The new tariffs on imported cars, metals and parts…