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Warren Urges S.E.C. to Investigate Trading Around Trump’s Tariff Pause
Senator Elizabeth Warren, the Massachusetts Democrat, has asked the Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate whether President…
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Tesla Halts Orders in China on U.S. Imported Models
Tesla has stopped accepting new orders in China for two car models that it imports from a factory in the United States, after the Chinese…
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China Raises Tariffs on U.S. Imports to 125%
China responded to President Trump’s tariffs on Friday, raising its own tariffs on American goods to 125 percent, from 84 percent. The…
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Autoworkers Union Chief Gives Trump’s Tariffs a Mixed Review
The head of the United Automobile Workers union voiced partial support on Thursday for the Trump administration’s tariffs, saying targeted…
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Challenge to Trump’s Tariffs Funded by Groups Linked to Charles Koch and Leonard Leo
Among those opposed to President Trump’s tariffs on imports from China: a legal group funded by some of the biggest names in conservative…
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Trump Insists ‘Everybody’ Wants to Make a Trade Deal With the U.S.
A day after President Trump capitulated on his global reciprocal tariffs, he and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick insisted that one…
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Stocks Fall as Tariff Pause Fails to Quell Wall Street’s Worries
The stock market resumed its slide on Thursday, as the White House clarified that Chinese imports would face a tariff of 145 percent,…
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For U.S. Apparel Manufacturers, Chaotic Tariff Policy Isn’t Much Help
On the open 15th floor of a loft building in Midtown Manhattan, about a dozen skilled workers make their way through piles of pants,…
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Social Security Rolls Back Restrictions on Filing for Benefits by Phone
The Social Security Administration said on Tuesday that people seeking retirement or survivor benefits could continue to file applications…
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What to Expect After Trump’s Tariff About-Face
After the about-face The relief rally has gone global, for now. Stocks in Asia and Europe have rebounded after President Trump’s drastic…
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U.S. and China Headed for ‘Monumental’ Split, Putting World Economy on Edge
A dizzying escalation of tariffs has unraveled a trade relationship between the United States and China forged over decades, jeopardizing…
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How Will Trump’s China Tariffs Affect Prices? Here’s What Could Get More Expensive.
The tariff whiplash continued on Wednesday, with President Trump pausing “reciprocal” tariffs on most countries for 90 days while imposing…
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Inside Factories in China, a Struggle to Survive Trump’s Tariffs
As President Trump ratcheted up new tariffs on goods from China to 125 percent this week, the mood in the dusty streets and small…
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Trump’s Encouragement of Stock Investors Draws Scrutiny
President Trump began his Wednesday with some advice for those rattled by his steep tariffs. “BE COOL,” Mr. Trump told his followers on…
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Stocks Jump in Asia After Trump’s Tariff Reprieve
Following President Trump’s decision to pause punishing tariffs on dozens of countries, markets in Asia reacted predictably: Stocks soared…
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House Strikes Down $5 Overdraft Fee Limit, Sending Issue to Trump
The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved resolutions striking down a $5 cap on most bank overdraft fees and overturning a rule…
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Trump Reverses Course on Global Tariffs, Announcing 90-Day Pause
President Trump on Wednesday abruptly reversed course on steep global tariffs that have roiled markets, upset members of his own party and…
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Canada Will Use Its Retaliatory Tariff Earnings to Aid Workers and Businesses
The 25 percent tariff Canada began collecting on cars and trucks imported from the United States early Wednesday is notjust the country’s…
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Trump Defends Tariff Strategy Amid Global Trade War and Market Chaos
As new U.S. tariffs upended financial markets and sent foreign governments scrambling to respond, President Trump on Wednesday morning…
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Oil Prices Tumble as China-U.S. Tariffs Weaken Economic Confidence
U.S. oil prices bounced back to around $62 a barrel on Wednesday afternoon, more than erasing earlier losses after President Trump said he…
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Companies See China as a Safe Harbor Amid Trump’s Tariffs
Even as President Trump heaped additional tariffs on China, his barrage of trade levies on countries across Asia and unpredictability…
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Delta Warns Trump’s Trade War Could Lead to a Recession
Delta Air Lines on Wednesday became one of the largest American companies to warn that President Trump’s escalating trade war was weighing…
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China Hits Back Again at Trump, Bringing New Tariffs on U.S. Goods to 84%
Beijing on Wednesday aimed the latest blow in the escalating trade war between the United States and Washington, with plans to raise new…
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U.S. Bond Sell-Off is Another Worrisome Echo of the Liz Truss Fiasco
The parallels between President Trump and Liz Truss, Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister, are growing starker. Ms. Truss triggered…