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Trump considers reducing Chinese car part tariffs: FT
The Trump administration is considering reducing tariffs on auto parts ahead of a May 3 deadline that has drawn the ire of global…
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Boeing ready to resell jets as tariffs hit China trade
[SEOUL/PARIS] Boeing is looking to resell potentially dozens of planes locked out of China by tariffs after repatriating a third jet to…
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Louis Vuitton raises price on popular US bag following new Trump tariffs
The Neverfull GM bag in monogram-coated canvas now costs US$2,200 on the company’s US website, US$100 more than last week, a 4.8 per cent…
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Trump’s Tariffs Tax Hike Not So Coincidentally Spares the Rich
Donald Trump’s tariffs will end up hurting most Americans, acting as a tax increase for nearly every income group, with a minimal impact…
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Trump reversals on Fed chair, China tariffs send markets higher
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is looking for an off-ramp from the trade war it started with China earlier this month, calling its…
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Transcript: Trump’s “Madness” on Tariffs Darkens as More Bad Polls Hit
Long: It’s one of the reasons that the U.S. dollar has been the global reserve currency. It’s one of the reasons that during the great…
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Tesla profit falls in the wake of brand controversy and tariffs
Tesla is off to a bumpy start this year. The electric vehicle giant’s profit plunged 71% in the first quarter to $409 million as the…
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Trump Tariffs Send Stock Market Plummeting to Great Depression Levels
But Hegseth and Donald Trump are refusing to admit he did anything wrong, instead painting the defense secretary as MAGA’s latest victim…
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Roche to invest US$50 billion in US to avoid Trump tariffs, create 12,000 jobs
Roche said on Tuesday (Apr 22) it would invest US$50 billion in the United States over the next five years, creating more than 12,000 new…
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Global shipping navigates Trump tariffs uncertainty
Shifting trade announcements have led to unprecedented volatility in the global shipping industry in recent weeks, with industry players…
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Vance meets with Modi as India seeks reprieve from Trump tariffs
NEW DELHI — Vice President JD Vance held trade talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Monday as the South Asian…
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China plastic plants face closure risk as tariffs hit US ethane
Chinese plastics factories that depend on a gas they mainly import from the US are contending with the prospect of shutdowns as the…
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Amid Trump tariffs, the world responds with a free export: Humor
An evening show last week at the Hollywood Improv comedy club included poop jokes, a song about young people being too woke and a raunchy…
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Tomato price warning issued over Trump tariffs
Tomato prices are likely to increase as a result of the Trump administration decision this week to terminate a tomato import agreement…
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Volkswagen floats making Audis in US to swerve Trump tariffs
[Berlin] Volkswagen could relocate some production of its high-end Audi line to dodge US tariffs on automobiles ordered by US President…
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Ford ‘adjusts’ some exports to China due to tariffs
Citing the US-China trade conflict, Ford said on Friday (Apr 18) it has “adjusted” its exports to the country, where the US auto giant…
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Hertz wins over Ackman in a bet tariffs will boost value of cars
Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Capital Management has amassed a nearly 20 per cent stake in Hertz Global in a bet on the rental car…
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Trump’s Tariffs Could Put the Supreme Court in a Major Bind
At issue is the administration’s interpretation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which the White House cited as the…
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China move could send US mortgages climbing
The deepening of President Donald Trump's trade war with China could push the country—the second-largest holder of U.S. debt—to dump its…
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Boeing jet departs China delivery plant as US tariffs bite
A Boeing jet that arrived at a completion plant near Shanghai last week appeared to be returning to Seattle, flight tracking data showed…
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Trump signals tit-for-tat China tariffs may be near end; TikTok deal on ice
US President Donald Trump on Thursday (Apr 17) signalled a potential end to the tit-for-tat tariff hikes between the US and China that…
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Trump says U.S., China talking over tariffs
President Trump said officials from China have reached out "a number of times" since the tariff war between the U.S. and China began.…
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Trump Has Eyewateringly Corrupt Scheme to Get Rich Off Tariffs
“The ECB is expected to cut interest rates for the 7th time, and yet, ‘Too Late’ Jerome Powell of the Fed, who is always TOO LATE AND…
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World economy likely to avoid recession despite tariffs, IMF chief says
The global economy is likely to avoid a recession, despite the hit to growth from US President Donald Trump’s tariff rollout, the head of…