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Tempted by Trump’s Tariffs to Panic-Buy? Don’t.
I went to Costco on a tariff run, and did not stock up on anything. It was tempting. Mark Cuban was on social media telling people it was…
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Ron Johnson Panics on Air Over Trump’s Disastrous Tariffs
“I think it’s going very well. It was an operation like when a patient gets operated on, and it’s a big thing. I said this would be…
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China Retaliates with Massive 34% Tariff on US Goods Launching Major Trade War Response after Trump's 34% Levy
China retaliated against President Donald Trump's broad "Liberation Day" tariffs on Friday by imposing its own 34 percent tariff on U.S.…
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Transcript: Trump’s Tariff Madness Can Be Stopped. Here’s How.
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the April 4 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. Greg Sargent: This is…
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Trump’s Nonemergency Tariffs
This is an abuse of language and logic in the service of bad policy that hardly interacts with the alleged threat to national security.…
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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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Here’s What Trump’s Tariffs Could Do to the U.S. Auto Industry
Increasing production at existing plants and building new ones, moreover, represent big corporate commitments. Those generally require a…
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“Horrifying”: Trump’s Weird, Confused Rant to Media as Markets Tanked
After President Trump imposed sweeping tariffs on imports from all over the globe, prompting the markets to implode, he took a question…
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General Motors to Ramp Up Production in the United States and Create Hundreds of New Jobs after Trump's Tariff Announcement
General Motors on Thursday revealed plans to dramatically boost vehicle production in Indiana, a decision made in response to President…
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Gold falls as risk appetite dwindles on Trump’s tariff clarity
GOLD prices fell on Friday as investors reassessed their risk outlook in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s tariff measures, which…
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Asia: Stocks extend global rout after Trump’s shock tariff blitz
Equities extended losses in Asia on Friday, extending a global rout inflicted by Donald Trump’s tariff blitz that has inflamed a trade war…
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Lawsuit Challenges Trump’s Legal Rationale for Tariffs on China
The New Civil Liberties Alliance — a nonprofit group that describes itself as battling “violations by the administrative state” — sued the…
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Trump’s Trade War Risks Forfeiting America’s Economic Primacy
The global economic system that the United States has shaped and steered for more than three-quarters of a century was animated by a…
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Republicans Are in Denial About Trump’s Catastrophic Tariffs
“Well, we’re importing from Turkey, we’re importing from South Korea, to a few other countries right now,” Rollins responded. “But again,…
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Trump’s De Minimis Order Could Raise Costs on Clothes and Goods From China
President Trump on Wednesday ordered the closure of a loophole that allows retailers to directly send clothes and other goods from China…
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Trump’s Tariffs Follow Anger Over Trade Imbalances and Lost Manufacturing Jobs
President Trump upended the international trading system on Wednesday with a blunt package of global tariffs, making the case that the…
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What Donald Trump's bombshell tariffs mean for your pension
President Donald Trump has levied wide-ranging tariffs on nearly every trading nation in the world. But how could this affect your…
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Trump’s Tariffs Hit Garment Makers in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka Hard
Through Covid, political chaos, and economic disarray, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh kept one industry central to their hopes of prosperity…
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Fact-Checking Trump’s Claim About Egg Prices
President Trump, as he announced sweeping tariffs, batted away “very tired predictions” from critics of his economic agenda by citing a…
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Russia’s Escape From Trump’s Tariffs Raises Questions
When President Trump unveiled major new tariffs on Wednesday, one big economy that he did not target was Russia. Treasury Secretary Scott…
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A Stunned World Reckons With Economic Fallout From Trump’s Tariffs
Laptop computers from Taiwan, wine from Italy, frozen shrimp from India, Nike sneakers from Vietnam and Irish butter. These products are…
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Trump’s Tariffs Pose a New Threat for Germany’s Stagnant Economy
Germany had hoped that a new government would revive its stagnant economy, but President Trump’s sweeping new tariffs are stoking worries…
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Japan Lacks a ‘Viable Option’ for Retaliating to Trump’s Tariffs
After being smacked with double-digit percentage tariffs by a key ally, Japan finds itself with few retaliatory options. Since President…
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US emerges as biggest loser in markets from Trump’s tariffs
US equity index futures tumble more than 4% after President Trump announces a sweeping series of tariffs Donald Trump’s shake-up of the…