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Stocks Fall Further as Concern About Tariffs Deepens
Share prices fell sharply for a second day on Friday in Asia, and futures market trading indicated that American share prices might soon…
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Trade war heats up: Mexico keeps calm as Canada hits back
MEXICO CITY — Mexico has avoided the worst of the Trump tariff onslaught. At least for now. That was the message of relief that Mexican…
Politics
Trump Imposes Tariffs on Remote Islands
President Trump’s tariffs have spared almost no corner of the Earth. Even tiny, sparsely populated islands that export close to nothing.…
Politics
Tariff confusion reigns as Trump triggers biggest change to global trade in a century
The wide-ranging new tariffs announced by President Trump on Wednesday represent the biggest change to global trade in a century,…
Business
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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Canada’s Carney Puts Tariffs on U.S.-Made Cars as Stellantis Plant Pauses Production
Prime Minister Mark Carney said that Canada had introduced a 25 percent tariff on cars and trucks made in the United States in retaliation…
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Column: Making America a colonizer again
The self-professed “Make America Great Again” president is yet again reaching back to some bad old days in his chaotic quest for this…
Politics
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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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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US submarine surfaces near China-owned port in Pacific
A United States nuclear-powered submarine visited northern Australia near a strategic port controlled by a Chinese firm, which is reported…
Politics
With Trump’s Tariffs, the Chasm Between Allies and the U.S. Widens
President Trump’s announcement of sweeping tariffs on America’s trading partners has widened the rift between the United States and some…
Politics
Auto Tariffs Take Effect, Putting Pressure on New Car Prices
Tariffs on imported vehicles took effect Wednesday, a policy that President Trump said would spur investments and jobs in the United…
Politics
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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How Trump’s Tariffs Are Hitting One Chinese Factory Owner: ‘We Are Helpless’
Women in blue cloth hairnets sew the finishing touches on plush pink piggies and orange stuffed foxes, before tossing them onto giant…
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Auto Sales Surged in Anticipation of Trump’s Tariffs
The auto industry witnessed a different kind of March madness last month as buyers flocked to dealerships to lock in deals before…
Politics
Why China Is Wary of a Trump-Xi Summit
In Washington, President Trump has said he is willing to meet with Xi Jinping, China’s top leader. In Beijing, Chinese officials and…
Business
Stocks Sink as Trump’s Tariff Threats Weigh on Confidence
Stocks in Asia tumbled Monday as investors braced for a week of market tumult caused by an expected announcement of more tariffs by…
Politics
Kristi Noem, Trump's secretary of Homeland Security, meets Mexican president
MEXICO CITY — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem arrived in Mexico on Friday to meet with President Claudia Sheinbaum and members of…
Politics
Supreme Court faces Guantanamo test again: Does president's power have limits?
WASHINGTON — Two decades ago, the Bush administration said its “war on terror” prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay were off-limits to the…
Politics
Mexico races to stall or evade Trump's 25% auto tariffs
MEXICO CITY — Facing potential economic fallout from planned U.S. tariffs, Mexican authorities are pushing the White House to exclude…
Politics
US jets intercept Russian military plane buzzing aircraft carrier: Video
A video purportedly shows a Russian military aircraft buzzing a United States aircraft carrier at low altitude as it was escorted by…
Politics
Trump Threatens Europe and Canada if They Band Together Against U.S.
President Trump said in a middle-of-the-night social media post early Thursday that he would come after the European Union and Canada if…
Politics
Trump Floats Chinese Tariff Cuts in Exchange for TikTok Deal
President Trump on Wednesday raised the possibility that he could relax steep upcoming tariffs on China in exchange for the country’s…
Business
Stocks Slump Ahead of Trump’s Auto Tariffs
Stocks slumped on Wednesday ahead of President Trump’s announcement of tariffs on auto imports, as investors braced for levies that could…