Trump, tariffs
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President Donald Trump expressed optimism Thursday that he and his “friend...for a long period of time,” Chinese President Xi Jinping will reach a deal on tariffs.
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His administration piled on heaps of new “reciprocal” tariffs Wednesday on dozens of American allies and adversaries alike, aiming to — as he claims — restore fairness and boost American manufacturing...
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Ultimately, there are no new changes to tariffs on Canadian goods today.
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Trump, Elon Musk
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Seemingly exiled DOGE head Elon Musk made a surprising appearance at U.S. President Donald Trump's cabinet meeting on Thursday after he made some comments about the president's tariff plan
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Over the last few months, DOGE operatives, many of them with connections to Musk’s companies but little to no government experience, have infiltrated dozens of federal agencies as part of Musk’s plan ...
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In a dramatic move Wednesday, Trump authorized a 90-day pause in the higher tariffs for most countries he announced last week while maintaining a 10% universal tariff.
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President Donald Trump has launched tariff wars with almost all of America’s trading partners. And his track record of on-again, off-again new levies continued Wednesday with a 90-day pause for most nations targeted by the latest volley of import taxes.
Donald Trump is laughing off China’s decision to reduce the number of U.S. movies it allows to play in the country. The China Film Administration confirmed the reduction on April 10 after reports surfaced a day earlier.
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President Trump's tariff pause was due to the outpouring of calls from foreign nations looking to make deals and Trump wanting to fix the national emergency of trade deficits.
Even by the standards of Trump’s second term, the saga that had played out over the past week left the world struggling to catch its breath.
Senator Adam Schiff wants Trump to be investigated over potential insider trading and stock market manipulation.
The president paused higher import duties for dozens of countries for 90 days but hiked levies on China to 125%.
Trump said he decided to pause tariffs because people "were getting yippy" and "a little bit afraid" amid days of market turmoil.
The UK's FTSE 100 is up 6%, but Donald Trump's universal 10% levy for all countries, except China, remains in place.
"Shark Tank" Investor Kevin O’Leary argued in favor of new tariffs against China, arguing the status quo has destroyed American businesses both large and small.