3 days ago · U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China have the potential to impact corporate profits, as well as to dictate the path of inflation, economic growth and stock market performance, analysts said. While Mexico-exposed names recouped some losses after Trump agreed to delay new tariffs on Mexico for one month, investors were still …

But Trump is also declaring initial victories as Mexican and Canadian leaders agreed to more cooperation on border control. Unlike during the 2024 campaign, when Trump billed his economic agenda as guaranteed to reduce the cost of living for Americans, the Republican president now is acknowledging what many economists have long forecasted: that his approach could yield …

5 days ago · PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — With a trio of executive orders, President Donald Trump has almost instantly thrown the world economy and his own goal of cutting inflation into turmoil.. His tariffs against Canada and Mexico in order to stop illegal immigration and the illicit fentanyl trade led to retaliatory taxes by both countries on U.S. imports. He placed an additional 10% …

4 days ago · JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Southeast Asia's only nuclear power plant, completed four decades ago in Bataan, about 40 miles from the Philippine capital Manila, was built in the 1970s but left idle due to safety concerns and corruption. It …

4 days ago · OTTAWA — Ottawa is imposing 25 per cent tariffs on hundreds of goods originating in the United States — from meat and milk to carpets and curtains — in response to steep new American levies against Canada. A federal official also signalled that Canada will pursue available legal remedies in ...

4 days ago · Whatever investors expected from Donald Trump's tariff threats, or from the target countries' responses, they may have ended up with more than they bargained for. Equity indexes met with aggressive selling in Asia and looked headed for steep drops globally, based on futures prices for the U.S. S&P 500 and pan-European STOXX 50. Some investors had expected that …

4 days ago · "Potential tariff-driven decline in U.S. natural gas imports from Canada is too small to significantly raise U.S. natural gas prices," the bank said. Oil and gas prices jumped on Monday after Trump imposed tariffs over the weekend. The tariffs, which will take effect on Feb. 4, include a 25% levy on most goods from Mexico and Canada, with a 10% tariff on energy imports from …

3 days ago · LONDON/SINGAPORE/NEW YORK (Reuters) -Financial markets that had banked on avoiding trade wars are recalibrating the possibility of a sharp global slowdown, rekindled inflation and a pause to Federal Reserve rate cuts after Donald Trump declared tariffs on top U.S. trading partners. The U.S. president's weekend orders for additional levies of 25% on imports …

6 days ago · NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government presented an annual budget to Parliament on Saturday that focused on wooing the salaried middle class with tax cuts and spurring economic growth by boosting agriculture and manufacturing.

4 days ago · Ecuador and Canada have finalized a new trade accord following months of negotiations, Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa said on social media on Sunday. Noboa's government expects the trade deal to promote local job growth from sectors including flowers, canned tuna, textiles and auto parts, among others, according to a statement. Noboa's …