Month: February 2025
China denounces Trump tariff: ‘Fentanyl is America’s problem’
The U.S. and China flags stand behind a microphone at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing on April 9, 2009. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images China’s government on Sunday denounced the Trump administration’s imposition of a long-threatened 10% tariff on Chinese imports while leaving the door open for talks with the U.S. that […]
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Canada’s Justin Trudeau announces retaliatory tariffs following Trump’s executive order
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Saturday night that his country would respond to President Donald Trump’s decision to enact a 25% tariff on Canadian exports to the U.S. by implementing a 25% tariff against $155 billion in U.S. goods. Trudeau did not specify whether the $155 billion in American goods was the products’ worth in Canadian […]
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‘Tariffs are not the answer’: Industry and corporate leaders react to Trump duties on Mexico, Canada and China
Aerial view of trucks queueing next to the border wall before crossing to the United States at Otay commercial port in Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico, on Jan. 22, 2025. Guillermo Arias | AFP | Getty Images Industry and corporate leaders are weighing in after U.S. President Donald Trump followed through with his threat to […]
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Trump slaps tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as he signs an executive order in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., Jan. 31, 2025. Carlos Barria | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump is pushing ahead with long-threatened import tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico and China. On Saturday, the Trump administration senior trade […]
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Trump fires the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
President Donald Trump has fired the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Rohit Chopra, in the latest purge of a Biden administration holdover. Chopra was one of the more important regulators from the previous Democratic administration who was still on the job since Trump took office on Jan. 20. Chopra’s tenure saw the removal […]
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Will 2025 finally mark the end of the IPO drought?
ETF Edge Will 2025 finally mark the end of the IPO drought? Published Sat, Feb 1 202511:00 AM EST Emily Glass WATCH LIVE Source
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We asked 10 travel agents: What’s the top under-the-radar destination? Here’s what they said
Key Points Ten travel agents provided their picks for the most underhyped places to visit in the world. They weigh in with their rationale, as well as can’t-miss activities and the best times to go. Source
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Hamas frees 3 hostages and Israel releases Palestinian prisoners in 4th exchange of ceasefire
Released French-Israeli hostage, Ofer Kalderon, who was seized during the deadly Oct. 7, 2023 attack by Hamas, gestures as he travels by helicopter to hospital, in this screengrab from a handout video obtained by Reuters on Feb. 1, 2025. Israel Defense Forces | Via Reuters Hamas militants freed three male hostages held for more than […]
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Third Point pushes back on a pitch to take Soho House private. Three ways the firm can maximize value
Pavlo Gonchar | SOPA Images | Getty Images Company: Soho House & Co Inc (SHCO) Business: Soho House provides a global membership platform of physical and digital spaces that connects diverse groups of members from across the world. The members use the platform to work, socialize, connect and create all over the world. The company’s […]
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Inside the planning for Trump’s new tariffs war, from the biggest company to the smallest family business
President Trump is planning to impose 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada on Saturday, and 10% tariffs on China, making a signature campaign promise and core economic philosophy of his administration reality, with implications for everything from oil to autos to the U.S consumer. But for many companies across the economy, the preparations for a […]
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