Month: April 2025

Stellantis idles plants in Mexico and Canada due to tariffs
World

Stellantis idles plants in Mexico and Canada due to tariffs

The Stellantis Windsor Assembly Plant is shown on April 1, 2025 in Windsor, Canada.  Bill Pugliano | Getty Images DETROIT — Stellantis is pausing production at two assembly plants in Canada and Mexico as the company attempts to navigate President Donald Trump’s new round of 25% automotive tariffs that took effect Thursday. The downtime includes […]

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The biggest winners and losers in Europe as Trump announces sweeping tariffs
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The biggest winners and losers in Europe as Trump announces sweeping tariffs

U.S. President Donald Trump stands, after delivering remarks on tariffs, in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 2, 2025.  Leah Millis | Reuters Global markets, businesses and long-standing geopolitical relationships were thrown into disarray on Thursday, the day after U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff policy — and Europe was not […]

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Bitcoin-related startup deals soared in 2024 alongside crypto prices, research shows
Technology

Bitcoin-related startup deals soared in 2024 alongside crypto prices, research shows

Romain Costaseca | Afp | Getty Images As crypto prices rallied to record highs last year, venture investors piled into new bitcoin-related startups. The number of pre-seed transactions in the market climbed 50% in 2024, according to a report published Thursday from Trammell Venture Partners. The data indicates that more entrepreneurs entered the bitcoin arena […]

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Trump tariffs live updates: Markets shaken as global trade tensions escalate
Politics

Trump tariffs live updates: Markets shaken as global trade tensions escalate

Tariffs will raise the price of footwear, major trade group says Illuminated trademark of the American athletic footwear and apparel corporation Nike Inc. seen on its store window in Antwerp, Belgium. Karol Serewis | Lightrocket | Getty Images New tariffs will raise the price of shoes that Americans buy and lead to cheaper quality merchandise, […]

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Bitcoin slides to ,000 as Trump tariffs jolt stock market
Technology

Bitcoin slides to $81,000 as Trump tariffs jolt stock market

Harun Ozalp | Anadolu | Getty Images Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies were under pressure Thursday after President Donald Trump’s big tariffs reveal jolted the stock market. The price of the flagship cryptocurrency was last lower by 5% at $81,849.63, according to Coin Metrics. Ether fell 7% and the token tied to Solana dropped 13%. Shares […]

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Eight OPEC+ producers accelerate crude oil output hikes, pushing oil prices 6% lower
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Eight OPEC+ producers accelerate crude oil output hikes, pushing oil prices 6% lower

A view shows the logo of Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) during the United Nations climate change conference COP29, in Baku, Azerbaijan November 13, 2024.  Maxim Shemetov | Reuters Eight key OPEC+ producers on Thuesday agreed to raise combined crude oil output by 411,000 barrels per day, speeding up the pace of their […]

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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Nike, Apple, Ford, Deckers and more
Finance

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Nike, Apple, Ford, Deckers and more

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Lululemon – Shares tumbled more than 12% on the heels of President Donald Trump’s new wide-ranging tariffs . According to an SEC filing , the company sourced 40% of its products from Vietnam in 2024 – a country that was slammed with a 46% tariff. Almost […]

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Eric Adams announces he will run as independent in New York mayoral race
Politics

Eric Adams announces he will run as independent in New York mayoral race

New York City Mayor Eric Adams holds a press briefing after former Governor Andrew Cuomo enters the mayoral race on March 03, 2025 in New York United States. Selcuk Acar | Anadolu | Getty Images New York City Mayor Eric Adams will run for reelection as an independent, opting out of the Democratic primary just […]

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Pharma tariff relief likely short-lived with sector-specific duties on the horizon
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Pharma tariff relief likely short-lived with sector-specific duties on the horizon

Boxes of Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss drug Wegovy in Oslo, Norway, Nov. 21, 2023. Victoria Klesty | Reuters Pharmaceutical companies breathed a sigh of relief Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump revealed that they would not be subject to reciprocal tariffs — but that reprieve could prove fleeting as the White House moves ahead with plans […]

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Plaid raises funding at  billion valuation, enabling some employees to cash out
Technology

Plaid raises funding at $6 billion valuation, enabling some employees to cash out

Zach Perret, CEO and co-founder of Plaid, speaks during the Silicon Slopes Tech Summit in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S., on Jan. 31, 2020. George Frey | Bloomberg via Getty Images Plaid on Thursday announced a new funding round that values the fintech startup at $6 billion, down from $13.4 billion in 2021. The new […]

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