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‘It doesn’t have to be this way’: Canada, Mexico and China respond to Trump’s tariffs
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‘It doesn’t have to be this way’: Canada, Mexico and China respond to Trump’s tariffs

Canadian, Mexican and Chinese flags. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday imposed long-threatened tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China — and it didn’t take long for the countries to respond. Trump signed an order slapping 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada, and a 10% duty […]

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Here are the stocks that will be hurt the most from Trump’s new tariffs
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Here are the stocks that will be hurt the most from Trump’s new tariffs

President Donald Trump ‘s proposed tariffs on some of the U.S.’s major trading partners — Mexico, Canada and China — present a challenging headwind for U.S. companies that depend on the affected countries for imports and manufacturing. While forecasts on the full economic impact of tariffs vary across Wall Street, the levies are widely expected […]

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Implemented or not, Trump’s 25% tariff threat is challenging the auto industry
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Implemented or not, Trump’s 25% tariff threat is challenging the auto industry

A car carrier trailer waits in line 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 DETROIT — As President Donald Trump’s threat to impose 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and […]

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Trump says 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada may not include oil: ‘Oil is going to have nothing to do with it as far as I’m concerned’
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Trump says 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada may not include oil: ‘Oil is going to have nothing to do with it as far as I’m concerned’

President Donald Trump speaks to members of the press in the Oval Office of the White House on Jan. 30, 2025. Kent Nishimura for The Washington Post | Getty Images Donald Trump has confirmed he will impose 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada from February, following through on threats issued weeks earlier. The […]

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Bank of Canada cuts rates, says tariff war could be very damaging
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Bank of Canada cuts rates, says tariff war could be very damaging

Tiff Macklem, governor of the Bank of Canada, during a news conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024.  David Kawai | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Bank of Canada on Wednesday trimmed its key policy rate by 25 basis points to 3%, cut growth forecasts and warned Canadians that a tariff war […]

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Trump tariffs could raise prices on technology like laptops, smartphones and AI
Technology

Trump tariffs could raise prices on technology like laptops, smartphones and AI

Workers weld acid batteries at the Leoch International Technology Ltd. factory in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico, on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024.  Mauricio Palos | Bloomberg | Getty Images The world’s most valuable chipmaker and the world’s largest contract manufacturer for electronics announced in November that Foxconn was building a massive factory in Guadalajara, Mexico, to assemble […]

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Here’s why Trump’s pursuit of Greenland is really about the control over the Arctic
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Here’s why Trump’s pursuit of Greenland is really about the control over the Arctic

President Donald Trump has reiterated his desire to buy Greenland, and refused to rule out using military or economic coercion to achieve his goal of controlling the autonomous territory of Denmark. . However, the United States isn’t the only country with an eye on the region. In 2018, a Chinese state-owned company bid roughly $550 […]

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Trump and bitcoin: BlackRock predicts another historic year for crypto
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Trump and bitcoin: BlackRock predicts another historic year for crypto

ETF Edge Trump and bitcoin: BlackRock predicts another historic year for crypto Published Thu, Jan 16 20256:30 PM ESTUpdated 18 Min Ago Krysta Escobar WATCH LIVE Source

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Trump tariffs on Canada could jeopardize oil and gas exports to U.S., says trade chief
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Trump tariffs on Canada could jeopardize oil and gas exports to U.S., says trade chief

If President-elect Donald Trump follows through with his threat to impose tariffs on Canadian goods, Ottawa is prepared to retaliate with levies that could take aim at the energy sector, Canada’s minister of international trade, Mary Ng, said Thursday. “Everything is on the table,” Ng told global markets reporter Seema Mody on CNBC’s “Squawk on […]

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Several commodities face headwinds in 2025 — but this metal’s record rally is set to continue
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Several commodities face headwinds in 2025 — but this metal’s record rally is set to continue

Gold bullions are displayed at GoldSilver Central’s office in Singapore June 19, 2017. Edgar Su | Reuters Commodity prices are largely expected to fall in 2025 due to a sluggish global economic outlook and a resurgent dollar, but gold and gas prices are poised to rally this year, according to industry experts. Commodities had a […]

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