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Invest in these stocks with ‘stronger fundamentals and less risk,’ Piper Sandler says
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Invest in these stocks with ‘stronger fundamentals and less risk,’ Piper Sandler says

Heightened tensions around President Donald Trump’s tariffs have weighed on the market in recent days, but some stocks could provide investors safety amid persistent uncertainty, according to Piper Sandler. All three major averages closed the past week lower after Trump on Monday said that 25% tariffs would be imposed on goods from Canada and Mexico […]

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China to impose retaliatory tariffs on some Canadian products as trade war heats up
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China to impose retaliatory tariffs on some Canadian products as trade war heats up

Containers at the Port of Vancouver in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Feb. 28, 2025. Ethan Cairns/Bloomberg via Getty Images China on Saturday announced retaliatory tariffs on some Canadian agricultural goods, hitting back after Ottawa slapped import duties on Chinese-made electric vehicles and steel and aluminum products. Beijing said a 100% tariff would be imposed on […]

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CNBC Daily Open: Trump paused tariffs for some imports — but Nasdaq enters correction territory
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CNBC Daily Open: Trump paused tariffs for some imports — but Nasdaq enters correction territory

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office, on the day he signs executive orders, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. March 6, 2025.  Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump expanded his tariff pause to goods coming in from Canada and Mexico, so long as they satisfy terms of the […]

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Trump grants automakers one-month exemption from tariffs
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Trump grants automakers one-month exemption from tariffs

In an aerial view, brand new Subaru cars sit in a storage lot at Auto Warehouse Co. on March 4, 2025 in Richmond, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The White House on Wednesday announced a one-month North American tariff exemption for automakers after President Donald Trump spoke a day earlier with heads of General […]

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Trump tariffs live updates: U.S. could exclude auto industry, White House expected to make announcement
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Trump tariffs live updates: U.S. could exclude auto industry, White House expected to make announcement

Bloomberg: U.S. weighing one-month delay on auto tariffs The U.S. administration is considering delaying tariffs on automobiles from Mexico and Canada by one month, Bloomberg News reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Administration officials met with the heads of Ford, General Motors and Stellantis on Tuesday, with another meeting set for Wednesday, the Bloomberg […]

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Europe stocks open higher; German borrowing costs soar as Merz plans debt rule overhaul
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Europe stocks open higher; German borrowing costs soar as Merz plans debt rule overhaul

European stocks opened higher Wednesday amid optimism that U.S. President Donald Trump’s 25% duties on Canada and Mexico could be relaxed, with investors also paying close attention to the potential reform of Germany’s contentious debt brake system. The Stoxx 600 index was 1.05% higher shortly after the open, following the broad downturn in global equities on […]

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Asia-Pacific markets mostly higher as investors assess China GDP and inflation targets
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Asia-Pacific markets mostly higher as investors assess China GDP and inflation targets

A man carrying a kite in the shape of the Chinese national flag walks along the Bund while buildings of Pudong’s Lujiazui financial district  in Shanghai, China Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were mostly higher Wednesday as investors assessed China growth and inflation targets amid U.S. tariffs and escalating global trade tensions […]

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Trump to address joint session of Congress at 9 p.m. ET with DOGE, tariffs and Ukraine looming
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Trump to address joint session of Congress at 9 p.m. ET with DOGE, tariffs and Ukraine looming

President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. January 30, 2018. Leah Millis | Reuters President Donald Trump is set to address a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night amid stock market turmoil driven by his stiff new […]

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Trump tariff compromises with Mexico and Canada teased by Commerce Secretary Lutnick
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Trump tariff compromises with Mexico and Canada teased by Commerce Secretary Lutnick

President Donald Trump will “probably” announce tariff compromise deals with Canada and Mexico soon, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Tuesday. The potential agreements would likely involve scaling back at least part of Trump’s brand new 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada, he added. Lutnick’s comments came minutes after the U.S. stock market limped […]

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Trump’s Mexico tariffs could raise produce prices in the next few days, Target CEO says
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Trump’s Mexico tariffs could raise produce prices in the next few days, Target CEO says

Shoppers will likely see produce prices increase in the coming days due to President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Mexican imports, Target CEO Brian Cornell said Tuesday. The Trump administration’s 25% levies on goods from Mexico and Canada, along with an additional 10% duty on Chinese imports, took effect Tuesday. Cornell said Target relies heavily on […]

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