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Steel stocks surge after Trump doubles steel tariffs, Cleveland Cliffs jumps more than 20%
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Steel stocks surge after Trump doubles steel tariffs, Cleveland Cliffs jumps more than 20%

The Cleveland Cliffs Cleveland Works steel mill facility in Cleveland, Ohio, on Oct. 20, 2024. Dustin Franz | Bloomberg | Getty Images Major steel stocks jumped Monday after President Donald Trump hiked tariffs tied to the metal. Shares of mining company Cleveland-Cliffs popped roughly 22% following the announcement, while Steel Dynamics jumped more than 13% […]

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As the TACO trade goes viral, another is gaining traction: ‘Anywhere But The USA’
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As the TACO trade goes viral, another is gaining traction: ‘Anywhere But The USA’

“It’s become quite emotive,” one market watcher told CNBC. “Nobody wants to invest in an environment where the government might change its mind overnight.” Source

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Trump-backed nationalist clinches Poland’s presidency
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Trump-backed nationalist clinches Poland’s presidency

WARSAW, POLAND – JUNE 01: Karol Nawrocki, presidential candidate of the Law and Justice Party (PiS), gestures as he arrives with his family to cast his ballot at a polling station during the Polish presidential runoff election on June 01, 2025 in Warsaw, Poland. Today’s election is a closely contested race between Nawrocki and Rafal […]

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China says the U.S. undermined Geneva trade deal after Trump accuses Beijing of violations
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China says the U.S. undermined Geneva trade deal after Trump accuses Beijing of violations

The U.S. and Chinese flags are seen on the day of a bilateral meeting between the U.S. and China, in Geneva, Switzerland, May 10, 2025. Keystone/eda/martial Trezzini | Via Reuters China on Monday refuted Washington’s claims that it had broken the Geneva trade agreement, instead accusing the U.S. for breaching deal terms, signaling talks between […]

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Poland on a knife’s edge as exit poll shows a near tie in runoff
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Poland on a knife’s edge as exit poll shows a near tie in runoff

An exit poll in Poland’s presidential runoff on Sunday showed the two candidates in a statistical tie with the race still too close to call in the deeply divided nation. The results could set the course for the nation’s political future and its relations with the European Union. An Ipsos exit poll released when the […]

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Elon Musk says he doesn’t ‘want to take responsibility for everything the administration’s doing’
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Elon Musk says he doesn’t ‘want to take responsibility for everything the administration’s doing’

Tesla CEO Elon Musk listens as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House on May 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images President Donald Trump lauded billionaire Elon Musk on Friday as the Tesla CEO wrapped up his time in government service after four […]

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Trump advisers defend tariffs amid legal fight, insisting they’re ‘not going away’
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Trump advisers defend tariffs amid legal fight, insisting they’re ‘not going away’

US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on May 30, 2025. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump’s top economic advisers maintained confidence on Sunday that the “tariffs are not going away,” as a key tenet of Trump’s policy agenda hangs in legal limbo. “Rest assured, […]

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Trump and Xi are likely to talk soon about trade, though no date has been set, Hassett says
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Trump and Xi are likely to talk soon about trade, though no date has been set, Hassett says

White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett gives a TV interview outside of the White House in Washington, U.S., May 9, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett suggested on Sunday that President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping could have a conversation about trade as soon as this week. Hassett […]

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Speaker Mike Johnson says some Medicaid recipients will ‘choose’ whether to lose healthcare under House spending bill
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Speaker Mike Johnson says some Medicaid recipients will ‘choose’ whether to lose healthcare under House spending bill

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on Sunday defended cuts to Medicaid in the budget bill House Republicans passed last month from allegations that millions of Americans could lose their access to the program, saying that “4.8 million people will not lose their Medicaid unless they choose to do so.” Johnson told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that the […]

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Ukraine destroyed more than 40 military aircraft in a drone attack deep inside Russia, official says
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Ukraine destroyed more than 40 military aircraft in a drone attack deep inside Russia, official says

Smoke rises above the area following what local authorities called a drone attack on a military unit in the Sredny settlement, in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in the Usolsky district of the Irkutsk region, Russia, in this still image from a video published June 1, 2025. Governor Of Irkutsk Region | Via Reuters A […]

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