Tariff
Trump tariffs: White House blinks first with temporary reprieve; China’s duties kick in
China has been ‘isolated’ amid U.S. tariffs, Bill Ackman says China has been “isolated as a bad actor” as a result of mounting trade tensions and tariff impositions with the U.S., billionaire investor Bill Ackman said Thursday in a social media post. “Every American company is immediately moving their supply chains out of China back […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Euphoria in markets as Trump pauses tariffs — but pauses are temporary
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks, as he signs executive orders and proclamations in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 9, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump has hit the pause button on his heavy “reciprocal” tariffs and swapped them for a universal 10% rate for 90 […]
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Apple has best day since 1998 on Trump’s 90-day tariff pause
Apple CEO Tim Cook inspects the new iPhone 16 during an Apple special event at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California, on Sept. 9, 2024. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Apple shares skyrocketed 15% on Wednesday after President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on his administration’s “reciprocal tariffs,” which would have affected the company’s production […]
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Affirm surges 20% as fintech rallies on tariff pause, but risk remains
Thomas Fuller | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images The fintech sector is rallying Wednesday following the Trump administration’s announcement of a 90-day pause on planned tariffs. Affirm was up 20%, Toast and Block rose 13% and PayPal increased 10%. The 90-day pause doesn’t eliminate the threat of tariffs — it just delays it. […]
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European Union approves first set of retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports
European flags fly in front of the Berlaymont building. Omar Havana | Getty Images News | Getty Images The European Union on Wednesday voted to approve its first set of retaliatory measures to counter tariffs imposed by the U.S. on steel and aluminum. The European Commission, the bloc’s executive arm, said duties would start being […]
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Trump’s tariffs launch a global trade war with no clear off-ramp: Live updates
Dimon: Recession is ‘a likely outcome’ of tariffs Jamie Dimon, CEO of JP Morgan Chase, speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box outside the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 22nd, 2025. Gerry Miller | CNBC JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon says that a recession in the U.S. is a “likely outcome” as a result […]
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IRS acting commissioner will resign over deal to send immigrants’ tax data to ICE, sources say
Pgiam | Istock | Getty Images WASHINGTON — The acting commissioner of the IRS is resigning over a deal to share immigrants’ tax data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the purpose of identifying and deporting people illegally in the U.S., according to two people familiar with the decision. Melanie Krause, who had served as acting head since February, […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Musk slams Navarro as Trump’s 104% tariffs on China are set to take effect
Shipping containers and gantry cranes beyond a fishing boat near the Yangshan Deepwater Port in Shanghai, China, on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. China’s trade figures are scheduled for release on Dec 7. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images In just a few hours, Trump tariffs will kick in — which includes a ghastly 104% duty […]
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Apple’s 4-day slide puts Microsoft back on top as most valuable company
Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, laughs as he attends a session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 23, 2020. Denis Balibouse | Reuters Apple‘s 23% plunge over the past four trading sessions has again turned Microsoft into the world’s most valuable public company. As of Tuesday’s close, Microsoft is worth $2.64 […]
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Why bitcoin is showing ‘impressive’ resilience through tariff tumult, according to Bernstein
While recession fears and uncertainty about President Donald Trump’s tariff plans have taken stocks for a ride, bitcoin’s resilience through it all “has been nothing but impressive,” according to Bernstein. Bitcoin lost about 7% from last Thursday — the day after Trump revealed his sweeping tariffs plan — to this Monday. During the same period, […]
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