Trade
China’s Commerce Ministry held talks with Walmart after report on price cut demand, state media says
A Walmart Supercenter in Burbank, California, on Nov. 21, 2024. Allen J. Schaben | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images China’s Ministry of Commerce has held talks with Walmart after the U.S. retail giant reportedly requested price cuts from Chinese suppliers to offset tariff costs, a state-backed media outlet said Wednesday. The announcement came after […]
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Trump’s tariffs are still rocking markets. Here’s how strategists advise protecting your portfolios
Stock markets have seen volatile trading in recent weeks, as investors try to keep on top of the news flow. Source
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Trump to address CEOs at Business Roundtable as market sell-off continues
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on on the day he signs an executive order in the Oval Office, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. Feb. 25, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters President Donald Trump is set Tuesday to address a major meeting of top CEOs, many of whom have seen the value of […]
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Ontario’s Doug Ford warns of ‘Trump recession,’ threatens electrical shutoff
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Tuesday that if there is a recession ‘there’s one person to be blamed, and that’s President [Donald] Trump.” “If we go into a recession, it will be called the Trump recession” Ford said in an interview with CNBC’s “Money Movers,” shortly after the U.S. president said that he would raise […]
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Trump raises Canadian steel, aluminum tariffs to 50% in retaliation for Ontario energy duties
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has ordered his administration to raise tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum imports by an additional 25%, bringing the total duties to 50%. The new policy will go into effect Wednesday morning, Trump said in a Truth Social post that also repeated his calls for Canada to be absorbed […]
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Tariffs are ‘lose-lose’ for U.S. jobs and industry, economist says: ‘There are no winners here’
Key Points President Donald Trump has pursued an economic agenda of broad tariffs on U.S. trading partners, including Canada, China and Mexico. Tariffs aim to protect targeted domestic industries. They end up costing U.S. jobs on a net basis, after accounting for retaliation and higher production costs for many businesses, economists said. Source
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Volkswagen and Stellantis evade Trump’s 25% tariffs, while BMW braces for impact
Volkswagen ID.7 electric cars are seen at the Volkswagen (VW) electric fleet lead plant in Emden, Germany, Feb. 18, 2025. Carmen Jaspersen | Reuters Automakers Volkswagen and Stellantis have confirmed that their vehicles made in North America will be exempt from U.S. President Donald Trump’s newly rolled out 25% tariffs, while BMW says it will […]
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Trump rejects pleas from business for more clarity on tariffs: ‘They always say that’
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stands by him aboard Air Force One on his return to Washington, D.C., U.S., March 9, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump has dismissed the growing chorus of CEOs, investors and policymakers who are pleading with the White House […]
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Trump downplays business concerns about uncertainty from his tariffs and the prospect of higher prices
U.S. President Donald Trump attends the White House Crypto Summit at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 7, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters President Donald Trump is dismissing business concerns over the uncertainty caused by his planned tariffs on a range of American trading partners and the prospect of higher prices, and isn’t […]
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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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