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GM to invest $4 billion in U.S. plants amid tariffs for Mexican-produced vehicles
UAW Local 5960 member Kimberly Fuhr inspects a Chevrolet Bolt EV during vehicle production on May 6, 2021, at the General Motors Orion Assembly Plant in Orion Township, Michigan. Steve Fecht for Chevrolet DETROIT — General Motors plans to invest $4 billion in three American assembly plants, including moving or increasing production of two Mexican-produced […]
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Japan trade negotiator Akazawa says he made progress in U.S. tariff talks
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan’s economic revitalization minster, speaks to members of the media at the Japanese embassy in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, May 30, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan had made some progress in a fifth round of trade talks with U.S. officials aimed at ending tariffs that are hurting Japan’s economy, […]
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Apple is left without a life raft as Trump’s China trade war intensifies, analysts warn
People shop at an Apple store in Grand Central Station in New York on April 4, 2025. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Though U.S. President Donald Trump’s 90-day pause on many of his “reciprocal tariffs” has given some firms and investors respite, America’s largest company, Apple, hasn’t been so lucky. The Cupertino-based tech giant […]
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Republicans gear up for the coming battle over $5 trillion tax cut’s costs
As Republicans on Capitol Hill lay the groundwork for extending the 2017 tax cuts, cracks are already emerging on one of the biggest questions: how to handle the cost. Extending the tax provisions is estimated to increase the deficit by $5 trillion, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. Yet many lawmakers are quick to […]
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Argentina’s Milei is a VIP at Mar-a-Lago as Trump, Musk embrace his attacks on government spending
President-elect Donald Trump and Argentina’s President Javier Milei at Mar-a-Lago on November 14, 2024 Courtesy presidential office of Argentina Self-described anarcho-capitalist President Javier Milei of Argentina became the first foreign leader to visit President-elect Donald Trump since he won a second term, arriving in Florida Thursday to attend a gala dinner at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, […]
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What Trump’s win could mean for student loan forgiveness
The U.S. Department of Education’s work to cancel student debt for tens of millions of Americans will likely some to a halt with the election of Donald Trump, who has called the efforts “vile” and “not even legal.” When Trump re-enters the White House in January, he will probably direct his administration officials to stop […]
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Meet up with the leaders of the Trump era’s new conservative economic populism
(L-R) J.D. Vance, a Republican applicant for U.S. Senate in Ohio, and Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) speak with reporters at a marketing campaign rally on Could 1, 2022 in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. Drew Angerer | Getty Visuals This reported column is Section Two of Eamon Javers’ two-element sequence on the new, conservative economic populism gaining […]
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Trump allied Republicans are switching the GOP’s method to labor, cost-free markets and regulation
Republican presidential prospect and former U.S. President Donald Trump shouts throughout a campaign function in Freeland, Michigan, U.S. May well 1, 2024. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters This noted column is Aspect One of Eamon Javers’ two-portion series on the new, conservative financial populism attaining floor amongst Republicans near to former President Donald Trump. Be sure […]
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