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How boycotts on American products and travel are impacting the U.S.
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How boycotts on American products and travel are impacting the U.S.

ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email In response to U.S. tariffs and President Trump’s policies, 71% of Canadian consumers say they intend to buy fewer American products this year, according to retail data consulting firm Dunnhumby. That’s having an impact. The US economy could lose up to 0.3% […]

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Fed’s Powell tells Princeton grads to guard integrity amid Trump criticism
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Fed’s Powell tells Princeton grads to guard integrity amid Trump criticism

Jerome Powell, chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve, during the Society For Advancing Business Editing and Writing annual conference in Arlington, Virginia, on April 4, 2025. Tierney L. Cross | Bloomberg | Getty Images Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell told Princeton graduates to “guard” their integrity amid a flurry of criticism from U.S. President Donald […]

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Four tools at the Trump administration’s disposal after a U.S. court blocks tariffs
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Four tools at the Trump administration’s disposal after a U.S. court blocks tariffs

US President Donald Trump prepares to sign executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 23, 2025. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to find a workaround after suffering a major blow to a core part of his economic agenda. The […]

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Here’s how China could retaliate against U.S. tariffs
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Here’s how China could retaliate against U.S. tariffs

China is the world’s second-largest economy and second-largest importer of U.S. goods. Entities in China hold at least $784 billion in U.S. federal debt. The country also controls much of the world’s rare element supply, which is vital for manufacturing technology. China could weaponize these assets if an all-out trade war breaks out, to the […]

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How China used Vietnam to evade higher U.S. tariffs
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How China used Vietnam to evade higher U.S. tariffs

The threat of rising tariff rates on U.S. imports could hobble the economic trajectory of countries such as Vietnam.  Foreign direct investment in Vietnam has increased in recent years as firms search for ways to manage risks stemming from production in China. Vietnam has received approximately $18.5 billion in net foreign direct investment, according to World Bank […]

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Unprecedented ‘shock’: Why bond yields may face even more challenges ahead
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Unprecedented ‘shock’: Why bond yields may face even more challenges ahead

ETF Edge Unprecedented ‘shock’: Why bond yields may face even more challenges ahead Published Fri, Apr 11 20257:26 AM EDT Krysta Escobar WATCH LIVE Source

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Actively managed ETFs hit  trillion milestone: Why tariff uncertainty may spark more growth
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Actively managed ETFs hit $1 trillion milestone: Why tariff uncertainty may spark more growth

ETF Edge Actively managed ETFs hit $1 trillion milestone: Why tariff uncertainty may spark more growth Published Fri, Apr 4 20257:00 AM EDT Krysta Escobar WATCH LIVE Source

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Why oil companies may not love Pres. Trump’s ‘drill, baby, drill’ agenda
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Why oil companies may not love Pres. Trump’s ‘drill, baby, drill’ agenda

President Donald Trump is urging oil producers to “drill, baby, drill.” U.S. oil and gas investors may not be on board with the plan. “Right now, with low oil prices, I think we’re going to start to see a lot of companies starting to pare back on their capital spending,” said Clark Williams-Derry, an energy finance […]

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Zuckerberg’s rightward policy shift puts Meta staffers on edge, targets Apple
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Zuckerberg’s rightward policy shift puts Meta staffers on edge, targets Apple

Priscilla Chan, left, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and Lauren Sanchez are among guests attending Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 47th U.S. president in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2025. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images Mark Zuckerberg kicked off 2025 with an Instagram video that outlined his vision for what he […]

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Trump says Microsoft is in talks to acquire TikTok
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Trump says Microsoft is in talks to acquire TikTok

A Microsoft store in New York, US, on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024.  Jeenah Moon | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters on Monday that Microsoft is in talks to acquire TikTok and that he would like to see a bidding war over the app. Microsoft declined to comment. TikTok and ByteDance did not immediately respond to Reuters’ requests for a comment outside regular […]

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