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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: General Motors, GameStop, Nvidia, Jefferies and more
Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading: Auto stocks — Shares of major automakers dropped after President Donald Trump announced a 25% tariff on all cars not made in the U.S. that will go into effect next week. General Motors slid more than 6%, while Stellantis lost 1%. GameStop — The video game […]
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Trump threatens ‘far larger’ tariffs if EU and Canada unite to do ‘economic harm’ to the U.S.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 26, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose “far larger” tariffs on the European Union (EU) and Canada if they work together to combat trade tariffs. “If the European […]
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Germany slams Trump’s 25% auto tariffs as bad news for U.S., EU and global trade
A Volkswagen (VW) Passat R car (L) and a Golf GTI car are pictured in the tower storage facility of German carmaker Volkswagen at the company’s headquarters in Wolfsburg, central Germany, on March 11, 2025. Ronny Hartmann | Afp | Getty Images Germany’s economy minister and auto industry lambasted U.S. President Donald Trump’s plans to […]
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European auto shares fall after fresh Trump tariffs; Jeep-maker Stellantis down 5.2%: Live updates
H&M posts weaker-than-expected first-quarter sales in slow start to the year H&M on Thursday posted weaker than expected first-quarter sales in a slow start to the year for the world’s second-largest clothing retailer. Sales at the Swedish fashion giant rose 2% in local currencies to 55.33 billion Swedish krona ($5.5 billion) in the three-month period, slightly […]
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Shares of Asia’s automakers fall as Trump announces 25% tariffs on car imports
Recently imported brand new unregistered Honda cars are parked in a storage yard at the Port of Bristol on January 15, 2025 near Bristol, England. Anna Barclay | Getty Images Shares of Asia’s automakers fell after U.S. President Donald Trump announced he will impose tariffs on cars not made in the country. Japanese automakers Toyota […]
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Stock futures rise even as investors weigh Trump’s auto tariffs: Live updates
Donald Trump is greeted by traders as he walks the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Dec. 12, 2024. Alex Brandon | AP Stock futures were edged up early Thursday as investors weighed news of President Donald Trump’s 25% tariff aimed at foreign cars. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose […]
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Asia-Pacific markets track Wall Street declines as Trump unveils tariffs on auto imports
The direction of average tariff rates is up, Barclays says Whether President Trump will indeed soften his approach to tariffs as he has recently suggested is uncertain, but one thing that is clear is that average tariff rates are rising, according to Barclays. “We think the direction of travel is clear: average tariff rates are […]
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Life science stocks are under pressure due to possible NIH funding cuts. What lies ahead for the sector
A recent move by the Trump administration to substantially lower funding from the National Institutes of Health for research institutions around the country has investors fearing meaningful losses for life science tools companies. The NIH announced in early February that it would cap research funding at 15% for “indirect costs” – those that aren’t directly […]
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How Salt Lake City transformed into one of the hottest housing and job markets in the U.S.
Salt Lake City has become a thriving metropolis with a booming population and plenty of job opportunities in banking and tech. Many residents, like former Gov. Michael Leavitt, point to the 2002 Winter Olympics as the catalyst for the city’s transformation. “A lot of good things came together at the right time. We had a […]
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Europe wants to pour billions of dollars into its own defense companies — but market watchers say it may not be able to shut American firms out
New army recruits of the Bundeswehr, Germany’s armed forces, during basic training on Nov. 29, 2022 near Prenzlau, Germany. Sean Gallup | Getty Images As Europe plans to pour billions of dollars into defense, many regional leaders are pushing for the money to be spent locally — but some market watchers say it’s inevitable that […]
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