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European stocks edge higher as markets digest Trump tariff comments
Banking stocks hit 17-year high The Banc Sabadell Tower in Barcelona, Spain, on May 1, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images European shares open higher It’s around 30 minutes since European markets opened, and regional stocks are edging higher. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was last seen trading up by 0.1%, with all major bourses […]
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Global stock markets are calling Trump’s bluff on tariffs
WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 7: An aide picks up a page from a letter to Japan and South Korea, signed by U.S. President Donald Trump, announcing 25% tariffs beginning on August 1st, during the daily press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on July 7, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew […]
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Trump’s bill gets a boost as Senate Republicans say they have a deal
U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) walks to the Senate floor as Republican lawmakers struggle to pass U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping spending and tax bill, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 1, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters “I believe we do,” Thune said, when asked by reporters if Republicans have reached a […]
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Trump hosting ‘One, Big, Beautiful’ event to push Senate Republicans to pass tax bill
US President Donald Trump gestures towards the new flagpole on the South Lawn of the White House after arriving on Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Saturday, June 21, 2025. Ron Sachs | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump is set Thursday afternoon to host a group of working-class Americans at the White […]
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Trump says U.S. attacked three Iran nuclear sites
Portraits of Iranian military generals and nuclear scientists, killed in Israel’s June 13 attack are displayed above a road, as a plume of heavy smoke and fire rise over an oil refinery in southern Tehran, after it was hit in an overnight Israeli strike, on June 15, 2025. Atta Kenare | Afp | Getty Images […]
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Trump says Elon Musk will face ‘serious consequences’ if he backs Democratic candidates
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures while boarding Air Force One as he departs for New Jersey at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., June 6, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters President Donald Trump told NBC News on Saturday that Elon Musk would see “serious consequences” if he backs Democratic candidates who challenge Republicans supporting the “big, […]
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Nippon Steel to invest $4 billion for new U.S. Steel mill in $14 billion package, Reuters reports
Headquarter building of the Nippon Steel corporation in Japan on January 7, 2025. David Mareuil | Anadolu | Getty Images Nippon Steel plans to invest $14 billion in U.S. Steel’s operations, including up to $4 billion in a new steel mill if the Trump administration green lights its bid for the iconic U.S. company, according to a document and three people familiar with […]
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FDA moves to take prescription fluoride drops and tablets for kids off the market
Ferlistockphoto | Istock | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday announced it will begin the process of pulling prescription fluoride drops and tablets for children off the market. The supplements are usually given to kids at high risk for cavities. The federal government and some state legislatures are increasingly drawing attention to what they […]
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Trump elevates Marco Rubio as a potential successor — and as a 2028 rival to Vance
As President Donald Trump tiptoed away this week from the idea that he might try to win a third term, he opened the door to a fresh round of intrigue: Whom does he see as his successor? In practically the same breath in an interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” Trump suggested national security adviser and Secretary […]
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EU to set out next countermeasures against U.S. tariffs on Thursday
Maros Sefcovic, European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security; Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency, speaks to reporters in Singapore on May 7, 2025, after signing of the EU-Singapore Digital Trade Agreement (DTA), a landmark initiative enhancing digital economic cooperation between the European Union and Singapore. Roslan Rahman | Afp | Getty Images The European Commission will […]
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