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CNBC Daily Open: Wishing upon a meteor that tariffs won’t cause inflation
Containers sit at the Port of Los Angeles, in San Pedro, California, U.S., July 8, 2025. Daniel Cole | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that copper and pharmaceutical imports will face tariffs of 50% and as high as 200%, respectively. Following the news, the S&P 500, which hit multiple record closes last week, […]
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CNBC Daily Open: To bet on a meteor strike, or tariff-driven inflation?
Shipping containers are stacked on the Ever Magic container ship operated by Evergreen at the Port of Los Angeles on June 25, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that copper and pharmaceutical imports will face tariffs of 50% and as high as 200%, respectively. Following […]
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Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed after Trump rules out tariff deadline extension
Copper falls on Trump’s impending 50% tariffs Copper wires at a recycling facility in Salt Lake City, Utah, US, on Thursday, May 8, 2025. Niki Chan Wylie | Bloomberg | Getty Images Copper prices slipped on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 50% tariff on exports of the metal to the U.S. The three-month […]
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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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CNBC Daily Open: Tariff letters from Trump, like those of lovers, seem to signify little
U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump on the South Lawn of the White House on July 4, 2025, in Washington, DC. U.S. Eric Lee | Getty Images News | Getty Images Paramours wanting to court each other have, through the decades, moved on from love letters to Instagram DMs. But some form […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Trump’s tariff letters set the heart racing, but don’t seem to promise anything new
U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump share a kiss as they watch fireworks during a Fourth of July celebration at the White House on July 4, 2025 in Washington, DC, U.S. Eric Lee | Getty Images News | Getty Images Paramours wanting to court each other have, through the decades, moved on […]
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Asia-Pacific markets set to open lower as investors assess Trump’s higher tariffs
Peter Adams | Stone | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets are set to open lower after U.S. President Donald Trump announced higher tariffs on 14 trading partners, including Japan and South Korea. Goods exported to the U.S. from Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Kazakhstan and Tunisia are now set to face 25% tariffs starting Aug. 1, according to the […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Elon Musk, founder of companies and political parties
U.S. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk attend a press event in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 30, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters When they lose a significant other, most men do indeed become a “TRAIN WRECK.” Then they pick up the pieces of their lives and start living […]
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Private credit’s trillion-dollar boom is fueling warnings of a hidden financial contagion
Private credit has swiftly emerged as one of the hottest corners of global finance, and its rapid rise is prompting alarm bells. Once a niche player catering to middle-market borrowers — or companies that fall between small businesses and large corporations, which are typically underserved by traditional banks — private credit has grown into a $1.7 trillion industry . […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Most people don’t start a political party after separation
US President Donald Trump, right, and Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., during a news conference in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, May 30, 2025. Francis Chung | Bloomberg | Getty Images When they find themselves without a significant other, most men finally start living: […]
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