Economy
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Asia markets rebound despite tariffs threat on China
Apr 08, 2025 6:31 am - Markets across the Asia-Pacific region rebounded when they opened Tuesday, even as President Donald Trump threatened to hit China with additional tariffs that would escal...
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A few countries offer to drop all tariffs on U.S. in response to Trump
Apr 07, 2025 1:10 pm - Amid the global market chaos sparked by the Trump administration’s announcement of tariffs on the vast majority of trading partners, a handful of countries have responded by proposing an immediate, drastic concession: giving in to President Donald Trump’s trade war demands by dropping tariffs on U.S. goods.
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Trump threatens more tariffs on China as global markets plunge
Apr 07, 2025 8:43 am - Undeterred by a stock market collapse that has continued for days, President Donald Trump threatened additional tariffs on China on Monday, raising fresh concerns that his drive to rebalance the global economy could intensify a financially destructive trade war.
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Nations puzzle over how to respond to US trade war as global markets gyrate
Apr 07, 2025 7:24 am - The impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s blast of tariff hikes was reverberating across world markets Monday as America’s trading partners puzzled over whether there is room for negotiating better deals.
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US stocks dip after careening through a manic day following Trump’s latest tariff threatApr 07, 2025 7:18 am - U.S. stocks careened through a manic Monday after President Donald Trump threatened to crank his tariffs higher, despite a stunning display showing how dearly Wall Street wants him to do the opposite.
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The Biz Week That Was: Bears renew interest in Arlington Park, Trump tariffs cause global meltdownApr 05, 2025 2:04 pm - Back to the ‘burbs? Bears say Arlington Heights again in the mix for stadium site Chicago Bears brass Wednesday made another public shift in where their new stadium ...
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Federal Reserve chief says Trump tariffs likely to raise inflation and slow US economic growth
Apr 04, 2025 1:57 pm - The Trump administration’s expansive new tariffs will likely lead to higher inflation and slower growth for the U.S. economy, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Friday.
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OPEC+ stuns oil market with policy shift to drive down price
Apr 04, 2025 1:19 pm - For most of this decade, the OPEC+ alliance has been the world’s most stalwart defender of high oil prices. In just a few moments last week, that role reversed dramatically.
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Trump hits the golf course as the stock market plummets for a second straight day over tariffs
Apr 04, 2025 12:06 pm - Two days after sending the economy reeling by announcing widespread tariffs, President Donald Trump insisted his trade policies will never change as he remained ensconced in a bubble of wealth and power in Florida.
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US added a surprising 228,000 jobs in March as economy shows resilience in Trump trade wars
Apr 04, 2025 7:13 am - U.S. employers added a surprising 228,000 jobs last month, as the American labor market continues to show resilience as President Donald Trump wages trade wars, purges federal workers and deports immigrants working in the United States illegally. The unemployment rate ticked up to 4.2%.