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Trump extends TikTok deadline another 75 days as US continues to look for a deal
Apr 04, 2025 2:21 pm - President Donald Trump on Friday said he is signing an executive order to keep TikTok running in the U.S. for another 75 days to give his administration more time to broker a deal to bring the social media platform under American ownership.
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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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Service, workforce cuts possible after voters spurn Kane’s $51 million sales tax request
Apr 04, 2025 8:56 am - Kane County Board members are reacting to voters overwhelmingly rejecting a proposed county sales tax increase, with some saying that spending cuts may be necessary.
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Mount Prospect approves Lake Center Plaza expansionApr 04, 2025 8:52 am - Elk Grove Village-based Broadway Electric Inc., a full-service electrical contractor, is moving to Lake Center Plaza, at the northwest corner of Algonquin Road and Wall Street, in Mount Prospect.
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Markets plunge with S&P 500 down 6% and Dow down 2,200 as their worst crisis since COVID deepens
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US added a surprising 228,000 jobs in March as economy shows resilience in Trump trade wars
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China punches back as world weighs how to deal with higher US tariffs
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Economists say the way Trump calculated tariffs makes no sense
Apr 03, 2025 7:55 pm - Economists say the crude formula the White House used to calculate what it’s calling “reciprocal tariffs” is too simplistic to achieve its goal of wiping out U.S. trade d...
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Pritzker hopes trade mission to Mexico sparks new investment despite tariffs
Apr 03, 2025 3:31 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker wrapped up a four-day trip to Mexico City on Wednesday, hopeful a trade mission to Mexico will yield new economic development in Illinois, even as tariffs threaten the stability of the United States’ global trade.
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Trump tariff price hikes could start with food, clothing, cars and coffee