Trump Signals Semiconductor Tariffs Are Coming ‘Very Soon’
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Trump Signals Semiconductor Tariffs Are Coming ‘Very Soon’

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump has signaled that he will announce further tariffs this week on semiconductors as he moves forward with a trade investigation related to national security. The move would raise the cost of importing chips, which are a vital component in electronics, cars,…

Trump’s Tariffs Leave No Safe Harbor for American Importers
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Trump’s Tariffs Leave No Safe Harbor for American Importers

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In a world besieged by turmoil, Jacob Rothman thought he had secured a refuge. Mr. Rothman, 52, grew up in California but has spent more than two decades in China, overseeing factories that make grilling accessories and other kitchen items for Walmart and…

In South Carolina, a Once Thriving Textile Hub Is Baffled by Trump’s Tariffs
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In South Carolina, a Once Thriving Textile Hub Is Baffled by Trump’s Tariffs

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In the 1970s, when the Upstate region of South Carolina was known as the textile capital of the world, Adolphus Jones would clock in for grueling summer shifts at one of the many mills in Union, his hometown. Trains roared around him, transporting…

Opinion | Trump’s Tariff Pause Is Less Than Meets the Eye
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Opinion | Trump’s Tariff Pause Is Less Than Meets the Eye

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Presidents who make big changes in government policy usually lay their plans with care. They game out what might happen next. They sweat the little things. Richard Nixon did not just decide one morning to fly to China. Ronald Reagan’s tax cuts were…

For Taiwan’s Small Exporters, the Uncertainty’s as Bad as the Tariffs
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For Taiwan’s Small Exporters, the Uncertainty’s as Bad as the Tariffs

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Since President Trump announced his wave of globe-spanning tariffs, Alex Tang has held morning pep talks with the dozen or so workers at his lathe-making factory in central Taiwan, preparing them for rocky times ahead. His business, like all of Taiwan’s export-dependent manufacturers,…

Inside Factories in China, a Struggle to Survive Trump’s Tariffs
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Inside Factories in China, a Struggle to Survive Trump’s Tariffs

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines As President Trump ratcheted up new tariffs on goods from China to 125 percent this week, the mood in the dusty streets and small factories of southeastern China was a mixture of anger, worry and resolve. Thousands of export-oriented small factories in or…

Companies See China as a Safe Harbor Amid Trump’s Tariffs
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Companies See China as a Safe Harbor Amid Trump’s Tariffs

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Even as President Trump heaped additional tariffs on China, his barrage of trade levies on countries across Asia and unpredictability about what he might do next have encouraged some companies to hunker down in China, exactly the opposite of what he had hoped….

Global Leaders Rush to Woo Trump, Hoping to Sway Him on Tariffs
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Global Leaders Rush to Woo Trump, Hoping to Sway Him on Tariffs

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump’s plan to impose sweeping tariffs on most of America’s trading partners has governments across the globe racing to schedule phone calls, send delegations to Washington and offer up proposals to lower their import taxes in order to escape the levies. On…

Trump’s Tariffs Imperil the Fortunes of a Nissan Factory Town
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Trump’s Tariffs Imperil the Fortunes of a Nissan Factory Town

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Kanda, a small town encircled by mountains on Japan’s southeast coast, is hundreds of miles from any major centers of business or politics. But recently, the only thing on its residents’ minds is President Trump. In restaurants and bars and around Kanda’s small…

Auto Tariffs Take Effect, Putting Pressure on New Car Prices
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Auto Tariffs Take Effect, Putting Pressure on New Car Prices

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Tariffs on imported vehicles took effect Thursday, a policy that President Trump said would spur investments and jobs in the United States but that analysts say will raise new car prices by thousands of dollars. The 25 percent duty applies to all cars…