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

ByNews Polite

#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…

Trade War Forces Tough Question for Retailers: Raise Prices or Eat the Cost?
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Trade War Forces Tough Question for Retailers: Raise Prices or Eat the Cost?

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Vivian Hoffman has worked in retail for a half-century, including 25 years as a buyer for Century 21 and the last eight running Whim, a chain selling affordable women’s clothing in the suburbs of New York City. She has adapted to recessions, the…

Bessent Takes Tricky Center Stage as Trade Wars Roil U.S. Economy
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Bessent Takes Tricky Center Stage as Trade Wars Roil U.S. Economy

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The traditional gathering of former Treasury secretaries to welcome a newly minted one into the fold is usually a lighthearted and pleasant affair. But when the group convened this month, on President Trump’s “Liberation Day,” the tone was strikingly serious. The dinner, organized…

In U.S.- China Tariffs Standoff, Trump Showed Xi He Has Limits
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In U.S.- China Tariffs Standoff, Trump Showed Xi He Has Limits

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump didn’t seem to mind as his worldwide tariffs set off stock market sell-offs and wiped out trillions of dollars in wealth. “Be cool,” he told Americans. Then he blinked on Wednesday afternoon in the face of financial turmoil, particularly a rapid…

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

ByNews Polite

#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,…

Stocks waver on latest escalation in U.S.-China trade war.
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Stocks waver on latest escalation in U.S.-China trade war.

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Stock markets shuddered on Friday as the trade war between the United States and China continued to escalate. The Stoxx Europe 600 index slipped 0.7 percent after China raised its tariffs on U.S. imports to 125 percent. The benchmark index in Germany, whose…

Trump’s Tariff Fight With China Poses New Threat to US Farmers
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Trump’s Tariff Fight With China Poses New Threat to US Farmers

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines After China unveiled steep retaliatory tariffs on American exports on Wednesday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent issued a sharp and somewhat surprising response: “So what?” The question underscored the Trump administration’s argument that America has the upper hand in a trade war with China…

Plunge in Oil Prices Threatens Russia’s Vast Spending on Ukraine War
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Plunge in Oil Prices Threatens Russia’s Vast Spending on Ukraine War

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump spared Russia from the tariffs he had imposed on 180 other nations in a bid to reshape global trade. But that did not exempt the country from the ensuing economic havoc. The price of oil, the lifeline of Russia’s economy and…