Mexico’s Response to Trump’s Tariffs: Troops, Cartels and China
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Mexico’s Response to Trump’s Tariffs: Troops, Cartels and China

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Mexico braced for the worst when President Trump threatened steep tariffs on its exports. But as a deadline looms, Mexico’s leaders hope they have found a formula for staving off tariffs by moving decisively on several fronts to appease Mr. Trump. Focusing on…

Illegal Migration to the U.S. Now People Are Heading to Canada.
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Illegal Migration to the U.S. Now People Are Heading to Canada.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The pre-dawn call by U.S. border agents to their Canadian counterparts was shocking: A group of nine people, most of them children, were about to enter Canada on foot. On Feb. 3 at 6:16 a.m., when the group was spotted, the border between…

Oil Companies Wanted Trump to Lower Costs. Tariffs Are Raising Them.
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Oil Companies Wanted Trump to Lower Costs. Tariffs Are Raising Them.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump’s promise during last year’s election to make it far easier to drill for oil and gas thrilled energy executives who believed his policies would lower their costs and help them make a lot more money. Those hopes are now fading. Thanks…

Inflation Is Rising. What Will That Mean for Trump’s Tariffs?
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Inflation Is Rising. What Will That Mean for Trump’s Tariffs?

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Rising prices hit a trade war President Trump isn’t backing off his tariff threats, despite the potential risk to the U.S. economy and financial markets. That puts additional focus on the latest Personal Consumption Expenditures report, the Fed’s favored inflation measure. It’s due…

Doug Ford Re-elected as Ontario Premier in Vote Pitched as Fight Against Trump
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Doug Ford Re-elected as Ontario Premier in Vote Pitched as Fight Against Trump

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Doug Ford, the premier of Canada’s most populous province, Ontario, was re-elected on Thursday following a campaign that focused less on standard domestic issues and more on the question of who would be best equipped to take on U.S. President Trump in a…

U.S. Economy Shows Signs of Strain From Trump’s Tariffs and Spending Cuts
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U.S. Economy Shows Signs of Strain From Trump’s Tariffs and Spending Cuts

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The United States economy is starting to show signs of strain as President Trump’s abrupt moves to shrink federal spending, lay off government workers and impose tariffs on America’s largest trading partners rattle businesses and reverberate across states and cities. Funding freezes and…

Some European Allies Fear Trump Is Out to Destroy Them
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Some European Allies Fear Trump Is Out to Destroy Them

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines During his first term in office, President Trump described the European Union “as a foe,” established “to hurt the United States on trade.” He repeated the charge at a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, but in more vulgar terms: “The European Union was formed…

Trudeau Thumbs Nose at Trump as Canadians Revel in Hockey Win
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Trudeau Thumbs Nose at Trump as Canadians Revel in Hockey Win

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines It took Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada just minutes to tap out his reaction to his nation’s victory over the United States in an international hockey championship final on Thursday in Boston. “You can’t have our country — and you can’t take…

Porsche Is No Longer a ‘Premium’ Sports Car in China
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Porsche Is No Longer a ‘Premium’ Sports Car in China

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines After decades of dominating China’s market for high-performance cars with precision engineering, German automakers are losing out to Chinese rivals that have shifted the definition of a high-end car to one that is electric, smart and affordable. Many new Chinese vehicles resemble their…

What to Know About VAT, the Tax System Used in Europe That Trump Despises
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What to Know About VAT, the Tax System Used in Europe That Trump Despises

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump on Thursday ordered his advisers to determine new tariff rates on America’s trading partners, a move that he said would “correct longstanding imbalances in international trade.” As part of his plan, Mr. Trump has taken aim at the value-added tax, a…