16 h. ago US Economy Was Already Sputtering Before Trade Pain Kicked In

After cruising along comfortably for most of last year, the world’s largest economy lost altitude at the start of 2025 as consumers tired and the trade deficit ballooned on a tariff-related scramble for imports.

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3 d. ago US Green Steel Startup Raises $129 Million Amid Trump Tariff Uncertainty

Trump's steel tariffs are meant to promote US production. That hasn’t spurred Colorado-based startup, whose technology produces iron without planet-warming emissions, to build its first commercial plant in the US yet.

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1 week ago ESGold Accelerates Toward Production with Construction Start at Flagship Gold

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via IBN – ESGold Corp. (“ESGold” or the “Company”) (CSE: ESAU | OTCQB: ESAUF | FSE: Z7D) is pleased to announce the commencement of on-site construction and assembly at its Montauban Gold-Silver Project in Quebec, a key milestone that moves the Company into the execution phase […]

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1 week ago California will sue to stop Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday that his state will file a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s authority to impose sweeping tariffs that have set off a global trade war. The suit will argue that Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to impose tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China […]

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1 week ago Nvidia says U.S. imposed new China restrictions on H20 chips

U.S. government will begin requiring a license to export the company’s H20 chips to China

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2 w. ago CGTN: China’s silver screen pivot: Why U.S. tariff policy is to blame

CGTN published an article on how China’s new film partnership with Spain contrasts with its cuts to U.S. film imports, exposing the self-defeating impact of America’s tariff war – jeopardizing Hollywood’s most lucrative foreign market and undermining the country’s broader services trade dominance. BEIJING, April 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — During Spanish Prime Minister Pedro […]

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2 w. ago Trump’s China tariff shocks US importers. One CEO calls it ‘end of days’

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rick Woldenberg thought he had come up with a sure-fire plan to protect his Chicago-area educational toy company from President Donald Trump’s massive new taxes on Chinese imports. “When he announced a 20% tariff, I made a plan to survive 40%, and I thought I was being very clever,” said Woldenberg, CEO […]

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2 w. ago Trump’s partial tariff pullback doesn’t affect duties on Canadian imports

WASHINGTON — The United States is still imposing tariffs on Canada after President Donald Trump on Wednesday partially pulled back some of the most devastating duties against countries around the world. Trump paused his so-called “reciprocal” tariffs for 90 days but kept in place a 10 per cent levy on nearly all global imports. The […]

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2 w. ago China raises its retaliatory tariff on the U.S. to 84% as it vows to ’fight to the end’

BANGKOK (AP) — China again vowed to “fight to the end” Wednesday in an escalating trade war with the U.S. as it announced it would raise tariffs on American goods to 84% from Thursday. Beijing also added an array of countermeasures after U.S. President Donald Trump raised the total tariff on imports from China to […]

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2 w. ago China vows to ‘fight to the end’ after Trump threatens more tariffs

The Commerce Ministry said the U.S.‘s imposition of 'so-called ‘reciprocal tariffs’' on China is 'completely groundless and is a typical unilateral bullying practice.'

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2 w. ago Wall Street could be headed for a bear market. Here’s what that means

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street could soon be in the claws of another bear market as the Trump administration’s tariff blitz fuels fears that the added taxes on imported goods from around the world will sink the global economy. The last bear market happened in 2022, but this decline feels more like the sudden, […]

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3 w. ago U.S. begins collecting its 10% ‘baseline’ global tariffs on many countries

The initial 10 per cent "baseline" tariff to be paid by U.S. importers took effect at U.S. seaports, airports and customs warehouses at 12:01 a.m. ET.

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3 w. ago The Latest: Trump’s tariffs unleash trade war and calls for negotiations

U.S. President Donald Trump’s big raise in tariffs has triggered an escalating trade war and sent global markets plummeting. The S&P 500 fell 6% Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 5.5% and the Nasdaq composite dropped 5.8%. China announced Friday that it will impose a 34% tax on all U.S. imports next week, part […]

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3 w. ago China imposes 34 per cent tariff on all U.S. imports starting April 10

Tariff matches rate of U.S. 34 per cent "reciprocal" tariff on Chinese exports that Trump ordered this week

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3 w. ago China imposes 34% tariff on imports of all U.S. products starting April 10

BEIJING — China announced Friday that it will impose a 34% tariff on imports of all U.S. products beginning April 10, part of a flurry of retaliatory measures following U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” slate of double-digit tariffs. The new tariff matches the rate of the U.S. “reciprocal” tariff of 34% on Chinese exports […]

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3 w. ago Countries and companies mull strategies for coping with barrage of higher US tariffs

BANGKOK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s latest tariff hikes on U.S. imports are compelling countries and industries to scramble for footing in a time of potential upheavals in global trade. As world markets wallowed in more heavy losses Friday, Taiwan’s president promised to provide support to industries most vulnerable to the 32% tariffs Trump ordered […]

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3 w. ago B.C. premier to speak live following Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs

On Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled a minimum 10 per cent baseline tariff on imports from most countries, not including Canada and Mexico.

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3 w. ago Stellantis temporarily halts production at 2 plants in Canada, Mexico as auto tariffs take effect

Automaker Stellantis is temporarily halting production at a plant in Canada and a plant in Mexico shortly after President Donald Trump announced a 25% tariff on imported vehicles. The move will result in the temporary layoff of 900 U.S. employees. Stellantis, which owns car brands like Jeep, Citroen and Ram, said Thursday it will be […]

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3 w. ago Manitoba puts up money for the agricultural sector in the face of tariffs

BRANDON, MAN. — The Manitoba government is promising $150 million for the agricultural sector to help handle tariffs imposed by the United States and China. The province says it will provide $10 million in additional matching funds for the AgriStability program, as well as $140.8 million for business risk management programs such as AgriInsurance and […]

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3 w. ago Boehringer Ingelheim reaches more patients in 2024 and prepares new medicine launches

Number of patients reached in 2024 jumps 8% to 66 million  R&D investments rise to EUR 6.2 billion, 23.2% of group net sales Company prepares new product launches starting in 2025 Boehringer Ingelheim today announced a continued rise in the number of patients it reached, 66 million in 2024, up 8.0% from the previous year. […]

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