9 d. ago JONAH GOLDBERG: Trump shows that loyalty is all that matters to him

Last week, the Court of International Trade delivered a blow to Donald Trump’s global trade war. It found that the worldwide tariffs Trump unveiled on “Liberation Day” as well his earlier tariffs pretextually aimed at stopping fentanyl coming in from Mexico and Canada (as if) were beyond his authority. The three-judge panel was surely right […]

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1 week ago As his trade war faces legal pushback, Trump has other tariff tools he could deploy

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs are facing legal headwinds for the first time — but he has other tools he could deploy in his quest to realign global trade. A federal appeals court is still deciding whether there will be a stay on Trump’s universal tariffs enacted through the International Emergency Economic Powers […]

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2 w. ago European benchmarks rise while Asian shares finished lower amid uncertainty over Trump’s tariffs

TOKYO (AP) — European shares rose while Asian benchmarks finished mostly lower Friday as uncertainty grew about what will happen next after a U.S. court blocked many of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs. France’s CAC 40 rose 0.2% in early trading to 7,796.14, while Germany’s DAX jumped 0.6% to 24,122.42. Britain’s FTSE 100 added 0.6% […]

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2 w. ago Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs back on after appeals court decision

OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs are still hitting most countries around the world after a federal appeals court temporarily paused a decision from the U.S. Court of International Trade. The lower court’s Wednesday decision found Trump’s use of an emergency powers law to impose sweeping tariffs exceeded his authority. That lower court ruling […]

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2 w. ago Global markets rise after a U.S. court blocked many of Trump’s sweeping tariffs

NEW YORK — Stocks worldwide are rising after a U.S. court blocked many of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs. The S&P 500 was 0.8% higher in early trading Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 64 points, or 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite was 1.4% higher. Technology stocks led the way after Nvidia once […]

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2 w. ago Stocks climb after a court blocks many of Trump’s tariffs, as Nvidia leads tech stocks higher again

NEW YORK — Stocks worldwide are rising on Thursday after a U.S. court blocked many of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, though the gains got less strong as trading progressed from Asia to New York.  The S&P 500 was 0.7% higher in early trading, and it pulled within 3.5% of its all-time high set earlier […]

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2 w. ago U.S. federal court rules against Trump’s fentanyl and ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs

The decision marks the first major legal pushback to Trump's broad use of tariffs to upend global trade

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2 w. ago U.S. federal court rules against Trump’s fentanyl and ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs on Canada and Mexico

The decision marks the first major legal pushback to Trump's broad use of tariffs to upend global trade

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2 w. ago Federal trade court blocks Trump’s sweeping ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal court on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs on imports under an emergency-powers law, swiftly throwing into doubt Trump’s signature set of economic policies that have rattled global financial markets, frustrated trade partners and raised broader fears about inflation intensifying and the economy slumping. The ruling from […]

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