22 h. ago GE Aerospace Keeps Outlook in Bet Demand Overcomes Trade Worries

General Electric Co. reaffirmed its full-year financial outlook as first-quarter profit came in better than expected, shrugging off the uncertainty that President Donald Trump’s tariff war has created across much of corporate America.

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45 h. ago Posthaste: Trump’s tariff war threatens to expose cracks in the global economy

Expect inflation, interest rates and deficits to rise, say economists

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6 d. ago The Conference Board of Canada in its recent Major City Insights report, states the London and region economy will grow by 1.7 per cent this year, after growing 1.9 per cent in 2024.

A leading financial agency is forecasting solid economic growth for London, defying fears of a downturn amid a trade and tariff war between the U.S, and Canada. The Conference Board of Canada in its recent major city insights report, predicts the London and region economy will grow by 1.7 per cent this year, after growing […]

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7 d. ago Trump Trade War Sparks Run on US Warehouses With Tariff Loophole

US importers looking to sidestep Trump administration tariffs are desperately seeking space in a type of warehouse that lets them stash merchandise for as long as five years without paying duties.

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8 d. ago ‘We should be fine’: Impact of U.S. tariffs not a major worry for new Flames arena

CALGARY — It’s three floors down and nowhere to go but up for the new $900-million arena for the NHL’s Calgary Flames, even with the ongoing tariff war with the United States. The building — to be named Scotia Place — is being built in the shadow of the Saddledome and its iconic saddle-shaped concave […]

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9 d. ago China’s Xi says there are ‘no winners’ in a tariff war as he visits Southeast Asia

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — China’s leader Xi Jinping started a week of diplomacy in Southeast Asia with a visit to Vietnam on Monday, signaling China’ s commitment to global trade, just after U.S. President Donald Trump upended the global economy with his latest tariffs moves. Although Trump has paused some tariffs, China was the outlier, […]

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9 d. ago HANSON: Here are 10 tariff questions that are not being asked

1. Is this President Donald Trump’s so-called “trade war?” Many call the American effort to obtain either tariff parity or a reduction in the roughly $1-trillion trade deficit and 50 years of consecutive trade deficits a “trade war.” But then what do they call the policies of the past half-century by Europe, Asia, China and […]

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1 week 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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1 week ago GOLDSTEIN: Reckless Liberal spending compromised our ability to fight tariff war

One of the only alternatives the federal government has left to fight Trump's tariffs is to raise taxes

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1 week ago Stampede out of stocks gathers momentum as China ups ante in trade war

'We’re reaching a new stage in the selloff'

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2 w. ago Canadian details the hate she experiences living in the U.S.

A Canadian working in health care in the U.S. shared a disturbing incident she faced in the operating room amid a discussion on the tariff war.TikToker @fern_9221, whose bio states that she's a neuroscientist, shared a video of herself sitting in her car after work in which she describes an experience in the workplace that caught her off guard."Just got off work," she said. "I just wanted to share with you what it was like today down under in the United States in 2025."She said that when Americans find out she's Canadian, they typically ask her to say "out" and "about" in a Canadian accent, causing them to "break down in giggles."However, one American coworker's reaction completely took her by surprise.The neuroscientist described how she was in the middle of surgery when she "outed" herself as a Canadian during a conversation about tariffs."I said, 'Well, you know, I'm a Canadian, and I, you know, I don't agree with the tariffs.' And one of the nurses ...

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2 w. ago JD Vance’s ‘Chinese peasant’ remarks ‘ignorant,’ officials say amid tariff war

China's rebuttal comes amid an escalation in Trump's widespread tariffs waged against storied U.S. allies, including Canada, much of Europe and Mexico.

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2 w. ago Boston Pizza, New York Fries: Tariff war tests Canadian companies with U.S. names

TORONTO — Canada’s tariff war with the U.S. has many homegrown companies hoping customers remember there’s more to them than their names. Despite branding themselves with nods to the U.S., Boston Pizza, New York Fries, Montana’s, California Sandwiches and The Great American Backrub are all Canadian and have been working to ensure the public doesn’t […]

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2 w. ago Carney, Starmer discuss deeper trade ties in response to Trump’s tariff war

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says he spoke Sunday with his counterpart in the United Kingdom about the fallout from the United States’ global tariff campaign. A readout from Carney’s office says he talked with U.K. Prime Minster Keir Starmer about the United States’ “unjustified trade actions” and the need to strengthen trade ties […]

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2 w. ago Lessons to lessen tariff impacts: FP Video on Trump’s trade war

Watch: how to avoid the worst outcomes on Canada, exporters and the markets in Trump's tariff war

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2 w. ago Stocks Tumble as Tariff War Overshadows Solid Jobs: Markets Wrap

Stocks tumbled around the world, bonds surged and oil hit a four-year low, with China stepping up its the fight against President Donald Trump’s trade war to intensify concerns about the economy despite signs of a solid jobs market.

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2 w. ago Global markets plunge as Trump launches ‘worst case scenario’ with tariffs

Stock markets fell sharply worldwide, especially in the US, after President Donald Trump enacted aggressive tariff measures as part of his broader trade war.

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2 w. ago Canada hits back with tariffs on U.S. vehicles as auto sector reels

Shuttering of Windsor plant brings reality of tariff war home

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2 w. ago Commodities Hit as Trump’s Tariffs Threaten Demand and Economy

Commodities from oil to industrial metals to grains slipped as President Donald Trump’s tariff onslaught ratcheted up a trade war that threatens to hurt the global economy and demand for raw materials. Gold steadied after hitting a fresh record high.

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2 w. ago Huge segment of Canada's real estate market in major trouble due to U.S. tariffs

The forthcoming impacts of the Canada-U.S. trade war initiated by President Donald Trump's tariffs could put a real dent in Canada's industrial real estate market.According to a new report by CBRE, recent solid performances in this particular sub-sector of the commercial real estate market are now being overshadowed by the trade war."Many [local] markets cited the ongoing tariff and trade uncertainties as a major headwind that tempers the outlook for leasing demand over the next couple of quarters," reads the report.Moreover, for the commercial real estate market, "the impact of tariffs will be more directly felt by Canadian industrial markets."This is not entirely surprising, as Canadian federal and provincial governments are forecasting that the manufacturing, natural resource-export industries, transportation, logistics, and retail sectors will be the hardest hit.Such businesses, which account for very significant employment, are some of the largest users of major industrial spac...

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