85 m. ago This Is How Asia Pacific Is Responding to US Reciprocal Tariffs

President Donald Trump’s 10% baseline tariffs on US trading partners around the world came into effect on Saturday. While the baseline charge has kicked in, higher duties on some countries — which replace, rather than add to the 10% rate — are due to start on April 9.

Economics

90 m. ago Japan’s Nikkei 225 index dives nearly 8% after big meltdown on Wall Street

BANGKOK — Asian shares nosedived on Monday after the meltdown Friday on Wall Street over U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff hikes and the backlash from Beijing. U.S. futures also signalled further weakness. The future for the S&P 500 lost 4.2% while that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 3.5%. The future for the Nasdaq […]

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1 hour ago B.C. Premier to meet with Mark Carney over soaring lumber duties imposed by U.S.

Eby says the decision is an attack on forest workers and all B.C. residents, and it will also hurt Americans by driving up housing costs

Transport

1 hour ago European Stock Futures Drop After Worst Week Since March 2020

European stock futures slid, extending losses following the regional market’s worst week since March 2020 on the back of Donald Trump’s tariff announcements.

Economics

4 h. ago Oil Extends Slump as Saudis Slash Prices and Tariff Risks Mount

Oil sank at the week’s open after Saudi Arabia slashed its flagship crude price by the most in more than two years, and the escalating trade war spurred concerns about a global recession and weaker demand.

Economics

4 h. ago Oil Plummets as Trade Risks Increase and Saudis Slash Prices

Oil sank at the week’s open after Saudi Arabia slashed its flagship crude price by the most in more than two years, and the escalating trade war spurred concerns about a global recession and weaker demand.

Economics

4 h. ago US Stock Futures Tumble With Trump Team Digging In on Tariffs

US equity futures plunged, putting the S&P 500 on track for a bear market as the Trump administration dug in on a trade war economists warn will tip the world’s largest economy into recession.

Economics

5 h. ago Copper’s Bull Run Turns Into a Rout as Reality of Tariffs Bites

Two weeks ago, copper prices were surging as traders warned that threatened US tariffs on the metal would squeeze global supplies. Now, copper bulls are confronting one of the market’s worst-ever selloffs as President Donald Trump’s broader trade war upends the outlook for demand.

Economics

5 h. 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 […]

Economics

5 h. ago THE LATEST: Liberal decade of junk justice policies putting Canadians at risk

Follow the Toronto Sun’s live coverage of Canada’s 45th general election and tariff-related news, with contributions from Brian Lilley, Bryan Passifiume, Lorrie Goldstein and columnists Joe Warmington and Warren Kinsella, as well as contributions from the Sun’s editors and reporters covering the election ahead of the April 28 vote. Plus, you can find all of […]

Events

5 h. ago THE LATEST: Generational clash comes to forefront during election campaign

Follow the Toronto Sun’s live coverage of Canada’s 45th general election and tariff-related news, with contributions from Brian Lilley, Bryan Passifiume, Lorrie Goldstein and columnists Joe Warmington and Warren Kinsella, as well as contributions from the Sun’s editors and reporters covering the election ahead of the April 28 vote. Plus, you can find all of […]

Politics

6 h. ago More than 50 nations want to open tariff talks with Trump and the U.S., advisers say

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. must see 'what the countries offer and whether it's believable'

Economics

7 h. ago PARKER: Shuttering the U.S. Department of Education will benefit children

A recent report from the American Enterprise Institute summarizes results from the most recent National Assessment of Educational Progress — also known as the nation’s report card. The test, given every two years, reports scores of U.S. children in reading and math at the fourth grade and eighth grade levels. AEI characterizes the most recent […]

Culture

9 h. ago Trump’s tariffs will increase price of American clothing, footwear: trade group

About 97 per cent of the clothes and shoes purchased in the U.S. are imported, predominantly from Asia, according to the American Apparel & Footwear Association

Economics

10 h. ago Trump’s tariffs present unpredictable threat to autoworkers in Oshawa, Ont.

'We're really in a fight with one man and his small group and his administration,' says union president

Society

12 h. ago Sorry not sorry: Restaurants revamp decor, menus to showcase Canadian ties

When Grizzly Bar opens next week in Toronto, diners will have no doubt about where its owners’ allegiances lie in the trade war between Canada and the U.S. Maple leaves and animatronic bears will set the mood. Customers will be able to order Montreal smoked meat, calamari from the Maritimes or Caesars topped with ketchup […]

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12 h. ago Incensed Americans send Trump, Musk clear message in nationwide ‘Hands Off!’ rallies

Demonstrations were organized for more than 1,200 locations in all 50 states by more than 150 groups

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15 h. ago Canadian car dealership expects price hikes soon over auto tariff dispute

The general manager of a Ford dealership in Dartmouth, N.S. said that 75 per cent of the cars in his showroom are manufactured south of the border.

Economics

16 h. ago ‘In a fight with one man’: Trump’s tariffs have autoworkers in Oshawa, Ont., on edge

For more than a century, Oshawa, Ont., has been the city of autoworkers. The decades-old Canadian Automotive Museum in the downtown core, murals depicting locally made vehicles and the city’s beloved Oshawa Generals hockey team, named after one of the auto giants, are all symbols of that glorious — and often treacherous — history. The […]

Society

17 h. ago Letters: Eastern Canada, our nation’s future lies in your hands

Readers weigh in on the Trump tariffs, the federal election, and how the Prairies will react if the Liberals win

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