54 m. ago Ted Cruz admits if Trump’s tariff gamble backfires, it could cost Republicans politically

Senator said he supported president but worries any recession could cause 2026 ‘bloodbath’ for Republicans at the ballot box

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87 m. ago Americans watch in horror as savings are WIPED OUT as Wall Street chaos sees trillions more dollars evaporate

U.S. stocks crashed again on Friday, signaling another round of selloff on Wall Street.

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91 m. ago Stock market closes week in bloodbath as Trump’s tariffs cause historic two

Friday’s stock market comes after a historically bad day as investors react to Trump’s tariff plan

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99 m. ago Trump’s tariffs rollout sees stock market suffer worst week since 2020 as Dow drops 2,200 points by close: Live updates

Trump’s trade war escalates as China strikes back with 34 percent tariffs on all U.S. goods, sending stock markets plummeting and wiping out $5 trillion in two days

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1 hour ago Trump tariffs live: Global stocks sink and FTSE sees biggest drop since Covid pandemic on second day of market turmoil

Beijing hits back after president’s ‘Liberation Day’ wipes $2.4trn from S&P 500, in biggest one-day loss since March 2020

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1 hour ago US stocks shed $5.4tn in two days as Trump’s tariffs stoke recession fears

China’s retaliation against Washington’s levies adds to sense of gloom across global markets

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2 h. ago Trump tariff shock rocks the markets: What happens next? This is Money podcast

Markets around the world have slumped the dollar weakened and fears mount of a global recession.

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2 h. ago Trump tariffs rollout sees $5 trillion wiped from stock market in two days: Live updates

Trump’s trade war escalates as China strikes back with 34 percent tariffs on all U.S. goods, sending stocks sliding further after worst day since 2020

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2 h. ago Dow Jones has lost 2,000 points on Friday as stock bloodbath continues in wake of Trump’s tariffs

Friday’s stock market comes after a historically bad day as investors react to Trump’s tariff plan

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3 h. ago Richard Branson pleads for Donald Trump to realise ‘mistake’ of his tariff chaos

‘Courage and self-awareness are cornerstones of true leadership – that includes acknowledging errors and making corrections,’ Virgin boss tells US president

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3 h. ago Fed chair warns of high inflation and slower growth as Trump tells him to cut interest rates – live

Federal Reserve chair says ‘we face a highly uncertain outlook’ as president tells him to cut interest ratesPeople in the US: how have your shopping habits changed due to Trump’s tariffs?Trump insists he won’t back down from global trade war as markets slumpThe Trump administration is taking aim at Brown University with threats to freeze $510m in grants, widening its promise to withhold federal funding from schools it accuses of allowing antisemitism on campus, according to multiple media outlets including Reuters and the New York Times.University officials said they had not yet been formally notified, but the school was among dozens warned last month that enforcement actions could be coming as the administration seeks to crack down on academic institutions . Continue reading...

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3 h. ago JD Vance applauded Trump’s tariff announcement from the Rose Garden

Vance has a history of backpedaling past criticisms of ‘fraud’ Trump and his ideas

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3 h. ago Fox News debuts amazing new spin on Trump tariffs: It’s the ‘audit that we need’

Emily Compagno declared on Friday that she is ‘grateful for a commander-in-chief’ who is willing to engage in this global trade war.

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3 h. ago Global trade war intensifies and shares tumble as China hits back at Trump tariffs

FTSE 100 suffers worst losses since Covid-19 as Starmer weighs British response to fees on imports

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4 h. ago Starmer speaks to world leaders as FTSE 100 plunges after Trump’s tariffs

Trading has been hammered in the aftermath of Donald Trump unveiling his full range of import taxes on countries around the world.

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4 h. ago UK pushes back on Trump’s claim Britain is ‘happy’ with 10% tariff

Country seeks improved trade deal with US after rate applied to British imports

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4 h. ago China hits back hard at ‘bullying’ Trump tariffs as global recession fears grow

Beijing imposes punitive 34% extra tariffs on all goods imported from US, exacerbating stock market sell-offBusiness live – latest updatesUS politics live – latest updatesChina has hit back hard against Donald Trump’s “bullying” tariffs, raising fears that the escalating trade war could trigger a global recession and prompting fresh turmoil in financial markets.Beijing retaliated on Friday with punitive 34% additional tariffs on all goods imported from the US – mirroring the US decision and exacerbating a sell-off on global stock markets. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Keir Starmer to mount diplomatic blitz as Donald Trump's tariff war triggers meltdown

The global economy has been rocked by Donald Trump slapping tariffs on countries around the world - with the UK FTSE 100 suffering its worst day of trading since Covid

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4 h. ago Keir Starmer to mount diplomatic blitz as Donald Trump's tariff war triggers mayhem

The global economy has been rocked by Donald Trump slapping tariffs on countries around the world - with the UK FTSE 100 suffering its worst day of trading since Covid

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4 h. ago FTSE latest: UK stock markets plunge in biggest daily fall since Covid after Trump tariffs

The stock markets in the UK, France, Germany, Japan, South Korea and Australia were all falling for a second day

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