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U.S. and China Agree to Walk Back Trade Tensions
The United States and China have agreed to a “framework” that is intended to ease economic tension and extend a trade truce that the…
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U.S.-U.K. Trade Deal Builds on Close Ties but Leaves Some Tariffs in Place
President Trump announced on Thursday that the United States intended to sign a trade deal with Britain that would bring the two nations…
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Trump Administration to Announce Trade Deal With Britain
For Britain’s prime minister, Keir Starmer, the trade deal would offer vindication for his assiduous cultivation of Mr. Trump. During his…
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China Is Likely to Play Hardball in U.S. Tariff Talks
By agreeing to meet with the Trump administration to discuss trade, China is seeking to cast itself as the responsible one in a bruising…
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Trump Officials to Meet With Chinese Counterparts Amid Trade Standoff
Top officials from the Trump administration will meet with their Chinese counterparts in Switzerland this week, the first formal meeting…
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UPS and FedEx Once Handled a Deluge of Packages From China. That’s Changing.
Less than a year ago, executives from FedEx and UPS were talking about how they were handling a flood of packages from China to American…
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Donald Jr. and Eric Trump Pursue New Deals That Would Enrich President Trump
A contest of sorts has played out across Europe, the United States and the Middle East in recent days as President Trump’s two older sons…
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A Tidal Wave of Change Is Headed for the U.S. Economy
When the Covid pandemic hit, factories in China shut down and global shipping traffic slowed. Within a matter of a few weeks, products…
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U.S. Payoff for Ukraine Minerals Deal Faces Many Hurdles
Now that the United States has secured a deal to share the rights to Ukraine’s mineral reserves — including elements crucial for a range…
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White House-Amazon Spat Culminates in Trump Calling Bezos ‘Very Nice’
President Trump’s 100th day in office started with what seemed to be a fresh and fast-escalating spat between the White House and Amazon.…
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Are Shein and Temu Prices Going Up? What to Know as Trump Ends De Minimis Tariff Loophole
A loophole that has allowed American shoppers to buy lots of cheap goods from mainland China and Hong Kong without paying tariffs and…
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Bessent Seeks to Reassure Global Leaders on Dollar’s Role as Safe Haven
On the sidelines of the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank this week, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent…
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Trump Claims He’s Negotiating With China on Trade. China Says Otherwise.
President Trump, whose trade war with China has rattled financial markets and threatened to disrupt huge swaths of trade, suggested on…
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Corporate America Is Not Raring to Return to Russia if Trump Lifts Sanctions
The Trump administration is sending a startling message to corporate America: After three years as an international pariah, Russia could…
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One Month into the Trump Presidency
The good, bad and puzzling Corporate leaders and investors expected a bit of volatility to accompany President Trump’s second term. In…
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Trump Dismantles Government Fight Against Foreign Influence Operations
The Trump administration is targeting government officials who had been flagging foreign interference in U.S. elections, despite…
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Right-Wing Media Praises U.S.-Russia Talks as ‘Breath of Fresh Air’
News that the Trump administration had agreed with Russia to try to negotiate a peace settlement for Ukraine, without including Ukraine in…
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Senate Confirms Howard Lutnick as Commerce Secretary
The Senate on Tuesday voted 51 to 45 to confirm Howard Lutnick to be President Trump’s commerce secretary, putting in place one of the…
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Ukraine Rejects U.S. Demand for Half of Its Mineral Resources
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, during a closed-door meeting on Wednesday, rejected an offer by the Trump administration to…
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Trump Pushes Tariff Threats on Global Scale
President Trump is pursuing a far more aggressive trade policy than he embraced in his first term, allowing his unfettered instincts about…
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Hot Inflation Raises Stakes of Trump’s Tariffs
Hot inflation has raised the stakes of President Trump’s plans to escalate his use of tariffs on the country’s biggest trading partners,…
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Taiwan Prepares for Trump’s Tariffs, and a Changed Washington
Not so long ago, Taiwan basked in seemingly boundless, bipartisan support in Washington, where the island has long been regarded as a…
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Treasury Secretary Makes Trip to Kyiv
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent became the first senior Trump administration official to visit Ukraine, arriving on Wednesday for talks…
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Ford Chief Executive Says Trump Policies May Lead to Layoffs
Ford Motor could be forced to lay off employees if the Trump administration ends subsidies and other financial support for electric…