Tariffs
For many Americans celebrating Easter, the holiday is incomplete without chocolate: chocolate bunnies and eggs, bars tucked into Easter baskets, candy hidden in plastic eggs for Easter egg hunts. But rocketing cocoa costs will mean higher prices for chocolate candy this year, and Donald Trump’s tariffs on all imports will likely keep prices high for […]
The new US Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, placed a note from President Donald Trump in the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday morning in what he called his “first act” in his new role. The former governor of . . .
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Republican and Democratic lawmakers made their first trip to Taiwan under the new Trump administration a bipartisan one, aiming to show both Taiwan and China that U.S. support for Taiwan’s defense remains broad, despite the harsh words and heightened tariffs President Donald Trump has imposed for the Taiwanese. Taiwan’s leaders, in […]
U.S. Treasury yields rose on Thursday as investors weighed the state of the U.S. economy after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell raised concerns about the inflationary and economic growth risks of the White House’s tariffs. At 3:55 a.m. ET, the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield rose around 4 basis point to 4.319%. The 2-year Treasury yield was up over […]
In just 17 days after launch, Temu surpassed Instagram, WhatsApp, Snapchat and Shein on the Apple App Store in the U.S., according to Apptopia data shared with CNBC. Stefani Reynolds | Afp | Getty Images Chinese online retailer Temu, whose “Shop like a billionaire” marketing campaign made its way to last year’s Super Bowl, has […]
Trump live news: WTO warns US tariffs could cut world trade by 1.5 percent Al Jazeera Source link
America’s advanced weapons manufacturers are likely to face a critical shortfall of key rare-earth minerals that they import from China as a consequence of Donald Trump’s escalating trade war with Beijing. New export licensing restrictions imposed by China on seven rare earths are like to cause disruptions in supply to more than a dozen US […]
Hong Kong Post said on Wednesday it had suspended goods mail services by sea to the US and will suspend its air mail postal service for items containing goods from 27 April due to “bullying” US tariffs. When sending items to the US, people in Hong Kong “should be prepared to pay exorbitant and unreasonable […]
By Max A. Cherney TORONTO (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s new tariffs could cost U.S. semiconductor equipment makers more than $1 billion a year, according to industry calculations discussed with officials and lawmakers in Washington last week, two sources familiar with the matter said. Each of the three largest U.S. chip equipment makers – […]
Farmers across the United States say they could face financial ruin – unless there is a huge taxpayer-funded bail out to compensate for losses generated by Donald Trump’s sweeping cuts and chaotic tariffs. Small- and medium-sized farms were already struggling amid worsening climate shocks and volatile commodities markets, on top of being squeezed by large […]