How Trump’s trade war with China will hurt the American farmers who voted him in
By Rosa de Acosta, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump has imposed an additional 145% tariffs on all Chinese imports despite pausing his…
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Smartphones and computers are now exempt from Trump’s latest tariffs
By Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — Electronics imported to the United States will be exempt from President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs,…
Continue ReadingTrump’s using tariffs to get you to buy American. For US maple syrup, that’s a sticky situation
By Leigh Waldman and Joel Williams, CNN (CNN) — For nearly 30 years, Kevin Keyes and his brother-in-law Bob Chambers have run Dry Brook Sugar…
Continue Reading145% tariffs on China are clobbering the toy industry
By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — Toys made in China have been exempt from tariffs since President Donald Trump’s first term. That is no…
Continue ReadingThe US and China are close to a landmark trade agreement. Here are the wildest moments leading up to it
By Lou Robinson, Rosa de Acosta, Elisabeth Buchwald, Soph Warnes and Rachel Wilson, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi…
Continue ReadingTrump has 90 days to do 150 trade deals. Financial markets aren’t buying it
CNN By David Goldman and John Towfighi, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump and his advisers said this was the plan all along: Scare the bejesus…
Continue ReadingUS consumer sentiment plummets to second-lowest level on records going back to 1952
By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — Americans are rarely this pessimistic about the economy. Consumer sentiment plunged 11% this month to a…
Continue ReadingAnother inflation report underlines the strength of the US economy before Trump’s tariff chaos
By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — US wholesale prices fell last month, new data showed Friday, an indication that inflationary pressures weren’t…
Continue ReadingTrump has 90 days to do 150 trade deals. Financial markets aren’t buying it
By David Goldman and John Towfighi, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump and his advisers said this was the plan all along: Scare the bejesus out…
Continue ReadingTrump’s immigration crackdown is hurting Modelo and Corona sales, CEO says
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s deportation push is spooking Latino customers and hurting beer sales,…
Continue ReadingCheap things from China are poised to get pricey. Secondhand retailers are ready to take advantage
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Retailers are freaking out over tariffs. President Donald Trump’s tariffs, if enacted after the…
Continue ReadingThis key American business sector has a massive trade surplus with the rest of the world. Its jobs are at risk in a trade war
By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — While the White House wages a trade war on behalf of US manufacturing, the largest and most important part of the…
Continue ReadingXi says China ‘not afraid’ as Beijing raises tariffs on US goods to 125% in latest escalation of trade war
By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping has said his nation is “not afraid,” in his first public comments on the…
Continue ReadingThe bond market is acting weird. It spooked Trump
By John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — Global markets are reeling over President Donald Trump’s haphazard approach to tariffs and an…
Continue ReadingUS stocks, dollar tumble as Trump’s trade war rattles Wall Street
By David Goldman and John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — The US stock market tumbled deeply into the red on Thursday as the White House…
Continue ReadingExpect Amazon prices to rise because of tariffs, CEO says
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Amazon shoppers can likely expect some prices to rise due to the ongoing global trade war, the…
Continue ReadingUS inflation cooled to a six-month low in March, but tariff pressures are quickly mounting
By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Inflation slowed sharply in March, new data showed Thursday, underscoring the continued strength and resilience…
Continue ReadingTrump wants to revive US manufacturing. That’s not so easy
By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — In 1970, more than a quarter of American workers held jobs in the manufacturing sector. Today, it’s only…
Continue ReadingCar prices will go up. Taking the train or a bus looks like a bargain
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s auto tariffs are expected to lift car prices by thousands of dollars.…
Continue ReadingEU pauses retaliatory tariffs following Trump’s trade U-turn
By Christian Edwards, Thom Poole and James Frater, CNN London (CNN) — The European Union has announced a 90-day pause on countermeasures…
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