Stocks Slump as Trump Tariffs Take Effect
The S&P 500 added to recent losses in early trading. German automakers, many of which have plants in Mexico that make vehicles that are sold in the United States, were especially hard hit.
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The S&P 500 added to recent losses in early trading. German automakers, many of which have plants in Mexico that make vehicles that are sold in the United States, were especially hard hit.
German automakers, many of which have plants in Mexico that make vehicles that are sold in the United States, were especially hard hit.
The president has repeatedly made false or misleading claims in pursuing an aggressive agenda in the first weeks of his second term.
At 9 p.m. Eastern, President Trump will speak to a joint session of Congress for the first time in his second term. The New York Times will carry the address live.
The directive, which takes effect immediately, affects more than $1 billion in arms and ammunition in the pipelines and on order.
Canada is one of the United States’ largest trading partners, but President Trump wants to either take it or leave it.
China is still cautiously trying to figure out what Trump wants. The president has threatened big tariffs in response to the inaction.
There is excitement about the potentially lucrative resources scattered around the island, especially the rare earths. But extreme weather, fired-up environmentalists and other factors have tempered hopes of a bonanza.
The defense secretary’s instructions, which were given before President Trump’s blowup with the Ukrainian president, are apparently part of an effort to draw Russia into talks on the war.