World Business
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Employers added a surprising 177,000 jobs as job market shows resilience. Unemployment stays at 4.2%
American employers added a surprising 177,000 jobs in April as the job market showed resilience in the face of President Donald Trump's trade wars.
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Companies are serving notice: We’re raising prices because of tariffs
More companies are starting to warn that they will have to pass on higher costs to American consumers, raising prices for products like strollers, mattresses, power tools and cast-iron cookware as President Donald Trump’s tariffs take hold.
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Wall Street extends its gains to a 9th straight day, reclaiming losses since tariff escalation
Wall Street extended its gains to a ninth straight day Friday, marking the stock market’s longest winning streak since 2004 and reclaiming the ground it lost since President Donald Trump escalated his trade war in early April.
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China says it’s evaluating US overtures for trade talks, but tariffs remain an obstacle
China's Commerce Ministry said Friday that Beijing is evaluating multiple approaches by the Trump administration for trade talks, but steep tariffs imposed by Washington must go.
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Trump threatens sanctions against buyers of Iranian oil after US-Iran nuclear talks are postponed
President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened sanctions on anyone who buys Iranian oil, a warning that came after planned talks over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program were postponed.
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Microsoft and Meta Platforms lead Wall Street higher
Microsoft and Meta Platforms led Wall Street higher Thursday after the Big Tech companies reported profits for the start of the year that were even bigger than analysts expected.
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May Day demonstrations in US and around the globe protest Trump agenda
Hundreds of thousands of people in the U.S. and around the world rallied Thursday in May Day protests that united many in anger over President Donald Trump’s agenda from aggressive tariffs that are stoking fears of global economic turmoil to his administration's immigration crackdowns.
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Climate change is making coffee more expensive. Tariffs likely will too
With her purple-and-pink hair swaying, Reneé Colón stands on a stepladder in the rented corner of a warehouse, pouring Brazilian coffee beans into her groaning old roasting machine.
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The Senate votes down resolution to block Trump’s global tariffs amid economic turmoil
Senate Republicans narrowly voted down a Democratic resolution Wednesday that would have blocked global tariffs announced by Donald Trump earlier this month, giving the president a modest win as lawmakers in both parties have remained skeptical of his trade agenda.
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US and Ukraine sign deal giving US access to country’s valuable mineral wealth
The U.S. and Ukraine have signed an agreement that will give the U.S. access to Ukraine's vast critical mineral resources.
