World Business
The latest World Business coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Business section.
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Wall Street and the dollar tumble as investors retreat further from the United States
Wall Street weakened Monday as investors worldwide get more skeptical about U.S. investments because of President Donald Trump’s trade war and his criticism of the Federal Reserve, which are shaking the traditional order.
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Strange sell-off in the dollar raises the specter of investors losing trust in the US under Trump
Among the threats tariffs pose to the U.S. economy, none may be as strange as the sell-off in the dollar.
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The US has a single rare earths mine. Chinese export limits are energizing a push for more
America’s only rare earths mine heard from anxious companies soon after China responded to President Donald Trump’s tariffs this month by limiting exports of those minerals used for military applications and in many high-tech devices.
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Trump says he’s in ‘no rush’ to end tariffs as he meets with Italy’s Meloni
President Donald Trump said Thursday he is in "no rush" to reach any trade deals because he views tariffs as making the United States wealthy.
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Struggling Ivory Coast cocoa farmers are worried about US tariff plans
Jean Mari Konan Yao says he's struggling as a cocoa farmer in the west African nation of Ivory Coast, which produces almost half the world's cocoa supply of the raw ingredient used in chocolate.
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Google’s digital ad network declared an illegal monopoly, joining its search engine in penalty box
Google has been branded an abusive monopolist by a federal judge for the second time in less than a year, this time for illegally exploiting some of its online marketing technology to boost the profits fueling an internet empire currently worth $1.8 trillion.
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Trump joins tariff talks with Japan as US seeks deals amid trade wars
President Donald Trump on Wednesday inserted himself directly into trade talks with Japanese officials, a sign of the high stakes for the United States after its tariffs rattled the economy and caused the administration to assure the public that it would quickly reach deals.
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Older Arizona voters are closely watching Trump’s tariffs — and their retirement accounts
Susan Hemphill said she's always been frugal with her spending. But the recent volatility in the stock market caused by President Donald Trump's on-again, off-again tariffs and an escalating trade war with China have made her even more cautious.
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China’s economy grew 5.4% in the first quarter as exporters rushed to beat Trump’s tariffs
China's economy expanded at a 5.4% annual pace in January-March, the government said Wednesday, supported by strong exports ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's rapid increases in tariffs on Chinese products.
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Tech shares fall after Nvidia says new US controls on exports of AI chip will cost it $5.5 billion
Shares in computer chipmakers slumped Wednesday after Nvidia said tighter U.S. government controls on exports of computer chips used for artificial intelligence will cost it an extra $5.5 billion.
