World Business
The latest World Business coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Business section.
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Trump’s tariffs threaten to end quarter-century era of cheap goods for U.S. consumers
President Donald Trump's new tariffs threaten to push up prices on clothes, mobile phones, furniture and many other products in the coming months, possibly ending the era of cheap goods that Americans enjoyed for about a quarter-century before the pandemic.
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Trump’s ‘buy’ tip on social media before his tariffs pause made money for investors who listened
When Donald Trump offered some financial advice Wednesday morning, stocks were wavering between gains and losses.
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China hits back at US and will raise tariffs on American goods from 84% to 125%
China announced Friday that it will raise tariffs on U.S. goods from 84% to 125% — the latest salvo in an escalating trade war between the world's two largest economies that has rattled markets and raised fears of a global slowdown.
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US stocks drop as euphoria on Wall Street reverts to fear about US-China trade war
U.S. stocks dove Thursday and surrendered a chunk of their historic gains from the day before as President Donald Trump's trade war continues to threaten the economy.
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The week that Trump pushed the global economy to the brink with tariffs — and then pulled back
The stock market was soaring and the sun was shining when President Donald Trump stepped out of the Oval Office on Wednesday afternoon.
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Wall Street’s euphoria sends US stocks to historic gains after Trump pauses most of his tariffs
U.S. stocks soared to one of their best days in history on a euphoric Wall Street Wednesday after President Donald Trump said he would back off on most of his tariffs temporarily, as investors had so desperately hoped he would.
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Trump limits tariffs on most nations for 90 days, raises taxes on Chinese imports
Facing a global market meltdown, President Donald Trump on Wednesday abruptly backed off his tariffs on most nations for 90 days even as he further jacked up the tax rate on Chinese imports to 125%.
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Oil prices fall, then recover, after Trump announces 90-day tariff pause — excluding China
Oil prices swung wildly on Wednesday, sinking to a four-year low in anticipation of slowing economic growth due to a burgeoning trade war, before jumping 2% after President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on most of his tariffs.
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Republicans are going public with their growing worries about Trump’s tariffs
Manufacturers struggling to make long-term plans. Farmers facing retaliation from Chinese buyers. U.S. households burdened with higher prices.
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Trump disrupts global economic order even though the US is dominant
By declaring a trade war on the rest of the world, President Donald Trump has panicked global financial markets, raised the risk of a recession and broken the political and economic alliances that made much of the world stable for business after World War II.
