World Business
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Hyundai to invest $21 billion in US in bid to avoid Trump’s tariffs
Hyundai Motor, a South Korean conglomerate known for its automobiles, will invest $21 billion to expand manufacturing in the United States in what President Donald Trump said was proof that his tariff policies were creating jobs.
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Tesla sales fall by 49% in Europe even as the electric vehicle market grows
European sales of Tesla electric vehicles tumbled 49% in the first two months of the year compared with a year earlier even as overall sales of EVs grew, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association.
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Canada’s leader laments lost friendship with US in town that sheltered stranded Americans after 9/11
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday lamented Canada's lost friendship with the United States as he visited the town that sheltered thousands of stranded American airline passengers after the 9/11 attacks.
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Trump acknowledges concerns over Musk’s business interests and says he shouldn’t get war plans
President Donald Trump said Friday that war plans should not be shared with his adviser Elon Musk because of his business interests, a rare suggestion that the billionaire entrepreneur's expansive role in the administration will face limits.
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Trump’s tariffs could deal a blow to Boeing and the aerospace industry
Boeing is the kind of manufacturer — one that exports billions of dollars of goods — that President Donald Trump says he wants to protect and nurture.
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Trump’s 200% tariff threat would be ‘a real disaster’ for Europe’s wine industry
Across wine country in France, Italy and Spain one number is top of mind: 200%.
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The $300 billion question: What to do with Russia’s frozen central bank money?
With U.S. support for Ukraine in doubt, Kyiv's European allies are weighing whether to seize $300 billion in frozen Russian assets and use the money to compensate Ukraine, support its military and help rebuild shattered homes and towns.
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Hong Kong’s leader swipes at Trump but avoids criticism of tycoon’s deal to sell Panama Port assets
Hong Kong's leader has waded into a controversy over a prominent conglomerate's decision to sell its Panama Canal port assets to a consortium including American investment bank BlackRock Inc.
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‘Danish Viking blood is boiling.’ Danes boycott US goods with fervor as others in Europe do so too
Ivan Hansen, a retired Danish police officer, loaded up his basket at the supermarket, carefully checking each product to avoid buying anything made in the United States. No more Coca-Cola, no more California Zinfandel wine or almonds.
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Trump threatens retaliatory 200% tariff on European wine after EU proposes American whiskey tax
President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened a 200% tariff on European wine, Champagne and spirits if the European Union goes forward with a planned tariff on American whiskey.
