World Business
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China’s foreign minister criticizes US tariffs and accuses the country of ‘meeting good with evil’
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said China will continue to retaliate for the United States' "arbitrary tariffs" and accused Washington of "meeting good with evil" in a press conference Friday on the sidelines of the country's annual parliamentary session.
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Wall Street tumbles as tariff whiplash and falling AI stocks drag Nasdaq 10% below its record
Wall Street's sell-off kicked back into gear on Thursday, and a U.S. stock market rattled by the whiplash created by President Donald Trump's tariffs and uncertainty about the economy fell sharply.
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Trump changes course and delays some tariffs on Mexico and Canada
President Donald Trump on Thursday postponed 25% tariffs on many imports from Mexico and some imports from Canada for a month amid widespread fears of the economic fallout from a broader trade war.
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Toys are expected to cost more by fall due to new US tariffs on Chinese imports
As toy inventors, toy manufacturers and buyers for stores that sell toys met for a four-day annual trade show in New York last weekend, a topic besides which items were destined for holiday wish lists permeated the displays.
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Prices rose along border ahead of Trump’s tariffs — now disruption looms
Companies that depend on cross-border trade were already facing higher prices in anticipation of the 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada that took effect Tuesday.
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Microsoft will end Skype internet calling service in May
Microsoft is finally hanging up on its longtime calling and messaging app Skype, which it acquired 14 years ago, signifying the end of an era for one of the oldest internet communications apps.
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Trump grants one-month exemption for US automakers from new tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada
President Donald Trump is granting a one-month exemption on his stiff new tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada for U.S. automakers, as worries persist that the newly launched trade war could crush domestic manufacturing.
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What to know about Trump’s tariffs and their impact on businesses and shoppers
U.S. President Donald Trump's long-threatened tariffs are here, plunging the country into an escalating trade war with China, Canada and Mexico.
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Trump’s trade war draws swift retaliation with new tariffs from Mexico, Canada and China
President Donald Trump launched a trade war Tuesday against America’s three biggest trading partners, drawing immediate retaliation from Mexico, Canada and China and sending financial markets into a tailspin as the U.S. faced the threat of rekindled inflation and paralyzing uncertainty for business.
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On a cold northern island, a mantra rises: ‘Greenland is not for sale’
On a boat, surrounded by snow-covered mountains and icebergs in shades of blue, Qooqu Berthelsen points to the breaking sea ice as a worrisome sign.
