U.S. stocks seesawed Monday, as investors embarked on the first day of trading after President Donald Trump’s baseline 10 percent tariffs on imports went into effect. After opening sharply down, markets were gripped by volatility fueled by social media speculation that Trump was considering a 90-day pause on tariffs for all countries except China. The
The U.S. president said that the Chinese regime would have approved the deal ‘in 15 minutes’ if he reduced tariffs. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that China was close to approving a deal for the sale of TikTok but backed out due to the 54 percent tariffs on Chinese imports. “We had a deal
The U.S. president said that the Chinese regime would have approved the deal ‘in 15 minutes’ if he reduced tariffs. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that China was close to approving a deal for the sale of TikTok but backed out due to the 54 percent tariffs on Chinese imports. “We had a deal
Trump said that he will not make a deal with China unless the trade deficit is resolved. President Donald Trump on Sunday defended his sweeping tariffs on imports from other countries, saying they are aimed at fixing the trade imbalance, not at causing a global stock market selloff. “I don’t want anything to go down.
There are already warning signs that getting the blueprint through the House could be challenging for the Republican leadership. The House of Representatives this week will take up a Senate budget blueprint, the next step in the lengthy process to implement President Donald Trump’s agenda. In the early morning hours of April 5, following a
The bill faces long odds to passage in Washington, currently dominated by Republicans who back the president. Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) will introduce legislation in the lower chamber that would increase Congress’s authority over tariff policy in response to President Donald Trump’s recent imposition of substantial new import duties. The legislation—already introduced in the upper
“Please don’t shoot my wife.” That was Chad Caton’s desperate request as he stood in front of his garage at 3 a.m., staring down the barrel of a rifle. His wife had hung back inside their home in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, to secure their dog in a bathroom. As she exited with her hands