Boeing jet returns to US from China — a victim of Trump’s tariff war

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A Boeing jet intended for use by a Chinese airline landed back at the planemaker’s US production hub on Saturday, a victim of the tit-for-tat bilateral tariffs launched by President Trump in his global trade offensive. The 737 MAX, which was meant for China’s Xiamen Airlines, landed at Seattle’s Boeing Field, according to a Reuters witness. It was painted with Xiamen livery. […]


Nintendo Switch 2 retail preorder to begin April 24 following tariff delays

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An attendee wearing a Super Mario costume uses a Nintendo Switch 2 game console while playing a video game during the Nintendo Switch 2 Experience at the ExCeL London international exhibition and convention centre in London, Britain, April 11, 2025.  Isabel Infantes | Reuters Nintendo on Friday announced that retail preorder for its Nintendo Switch […]


Small businesses take it on chin in Trump’s tariff war — here’s how they’re trying to weather storm

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Prestident Trump’s tariffs are socking US businesses across the board — but it’s the smaller companies that are really taking it on the chin. Small and midsize firms account for $868 billion, or about a third, of yearly US imports, according to the Census Bureau. While these companies are tiny compared to the likes of […]


Stocks Notch Gains After More Tariff Whiplash

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Markets in Asia moved higher on Monday after a weekend that brought more shifts in strategy from President Trump about tariffs. Stocks in Japan rose a little over 1 percent while benchmarks went up 2 percent in Hong Kong and less than 1 percent in mainland China. S&P 500 stock futures, which let investors bet […]


Big Tech’s Tariff Chaos + A.I. 2027 + Llama Drama

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Listen to and follow ‘Hard Fork’Apple | Spotify | Amazon | YouTube | iHeartRadio This week, with the tech world in chaos over President Trump’s tariffs, we look at how four specific companies are navigating the new day-to-day reality. Then, the A.I. researcher Daniel Kokotajlo returns to the show to discuss a new set of […]


Amazon CEO warns Americans price of everyday goods will rise from Trump’s tariff push

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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy gave a warning to wallet-wary Americans in the wake of President Trump’s tariff agenda — saying the everything site many have come to rely on may have to up prices on common items. Jassy issued an equivocating warning to Amazon customers that the world’s most popular online retailer is facing challenges […]


Canada Will Use Its Retaliatory Tariff Earnings to Aid Workers and Businesses

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The 25 percent tariff Canada began collecting on cars and trucks imported from the United States early Wednesday is not just the country’s latest act of retaliation against tariffs imposed by President Trump on Canadian exports. The estimated 8 billion Canadian dollars a year, about $5.7 billion, that those levies are expected to generate will […]


Nvidia shares fall 9% on tariff fears

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang gives a keynote address at CES 2025, an annual consumer electronics trade show, in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 6, 2025. Steve Marcus | Reuters Nvidia shares fell nearly 9% on Monday after President Donald Trump confirmed that tariffs from Canada and Mexico will go into effect on Tuesday. The chipmaker’s […]


Trump tariff plan threatens to make Modelo more expensive

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Packages of Modelo Especial beer are displayed for sale in a grocery store on June 14, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.  Mario Tama | Getty Images Shares of Constellation Brands fell 3.5% on Tuesday after President-elect Donald Trump announced plans to place a 25% tariff on Mexican imports once he’s inaugurated. Constellation imports all of […]


GM, Stellantis shares fall on Trump tariff threat for Mexico, Canada

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A carrier trailer transports Toyota cars for delivery while queuing at the border customs control to cross into the U.S., at the Otay border crossing in Tijuana, Mexico May 31, 2019. Jorge Duenes | REUTERS DETROIT – Shares of automakers General Motors and Stellantis fell Tuesday after President-elect Donald Trump threatened to put 25% tariffs […]