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Walmart Pledges Transparency on Prices After Rebuke From Trump

Walmart said it will continue to communicate the impact of tariffs with investors, consumers and policymakers after President Donald Trump criticized the retailer’s plans to raise prices.

June 5, 2025
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel, Logistics

Mercedes, BMW, Others Step Up Response to China Export Curbs

Automakers in the U.S. and Europe raised concerns about China’s export controls on rare earth metals, as Beijing’s move threatens to disrupt global car production.

June 4, 2025
Government, Business

Trump Gets Tentative Win From CBO Tax and Tariff Estimates

The CBO handed Republicans a major political talking point, with projections showing the possibility for tariffs to bring in more federal revenue than would be lost by Trump's tax cut plan.

June 4, 2025
Government, Business

Canada Prime Minister Carney Holds Back on Tariff Retaliation

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada and the U.S. are in ā€œintensiveā€ talks about the countries’ relationship, explaining his decision not to respond yet to doubled steel and aluminum tariffs.

June 4, 2025
Government, Business

Trump: China’s Xi Is ā€˜Extremely Hard to Make a Deal With’

President Donald Trump said in a late-night social media post that Chinese leader Xi Jinping was very tough to make a deal with, raising questions about whether a fragile economic truce will hold.

June 4, 2025
Government, Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics

Trump Signs Order Hiking Steel, Aluminum Tariffs to 50%

President Donald Trump signed a directive June 3 formally raising steel and aluminum tariffs to 50% from 25%Ā starting June 4.

June 3, 2025
Government, Business

US Sent Letters to Trade Partners Ahead of Tariff Deadline

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has sent letters to trading partners to remind them of an upcoming deadline in tariff negotiations, according to the White House.

June 3, 2025
Government, Business

Manufacturing Activity Shrank in May for Third Straight Month

U.S. factory activity contracted in May for a third consecutive month and a gauge of imports fell to a 16-year low as firms pulled back in the face of higher tariffs.

June 3, 2025
Government, Business

Group That Won Trade Ruling Wants Tariffs Halted During Appeal

A group of small businesses that won a ruling that most of President Donald Trump’s global tariffs are illegal want them blocked during the administration’s appeal.

June 2, 2025
Government, Business, Safety, Logistics

Trump Seeks Xi Call as Rare Earth Clash Escalates

After the U.S. and China agreed to lower tariffs from astronomical heights, tensions are now surging over access to chips and rare earths. And Beijing increasingly appears to have an edge.

June 2, 2025