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Trump Threatens Double Tariffs on Spain Over NATO Budget

“You’re the only country that is not paying. I don’t know what the problem is,” Trump said when asked about Spain balking at paying 5% of their GDP on defense.

June 25, 2025
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Trump Administration Urges Appeals Court to Back Tariff Power

The administration defended the president’s power to impose global tariffs, arguing to a federal appeals court that it should overturn a decision finding the levies unconstitutional.

June 25, 2025
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Layoffs From Trump Tariffs Ripple Across Auto Parts Industry

President Donald Trump’s shifting stances on trade and tariffs have upended the planning of many companies that provide parts and equipment to big automakers.

June 25, 2025
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EU Plans Boeing Tariffs in Response to US Trade Moves

The European Union plans to impose retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports, including on Boeing Co. aircraft, if President Donald Trump puts a baseline levy on the bloc’s goods as many expect.

June 24, 2025
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Continental Cuts Margin Target Over Tariffs Ahead of Breakup

Continental lowered a profitability target for the year due to rising costs from U.S. tariffs as the German automotive supplier forges ahead with a plan to dismantle itself.

June 24, 2025
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Auto Industry Pushes Back on Trump’s Chip Tariff Threat

Blowback to President Donald Trump’s idea of tariffs on imported semiconductors is proving to be broad and deep, and includes Tesla, Ford and GM.

June 24, 2025
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Pressure to Seal Trump Trade Deals by July 9 Ramps Up

Two weeks from President Donald Trump’s deadline to reach trade deals, some of the talks aimed at clinching agreements to avoid higher tariffs are struggling to get over the finish line.

June 24, 2025
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Fleets Grapple With Shifts in Trade, Freight Amid Tariffs

Shifting U.S. trade policies, fluctuating tariffs and the resulting supply chain upheaval have created an uncertain landscape for the trucking industry, in the present and down the road.

June 20, 2025
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Supreme Court Refuses to Speed Up Challenge to Trump’s Tariffs

The Supreme Court refused to put a challenge to President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on an ultrafast track.

June 20, 2025
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Small-Parcel Shipments From China to US Fall 40% on Tariffs

U.S. tariff hikes on small packages from China triggered a slump in shipments last month, contributing to a huge drop in bilateral trade and roiling exporters like Shein and Temu.

June 20, 2025