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Trade Gap Hits 4-Month High as Firms Rush to Beat Tariffs

The surge in imports was driven by industrial supplies, which rose to the highest level in four months amid a surge in inbound shipments of gold.

September 4, 2025
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Trump Asks Supreme Court to Save Sweeping Import Tariffs

The appeal calls for putting the case on a highly expedited schedule with arguments in early November, according to filings reviewed by Bloomberg.

September 4, 2025
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Daimler Truck Seeks Investors for 爱豆传媒 Unit

The German truck maker is working with Bank of America Corp. to sound out potential investors interested in acquiring a minority stake in Torc.

September 4, 2025
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Amazon at Odds With Delivery Partners Over Van Repair Bills

The dispute over repair bills is the latest dustup between the world鈥檚 largest online retailer and contract firms that hire drivers to deliver packages to Amazon shoppers.

September 4, 2025
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Canada鈥檚 Envoys Head to DC After Fruitful Trump Conversation

The Canadian prime minister said more meetings are taking place in Washington involving officials including Michael Sabia, Canada鈥檚 top civil servant.

September 3, 2025
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Trump Threatens to Scrap Trade Deals if Tariffs Fall

鈥淚f we don鈥檛 win that case, our country is going to suffer so greatly,鈥 Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. 鈥淭hese deals are all done; I guess we鈥檇 have to unwind them.鈥

September 3, 2025
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Tesla Sales Plunge Across Europe as EV Market Grows

Tesla鈥檚 worldwide vehicle deliveries fell 13% in the first half of the year, putting the company on course for its second consecutive annual decline.

September 3, 2025
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Volkswagen ID. Polo Revives Legacy Model in Electric Form

The manufacturer on Sept. 3 unveiled a camouflaged version of the ID. Polo, which is expected to be priced below 鈧25,000 ($29,125) when it goes on sale next year.

September 3, 2025
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Perspective: AI Will Drive the Future of Electric Vehicles

By pairing AI-supported charging capabilities with a human-managed network operations center, operational anomalies could be minimized.

September 3, 2025
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Trump Seeks Fast Supreme Court Action on Tariffs Case

Trump told reporters that the U.S. would appeal to the high court for relief as soon as Sept. 3 because 鈥渋t would be a devastation for our country鈥 if the appeals court ruling was left in place.

September 2, 2025