India’s Modi Sends Message to Trump Over Tariffs
By Brendan Cole is a Newsweek Senior News Reporter based in London, UK. His focus is Russia and Ukraine, in particular the war started by Moscow. He also covers other areas of geopolitics including China. Brendan joined Newsweek in 2018 from the International Business Times and well as English, knows Russian and French. You can […]
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Mark Carney Responds to Donald Trump Raising Canada Tariffs
By Jordan King is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. Her current focus is on religion, health, food safety and population. She has covered the persecution of religions in the global south, fertility and birth rate issues around the world, multiple disease outbreaks in the U.S. and ongoing vaccination discourse. Jordan joined Newsweek in 2024 […]
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Howard Lutnick Claims Tariffs Will Spark Up to 1.5 GDP Growth
During an interview appearance on CBS News’ Face the Nation on Sunday, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said President Donald Trump‘s sweeping new tariffs would drive as much as 1.5 percent gross domestic product (GDP) growth and open hundreds of billions in export opportunities. Lutnick also outlined the administration’s timeline for renegotiating major trade deals, challenged […]
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Trump Tariffs Blamed for Sharpest E-Commerce Slowdown in Years: Survey
Online retail activity in the United States has experienced its sharpest slowdown in over a decade, as new data indicates widespread declines across many e-commerce categories. Why It Matters The downturn comes as President Donald Trump‘s administration pursues a more aggressive trade policy, imposing tariffs that have directly affected both consumer buying habits and retailer […]
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The Surprising Impact of Trump’s Tariffs On American Farmers
American farmers are once again caught in the crossfire of Trump’s trade wars. Despite a 90-day tariff truce with China, they continue to face rising export costs for soybeans, corn and pork, along with effects from earlier retaliatory tariffs and export restrictions. The numbers tell a stark story. U.S. soybean exports to China experienced a […]
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Federal Court Blocks Trump’s Sweeping Global Tariffs
By Sonam Sheth is an Evening Politics Editor at Newsweek who is based in New York. She joined Newsweek in 2024 and previously worked at Business Insider and CNBC. Sonam has extensive experience covering national security, foreign policy, elections, and stories at the intersection of law and politics. Her work has been cited in The […]
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Tourists Avoiding US After Their Countries Hit by Tariffs
Tourists from countries significantly hit by President Donald Trump‘s trade tariffs are booking fewer trips to the U.S., according to data collected by the hotel search site Trivago. The data showed a double-digit percentage drop in the number of travelers from Japan, Canada and Mexico opting to visit the U.S. since the president announced his […]
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The Double-Edged Sword of Trump’s Tariffs: Environmental Whispers Amid Economic Pain | Opinion
The Trump administration’s recent tariffs on imported goods, primarily framed as economic nationalism to correct trade imbalances, have an often-overlooked aspect: potential environmental co-benefits in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and fast fashion waste. Societally, it is useful that these environmental co-benefits may occur, especially when the administration is actively anti-GHG mitigation and has left the […]
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Guinness Owners Issue Warning Over Trump’s Tariffs
The company that owns Guinness has issued a warning about the potential impact of Donald Trump‘s tariffs on their profits. Diageo, which is behind well-known alcoholic drinks brands including Guinness and Johnnie Walker whiskey, said in an update on Monday that it expects to lose $150 million annually from duties imposed by the U.S. However, […]
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From President Trump’s Tariffs to Qatari Jet Controversy: This Week in Your Words
Welcome back as we take another look at your comments that have helped shape the discussion around the biggest stories of the week, from President Trump to the latest on tariffs and the economy. Your insights and reactions have sparked deeper debate and brought fresh perspectives to these topics. Let’s dive into some of the […]
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