From Sweden to Brazil, six small companies talk about how they are communicating with their U.S. customers amid uncertainty over Trump’s changing tariffs.
Category: International Trade and World Market
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How One German Toymaker Made Money Despite U.S. Tariffs
A combination of strategic planning, good timing and a long-awaited product helped the maker of electronic story boxes weather the onset of tariffs.
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The Fed, Crypto and A.I. Weigh on the Markets
Growing jitters over the Federal Reserve, crypto and the future of the artificial intelligence boom have helped drive a global sell-off.
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Anxiety Over A.I. Spending Returns to Global Markets
A sharp reversal in Asian stocks, after a rally fueled by Nvidia’s strong earnings, underscores how fears of an A.I. bubble are driving broad market swings.
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Family Affair: Commerce Secretary’s Sons Cash In on A.I. Frenzy
Howard Lutnick is helping push data center projects. His family companies are profiting from them.
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Mexico Is Now the United States’ Top Buyer
For first time in at least 30 years, the United States has exported more to Mexico than Canada, U.S. government data show, in a sign of how much North American trade has consolidated.
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Trump Tariffs Push Japan’s Economy Into Contraction
The Japanese economy shrank by 1.8 percent compared to the same quarter last year, as U.S. tariffs dampened automobile exports and prompted a bleak outlook for growth.
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Pasta at Twice the Price? Some Italian Producers Face Huge U.S. Tariffs.
More than a dozen Italian pasta makers, accused of dumping their product in the United States, face tariffs of over 100 percent.
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Trump Administration Lifts Some Food Tariffs in Effort to Ease Prices
It is walking back levies on imports including beef and coffee in what critics say is an admission that tariffs raised prices in the first place.
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Trump Turns to Affordability Message Amid Economic Frustration
The Trump administration is facing backlash from American consumers as higher costs from tariffs blunt wage gains.
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Switzerland Reaches Agreement With U.S. to Cut Tariff to 15%
The deal would reduce an extraordinarily high tariff rate that had threatened to cripple Swiss exports.
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Trump Officials Prepare Tariff Exemptions, Seeking to Lower Food Prices
If the proposal goes into effect, it would be the latest rollback of one of President Trump’s key economic policies over concerns about affordability.