Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is building an investment accelerator inside the agency, though his hardball tactics with companies are raising concern.
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How Lutnick Is Using Government Power to Pressure Private Companies
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has been putting the squeeze on companies and trading partners in an unusual effort to raise revenue and expand the president’s role over the economy.
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Wall Street’s Bet Against the Trump Tariffs
Investors are offering to buy importers’ rights to any refunds of the administration’s levies. It’s a longshot wager that courts will overturn the tariffs.
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After Court Defeat, Trump Warns of Economic Chaos From Loss of Tariffs
The president and his advisers have suggested they will fight a federal appeals court’s ruling that found many of the administration’s tariffs to be illegal.
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U.S. and Japan at Odds Over Terms of $550 Billion Investment
Claims that President Trump will direct Japanese investment highlight how trade frictions are mounting even with countries that have reached trade deals with the United States.
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Trump May Further Redefine U.S. Capitalism With an Intel Move
The White House’s deliberations about taking a stake in Intel could upend the technology sector — and further redefine how Washington deals with business.
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Investment Fund Seals Trade Deal for Japan and Expands Trump’s Influence
President Trump will get to decide where to invest Japanese money and the United States will keep 90 percent of the profits, the White House said.
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Investors Shrug Off Trump’s Attacks on the Fed and Trade Allies
Investors continue to shrug off the president’s threats, sending stocks to new highs. That calm could be tested going into a packed week for corporate earnings.
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As Trump Courts a More Assertive Beijing, China Hawks Are Losing Out
The Trump administration has dialed back aggressive measures against China and reversed its position on technology controls as the president angles for a Chinese trip later this year.
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New Deadlines, New Letters — Same Tariff Uncertainty
The Trump administration is keen to strike deals as it dangles an extension to trading partners. But it’s also issuing threats to some of them.
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‘Golden Share’ in U.S. Steel Gives Trump Extraordinary Control
Administration officials secured a deal that will give the president unusual influence over a private company, and could serve as a model for other deals.
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‘Golden Share’ in U.S. Steel Gives Trump Extraordinary Control
Administration officials secured a deal that will give the president unusual influence over a private company, and could serve as a model for other deals.