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Trump moves to ban Canadian imports
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (173+ words) The Trump administration is moving to ban Canadian imports like alcohol, whey, and motorcycles in the latest escalation of the countries’ trade war. US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer has spoken with Canadian Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc in recent days, a…...
Canada’s retaliatory tariffs against the US to take effect
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (140+ words) Canada’s retaliatory tariffs against $27.6 billion worth of US goods will kick in after midnight on Tuesday. Canadaâs retaliatory tariffs against $27.6 billion worth of US goods will kick in after midnight on Tuesday, as the prospects for averting a tit-for-tat…...
Companies confront ‘trade down’ economy
1+ week, 2+ day ago (271+ words) Consumer companies like Nespresso say they’ve had to try harder to convince shoppers to pony up hundreds of dollars for coffee makers. US economic data may still be humming along, but consumer companies like Nespresso say theyâve had to…...
US-Africa trade pact extended
1+ week, 3+ day ago (172+ words) A key US-Africa trade program will be extended for two years when President Donald Trump signs the short-term government funding bill passed by the House on Tuesday. The bill, easily passed in a 370-48 vote, extends the African Growth and Opportunity…...
Elliott has a stake in French giant Air Liquide
1+ week, 5+ day ago (182+ words) Activist investor Elliott Management has amassed a stake in French industrial giant Air Liquide and is pushing management to bolster its lagging profit margins, according to people familiar with the matter. The size of Elliott’s stake could not be learned,…...
Valterra bets on China platinum demand surge
1+ week, 5+ day ago (200+ words) China’s push into hydrogen-powered freight trucks could deliver a fresh wave of demand for the metals. Valterra Platinum, the worldâs largest platinum group metals miner, is betting that Chinaâs push into hydrogen-powered freight trucks will deliver a fresh…...
Exclusive: Lobbyists go to work for Canada tariff carveouts
2+ week, 3+ day ago (434+ words) Companies that do business with Canada, and the lawmakers who represent them, are ramping up their lobbying for carveouts from new US tariffs on Canada. While both sides try to hold firm, lawmakers continue to nudge Greer. Sen. Jerry Moran,…...
Global trade tensions grow with no reprieve in sight
2+ week, 3+ day ago (137+ words) The US is weighing imposing yet more penalties on goods and services from Canada. Global trade tensions grew among several major powers, with little sign of respite on the horizon The US is weighing imposing yet more penalties on goods…...
Canada announces retaliatory tariffs of up to 50% against the US
2+ week, 4+ day ago (144+ words) US President Donald Trump threatened to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America, as relations between the neighbors hit a new low. Canada struck back against the US with retaliatory tariffs of up to 50% on $20 billion worth of American products on…...
Canada strikes back with tit-for-tat tariffs
2+ week, 4+ day ago (299+ words) Canadian officials announced they plan to impose tariffs on $20 billion worth of US goods in retaliation for new US levies. The tariffs will mostly mirror President Donald Trump’s, with the heftiest affecting steel and aluminum. “When the United States asked…...