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US: Wall St opens lower on tariff woes
Wall Street opened lower on Friday (Mar 21) as investors continued to navigate the complex landscape of tariffs, with FedEx becoming the…
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Chinese parcels that Trump wants to tariff are already falling
Chinese companies cut back on the small packages they shipped to the US last month, as President Donald Trump looks to close off the trade…
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Tech stocks keep tumbling this year. Here's why
When President Trump returned to the White House, tech executives from Apple, OpenAI, Oracle and other companies pledged to create…
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Apple to hire 20,000 people, invest $500 billion in the U.S. amid Trump tariffs
Apple said Monday that it plans to invest $500 billion in the United States, hire 20,000 people and open a new manufacturing factory in…
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US homebuilders near S&P 500 bottom on high rates and tariff fears
INVESTORS are ditching US homebuilder stocks at a record pace as elevated borrowing costs bruise the industry’s prospects and signal that…
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Trump tariff worries set gold on course for eighth straight weekly gain
GOLD prices were little changed on Friday (Feb 21) but remained on track for an eighth successive weekly gain, driven by concerns over US…
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Singapore Oil Hub Opportunities Amid US Tariff Uncertainty
The city-state may be able to leverage its robust infrastructure and strategic location to help companies adjust WITH US tariffs shaking…
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US: Wall St opens lower as markets assess Trump’s tariff threats; Walmart drops
WALL Street’s main indexes opened lower on Thursday (Feb 20) as investors avoided risky bets after another bout of tariff threats from…
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Trump tariff worries keep gold near record high level
GOLD prices edged higher on Thursday (Feb 20), hovering near their all-time highs as concerns persisted over US President Donald Trump’s…
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U.S. Households Ramp Up ‘Doom Spending’ in Preparation for Possible Pandemic, Tariff Impacts
The latest consumer research from CreditCards.com reveals a disturbing trend: U.S. households are “doom spending” and stockpiling in…
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US: Wall St opens slightly lower as markets assess latest tariff threats
WALL Street’s main indexes opened marginally lower on Wednesday (Feb 19) on worries over US President Donald Trump’s latest tariff threats…
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Safe-haven gold hovers near record high on Trump tariff worries
GOLD held steady near a record high on Wednesday (Feb 19), with investors closely watching US President Donald Trump’s tariff strategies…
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Gold inches higher on concerns over Trump tariff threats
GOLD prices edged higher on Tuesday (Feb 18) as uncertainty over US President Donald Trump’s tariffs continued to dominate sentiment,…
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Gold gains as investors eye Trump tariff moves
GOLD prices edged higher on Monday (Feb 17) after falling more than 1 per cent in the previous session as market participants awaited more…
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Trump tariff VAT threat raises prospects of hit to UK
Michael Race Business reporter, BBC News Concerns are growing the UK could be hit with higher US trade taxes after President Donald Trump…
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US: Wall St subdued at open as markets await tariff details
WALL Street’s main indexes opened flat on Friday (Feb 14), as investors awaited more clarity on US President Donald Trump’s reciprocal…
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Global car tariff pain spreads from Asia to the US
AUTO stocks around the world slumped on Monday (Feb 10) after US President Donald Trump’s new tariffs threatened to cut into sales from…
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Gold hovers near all-time highs as Trump’s tariff threats lift safe-haven demand
GOLD prices firmed on Monday (Feb 10), and hovered near a record high hit in the previous session, as investors sought refuge in the…
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Oil prices set for third straight weekly fall on tariff concerns
Oil prices finished with daily gains on Friday (Feb 7) after new sanctions were imposed on Iran’s crude exports, but prices were down for…
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US: Wall Street slides, Treasury yields rise on mixed data, renewed tariff threats
Wall Street ended sharply lower and benchmark Treasury yields jumped on Friday (Feb 7) in the wake of a mixed US payrolls report, weak…
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Faisal Islam: The tariff wars have begun - buckle up
Don't mess with Canada - that's the private message to the US from the very top of Ottawa's political system. Just like nearly a century…
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Singapore shares rise as tariff concerns fade; STI up 0.4%
Across the broader market, gainers beat losers 352 to 186, after 1.3 billion securities worth S$1.1 billion change hands BUOYED by fading…
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Ford sees sharp profit drop as Trump tariff, EV threats loom
FORD Motor warned that profit may fall by US$2 billion or more this year on an expected drop in vehicle prices and costly new-model…
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Gold hits record high as China-US tariff war drives safe-haven demand
GOLD prices touched an all-time-high on Wednesday (Feb 5), underpinned by safe-haven demand after China responded to US tariffs, which…