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Trump threatens to hike tariffs on South Korea as national assembly has yet to approve last year’s trade deal

South Korean Industry Minister Kim Jung-Kwan, who is currently visiting Canada, will soon travel to the U.S. for talks with Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick.

By Josh Boak, Hyung-Jin Kim and The Associated PressJanuary 26, 2026
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Ray Dalio says the U.S. is a ‘tinderbox’ after the Minneapolis shooting and Trump risks a ‘more clear civil war’
By Jake AngeloJanuary 26, 2026
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Trump’s own Big Beautiful Bill could add $5.5 trillion to the deficit and help sabotage his plan to ‘grow out’ of the national debt crisis
By Shawn TullyJanuary 26, 2026
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By Seth Borenstein and The Associated PressJanuary 26, 2026
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Law school admissions expert sees ‘dangerous one-two punch’ as Gen Z seeks shelter from the AI hiring storm in 6-figure debt and law-degree lifeboat
By Jake AngeloJanuary 26, 2026
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By Peter Blumberg, Zoe Tillman and BloombergJanuary 26, 2026
PoliticsMinnesota Republican quits governor race, says GOP can’t win
By Miranda Davis and BloombergJanuary 26, 2026
Middle EastCarrier strike group with stealth fighters arrives in Mideast as Trump weighs Iran attack while Air Force jets and cargo planes also head to region
By Konstantin Toropin and The Associated PressJanuary 26, 2026
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North AmericaTrump’s ‘Border Czar’ being sent to Minnesota was head of ICE Enforcement and Removal under Obama
By Safiyah Riddle and The Associated PressJanuary 26, 2026
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RetailShein hikes US prices as much as 377% ahead of tariff increases
By BloombergApril 27, 2025
Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Andrew Ferguson speaks during the Semafor World Economy Summit 2025 at Conrad Washington on April 23, 2025 in Washington, DC.
FinanceEx-FTC commissioner accuses former chair Lina Khan of ‘procedural shenanigans’ that iced M&A activity
By Amanda GerutApril 27, 2025
The dollar peeks out from behind other currencies
EconomyThe U.S. Dollar slide is evocative of the Nixon era
By Vince Golle, Molly Smith and BloombergApril 26, 2025
Bill Ackman stands at a podium
EconomyBill Ackman says ‘time is the friend of the U.S. and the enemy of China’ in trade war
By Alastair Marsh and BloombergApril 26, 2025
FinanceMarkets notch small gains as tech stocks rise and Trump delivers mixed signals on tariffs
By Ben WeissApril 25, 2025
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EconomyFed’s Powell walks tightrope of being late but not ‘Mr. Too Late’
By Craig Torres and BloombergApril 25, 2025
HealthPharma giant Merck expects Trump’s tariffs to cost the company $200 million
By Maia Anderson and Healthcare BrewApril 25, 2025
A dock worker stands on top of several large tubes.
EconomyTrump’s trade war has already sparked a massive cancellation of shipments from China to the U.S. 
By Sasha RogelbergApril 25, 2025
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RetailAmericans are ‘doom-spending’ as a result of Trump’s trade policy, new report reveals
By Stuart DyosApril 25, 2025
Lorenzo Simonelli speaks while seated during a panel at the CERAWeek conference in Houston.
FeaturesHow Trump’s promise of ‘Drill, baby, drill’ faded to ‘Delay, baby, delay’ for oil companies
By Jordan BlumApril 25, 2025
FinanceHuge decline at L.A. port is a hit to truckers—and a stark warning of coming tariff damage
By Jeff John RobertsApril 25, 2025
FinanceStocks surge for 3rd straight day on hopes of tariff progress
By Irina IvanovaApril 24, 2025
A Southwest Airlines jet in the air
EconomySouthwest CEO says the U.S. airline industry is already in a recession
By Mary Schlangenstein and BloombergApril 24, 2025
EconomyHalf of Americans are very worried the U.S. is headed toward a recession—and point the finger to Trump’s tariffs
By Josh Boak, Amelia Thomson-Deveaux and The Associated PressApril 24, 2025
A man with a brown paper bag walks out of a Chipotle store.
RetailChipotle CEO warns ‘the consumer is sitting on the sideline,’ leading to the chain’s first same-store sales decline since 2020
By Sasha RogelbergApril 24, 2025
EconomyScott Bessent says the World Bank and IMF need a total overhaul: ‘Mission creep has knocked these institutions off course’
By Alena BotrosApril 23, 2025
EconomyUPS founder’s nonprofit is ramping up donations to $130 million to fill a ‘void’ left by Trump’s policy changes
By Thalia Beaty and The Associated PressApril 23, 2025
Two Halliburton employees, clad in red coveralls, work at a pressure pumping, or fracking, operation in the Permian Basin.
FeaturesHalliburton CEO sees ‘more risk’ to company’s outlook than 3 months ago
By Jordan BlumApril 22, 2025
A phone using Google Maps searches for "Gulf of Mexico," but the map returns "Gulf of America"
FeaturesAs Big Oil producers start exploring again, the Gulf of Mexico is making a comeback with new projects from Chevron, Shell, and BP
By Jordan BlumApril 22, 2025
Protesters holding a sign walk across Harvard Yard.
EconomyTrump’s feud with Harvard has fueled a ‘wealth spiral effect’ that could spook ultra-wealthy Boston residents into spending less, policy expert says
By Sasha RogelbergApril 22, 2025
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EconomyGold rallies to record on trade war concerns and weaker dollar
By Yihui Xie and BloombergApril 20, 2025
Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee
EconomyFollowing Trump’s attacks on Powell, Chicago Fed president Goolsbee warns against undermining the credibility of the Fed
By Sydney LakeApril 20, 2025
EconomyThreat to U.S. exceptionalism spurs rush for emerging local bonds
By Marcus Wong, Matthew Burgess, Srinivasan Sivabalan and BloombergApril 20, 2025
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EconomyNew parents are worried Trump’s tariffs will make having a baby prohibitively expensive. ‘Babies don’t stop being born because there’s tariffs’
By Dee-Ann Durbin and The Associated PressApril 20, 2025
Jerome Powell walking off stage
EconomyFiring Powell would hurt the dollar and U.S. economy, France says
By Tara Patel and BloombergApril 19, 2025
EconomyTrump’s handling of tariffs and inflation nosedives his economic approval rating to the rock bottom of his entire presidential career
By Sydney LakeApril 19, 2025
An aerial view of America's only rare earths mine
EnvironmentAmerica’s only rare earths mine is hearing from lots of anxious companies: ‘Selling our valuable critical minerals under 125% tariffs is neither commercially rational nor aligned with America’s national interests’
By Josh Funk and The Associated PressApril 18, 2025
Mark Carney stands in front of two Canadian flags
PoliticsCanada’s prime minister says removing trade barriers with other countries will be far more beneficial than Trump’s tariffs could ever hope to be
By Rob Gillies and The Associated PressApril 18, 2025
George Glass, America's ambassador to Japan, welcomes representatives from Tokyo
PoliticsAmerica’s new ambassador to Japan says he’s optimistic they can reach a deal over tariffs so both countries can ‘push back against a country like China’
By Mari Yamaguchi and The Associated PressApril 18, 2025
CommentaryThe U.S. trade deficit: It’s time to dump do-it-yourself economics and go back to basics
By Steve H. Hanke and Caleb HofmannApril 18, 2025
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