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China Halts Critical Rare Earth Exports as Trade War Intensifies
China has suspended exports of a wide range of critical minerals and magnets, threatening to choke off supplies of components central to automakers, aerospace manufacturers, […]
Trump’s Tariff War Has Added Risk to U.S. Bonds, Long the Surest Bet in Global Finance
There are not many certainties in the world of money, but this traditionally has been one of them: When life turns scary, people take refuge […]
How Should You Invest in 529 College Savings Plans During Market Swings?
Investing in choppy markets, especially with an unpredictable president at the helm, can be distressing. It can be even more so if you are relying […]
Social Security Lists Thousands of Migrants as Dead to Prompt Them to ‘Self-Deport’
Since taking office, the Trump administration has moved aggressively to revoke the temporary legal status of hundreds of thousands of immigrants who were allowed into […]
EU Countries Go on Tariff Defense
As the fallout from President Trump’s rewiring of global trade sets in across Europe, governments are putting in place billions of euros’ worth of “tariff […]
Medicare Bleeds Billions on Pricey Bandages, and Doctors Get a Cut
Companies can set such high prices because of a quirk in Medicare pricing rules, industry experts said. For the first six months of a new […]
Tesla Halts Orders in China on U.S. Imported Models
Tesla has stopped accepting new orders in China for two car models that it imports from a factory in the United States, after the Chinese […]
China Raises Tariffs on U.S. Imports to 125%, Calling Trump’s Policies a ‘Joke’
China on Friday said it was raising its tariffs on American goods to 125 percent, retaliating for the third time in the escalating trade war […]
Tesla U.S. Sales Plunge as G.M. and Others Make Gains
Tesla’s sales in the United States fell almost 9 percent in the first three months of the year even as the overall market for electric […]