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Siemens warns US tariffs causing investment caution
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - Siemens warned on Thursday that US tariffs were prompting its customers in key sectors to slow...
US tariffs prompt Toyota profit warning
Tokyo (AFP) - US tariffs prompted Japanese auto giant Toyota on Thursday to cut its annual net profit forecast by...
Swiss reel from ‘horror scenario’ after US tariff blow
Bern (Switzerland) (AFP) - Switzerland scrambled for answers Thursday after a last-gasp government mission to Washington failed to stop a...
Germany factory output lowest since pandemic in 2020
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - German industrial production slumped to its lowest level in June since the pandemic in 2020, data...
Swiss reel from ‘horror scenario’ after US tariff blow
Geneva (AFP) - Switzerland scrambled for answers Thursday after a last-gasp government mission to Washington failed to stop a 39-percent...
US tariffs prompt Toyota profit warning
Tokyo (AFP) - US tariffs prompted Japanese auto giant Toyota on Thursday to cut its annual net profit forecast by...
Higher US tariffs kick in for dozens of trading partners
Washington (AFP) - The United States began charging higher tariffs on goods from dozens of trading partners Thursday, in a...
For Argentine farmers, Milei’s free-market reforms fall short
SAN PEDRO (Argentina) (AFP) - Twenty months after Argentina's President Javier Milei came to power vowing to lead a free-market...
Trump’s ‘dividend’ promise for Americans leaves open questions
Washington (AFP) - If Donald Trump is to be believed, millions of Americans could receive a financial slice of the...
Taiwan’s orchid growers dig in as US tariffs shoot up
Houbi (Taiwan) (AFP) - Since the start of US President Donald Trump's global trade war, Taiwanese orchid grower Lee Tsang-yu...
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