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Ford’s US auto sales dip in first quarter as tariffs loom
Washington (AFP) - Auto giant Ford reported a slight drop in first quarter US sales Tuesday, while investors await details...
UK Supreme Court opens car loans hearing as banks risk huge bill
London (AFP) - The UK's highest court on Tuesday began a hearing to determine whether controversial car loans were unlawful,...
Tariffs: Economic ‘liberation’ or straitjacket?
Washington (AFP) - US President Donald Trump has made tariffs a cornerstone of his trade policy, insisting that they will...
Carmakers face doubts and jolts over US tariffs
Paris (AFP) - Raise prices or cut into their margins, open or close factories: carmakers must soon make major decisions...
Trump tariffs threaten Latin American steel industry
Montevideo (AFP) - Chile's largest steel plant shut down last year, yielding to cheaper production in China. Now, six months...
What next for Venezuela as Trump goes after oil revenues?
Caracas (AFP) - President Donald Trump has revoked the licenses that allowed several transnational oil and gas companies to operate...
‘Tariff man’: Trump’s long history with trade wars
Washington (AFP) - Donald Trump loves few things more than talking about his affinity for tariffs, but it's nothing new:...
Trump says will be ‘kind’ with tariffs as deadline looms
Washington (AFP) - US trading partners were bracing Tuesday for an expected fresh raft of Donald Trump tariffs, while the...
Falling inflation drives down poverty in Argentina: statistics agency
Buenos Aires (AFP) - Argentina's poverty levels fell sharply in the second half of 2024 after leaping during the first...
World economies brace for Trump tariffs deadline
Washington (AFP) - US trading partners scrambled Tuesday to prepare for the latest raft of Donald Trump tariffs, after the...
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