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Merkel to stress tariffs threat to American jobs

by Jed Kim
Apr 25, 2018
Call it a one-two punch from the European Union. German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit the White House on Friday, just days after French President Emmanuel Macron. The two European leaders are pushing the same agenda in their meetings with Trump.  Click the audio player above to hear the full story. 
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Who's asking for exemptions from Trump's tariffs?

by Kai Ryssdal and Phoebe Unterman
Apr 25, 2018
We took a look at requests submitted to the Department of Commerce.
Workers stand in line next to a container ship at a port in Qingdao in China's eastern Shandong province earlier this month.
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China manufacturers feel helpless with U.S. tariffs

by Jennifer Pak
Apr 25, 2018
Amid tensions, Chinese manufacturers at the Canton Fair say they are squeezed on many fronts.
China manufacturers at the Canton Fair are nervous about an escalation of U.S.-China trade friction.
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U.S. automakers could be headed down a rocky road

by Erika Beras
Apr 25, 2018
For years, low gas prices fueled sales of SUVs and pickup trucks, and low interest rates made it easier for car buyers to trade up every time some shiny new technology came along. But with gas prices and interest rates rising, and tariffs on imported aluminum and steel driving up costs, automakers are facing an […]
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How liberalism should adapt to the needs of the 21st century

by David Brancaccio
Apr 25, 2018
A conversation with Zanny Minton Beddoes, the editor-in-chief of the Economist.
Numerous national flags are seen in front of the United Nations Office (UNOG) on June 8, 2008 in Geneva, Switzerland. 
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EU is unhappy with U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs

by Tracey Samuelson
Apr 24, 2018
When the United States imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum imports last month, the European Union and a handful of other key allies got a temporarily exemption that expires next week. China was not granted an exemption and took its case to the World Trade Organization. This week, the EU has decided to join that […]
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Steel may be on the menu at the state dinner

by Erika Beras
Apr 24, 2018
French President Emmanuel Macron is pushing for a permanent exemption from tariffs for the European Union.  Today will be the second day of Macron’s three-day state visit, and the biggest event will be the first state dinner since President Donald Trump took office 15 months ago. But it won’t be all glitz and glam. Macron […]
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Is globalism a failed policy?

by David Brancaccio
Apr 24, 2018
The economy is doing well, but the average person is angry. "The alternative is that you change the social contract," one expert says.
“You can get rid of Trump, but, I mean, all of the Trumpism in the United States is real and is coming for us,” says Ian Bremmer, president of the political risk consultancy Eurasia Group.
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Global economic recovery eats through oil glut

by Scott Tong
Apr 20, 2018
This morning President Donald Trump turned his ire on OPEC: “OPEC is at it again,” he tweeted. “Oil prices are artificially Very High!” Sure, it’s convenient to blame someone for high gas prices. But the broader story — beyond the 280 characters that Twitter allows — is that something bigger is happening in the world oil […]
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Whirlpool feels the benefit, and burden, of Trump administration tariffs

by Adrian Ma
Apr 20, 2018
Critics of President Donald Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs say the policies hurt U.S. manufacturers that use a lot of those materials. And one industry likely to feel the pinch of higher production costs: home appliance manufacturers. Still, at least one major domestic appliance company, Whirlpool Corp., may come out ahead, thanks to another protective […]
Whirlpool appliances are offered for sale alongside other brands at a Home Depot store on October 24, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois.
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