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Here’s which grocery store items will get more expensive because of tariffs

By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — President Donald Trump, during his announcement last week of sweeping tariffs on countries around the world, called groceries an “old-fashioned” and “beautiful term.” But his policies will make America’s groceries more expensive today, supermarket executives and food industry experts say. Supermarkets sell imported items in every section

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China vows ‘resolute and effective measures’ after Trump’s 104% tariffs take effect

By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China has promised to take “resolute and effective measures” to safeguard its rights and interests after US President Donald Trump’s 104% tariffs on Chinese imports took effect on Wednesday. “The United States is still imposing arbitrary tariffs on China and relentlessly applying extreme pressure. China firmly opposes

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US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee on February 6.

US trade official defends Trump’s tariffs, says almost 50 countries approached him to ‘explore how to achieve reciprocity’

By Phil Mattingly and Bryan Mena, CNN (CNN) –– President Donald Trump’s US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Tuesday defended the administration’s expansive tariffs during a routine hearing before the Senate Finance Committee. “Last Wednesday, President Trump declared a national emergency in response to the large and persistent trade deficit that has built up in

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Trump is trying to reinvent 1950 with his tariffs. He should be planning for 2050

By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Donald Trump is overhauling the wrong economic policies, industry experts say, and it could cost America the high-stakes artificial intelligence race against China. Trump last week announced sweeping tariffs to reinvigorate US manufacturing, an industry that’s been in decline for decades. But the tariffs — along with

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Bill Ackman

Billionaires are turning on Trump

CNN By Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — Wealthy business leaders are turning on US President Donald Trump over his plan to impose a colossal set of tariffs on America’s trading partners, as losses mount on stock markets around the world. Billionaire investor Bill Ackman, who endorsed Trump’s 2024 presidential bid, warned Sunday that going

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Bill Ackman

Billionaires are turning on Trump

By Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — Wealthy business leaders are turning on US President Donald Trump over his plan to impose a colossal set of tariffs on America’s trading partners, as losses mount on stock markets around the world. Billionaire investor Bill Ackman, who endorsed Trump’s 2024 presidential bid, warned Sunday that going ahead

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The world is reeling from Trump’s tariff war. But China plans to ‘turn crisis into opportunity’

By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — As countries around the world scramble to negotiate concessions from US President Donald Trump’s escalation last week of a global trade war, China has taken a different tack. Within 48 hours of Trump’s market-hammering tariffs announcement, the world’s second-largest economy swiftly retaliated with its own punitive measures

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