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By John Towfighi, David Goldman and Anna Cooban, CNN New York (CNN) — US stocks skyrocketed higher Wednesday after President Donald Trump posted on social media that he authorized a 90-day pause on the “reciprocal” tariffs that went into effect at midnight, with the exception of China. Wall Street had been on edge, looking for

CNN By Elisabeth Buchwald and Nectar Gan, CNN New York/Hong Kong (CNN) — President Donald Trump is set to impose an astounding 104% in levies across all Chinese imports on Wednesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced on Tuesday. This comes on top of Chinese tariffs that were in place prior to Trump’s second

CNN By Hadas Gold, CNN New York (CNN) — Elon Musk took another jab at President Donald Trump’s senior trade adviser Peter Navarro Tuesday, calling him a “moron” on social media as the Tesla CEO further splits from the White House’s tariffs plan. Musk’s remarks were in response to a CNBC interview with Navarro on

By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump is set to impose an astounding 104% in levies across all Chinese imports on Wednesday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced on Tuesday. This comes on top of Chinese tariffs that were in place prior to Trump’s second term. China was already set to see

CNN By Bryan Mena and Phil Mattingly, CNN (CNN) –– President Donald Trump’s US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Tuesday defended the administration’s expansive tariffs, saying that its concerns would not be resolved overnight, and in at least one case, the tariffs were about “running up the score.” Greer’s comments came during a routine hearing

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

By Matthew Kaufman, CNN New York (CNN) — Applying for a new job? A human resources representative or hiring manager may not be the first to review your resume. Instead, it might be an AI-powered tool. With some job postings attracting hundreds or thousands of applications, companies are increasingly using AI to sort through applicants

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Cinnabon is facing an existential threat as it turns 40: How does a chain that’s become synonymous with the food court evolve when fewer malls are being built? GoTo Foods, Cinnabon’s parent company, isn’t looking too far for a solution. Next month, Cinnabon is opening a first-of-its-kind

By John Towfighi, David Goldman and Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — What was a massive rally on Wall Street turned into yet another sizeable decline. Cheap stocks and hope for signs of trade negotiation sent markets surging Tuesday morning — but that relief rally evaporated as the White House said it would levy

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

CNN By Hadas Gold and Brian Stelter, CNN New York (CNN) — An errant post on X may have just shaken the stock market, showing how influential — and unreliable — the social media platform can be. Unsourced “headlines” about a potential “90-day pause in tariffs” sent markets into a state of turbulence Monday morning

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

By Hadas Gold and Brian Stelter, CNN New York (CNN) — An errant post on X may have just shaken the stock market, showing how influential — and unreliable — the social media platform can be. Unsourced “headlines” about a potential “90-day pause in tariffs” sent markets into a state of turbulence Monday morning as

By David Goldman, John Towfighi and Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — US stocks mostly fell after an extremely volatile day Monday — tumbling, surging and then bouncing around in every direction, as traders searched for any sign that President Donald Trump’s tariffs could be negotiated or halted. Markets around the world had tumbled

By David Goldman and Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon has issued a blunt warning about President Donald Trump’s tariff policy: It threatens to raise prices, drive the global economy into a downturn and weaken America’s standing in the world. “The recent tariffs will likely increase inflation and are causing many to

By Harry Enten and Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — President Donald Trump warned Americans in 2024 that a vote for Vice President Kamala Harris would be a vote for a market meltdown. “You want to see a market crash? If we lost this election, I think the market would go down the tubes,”

By Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — It is wise for investors “to be fearful when others are greedy and to be greedy only when others are fearful,” according to one of Warren Buffett’s classic aphorisms. But it’s not easy to pinpoint the mood on the Street. Markets are notoriously unpredictable, propelled by “animal

By Juliana Liu and John Liu, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Global markets plunged on Monday, deepening a global stocks rout triggered by US President Donald Trump’s trade war and China’s forceful response to unexpectedly high tariffs. Germany’s Dax opened down 9%, while London’s FTSE was about 5% lower. European markets were, on the whole,