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A security guard stands at the Shanghai Stock Exchange building at the Pudong financial district in Shanghai, China on Feb. 3, 2020. REUTERS TOKYO/LONDON (Reuters) — The dollar hit three-month lows on Wednesday as the U.S.’ trade war with its partners escalated, while a major overhaul to Germ…

Trucks wait in line to cross into the United States near the border customs control at the World Trade Bridge, in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, Nov. 26, 2024. WASHINGTON (Reuters) — President Donald Trump’s new 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada took effect on Tuesday, along with a doublin…

Pedestrians wait for a street signal on a sidewalk as an electronic billboard shows the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock indexes in Shanghai, China, Jan. 21, 2025. REUTERS SYDNEY (Reuters) — Asian share markets made guarded gains on Monday as investors waited anxiously to see if imminent tariffs would g…

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the White House in Washington, D.C., Feb. 28, 2025. (Reuters) — Investors were stunned on Friday after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump ended in disaster, adding…

President Donald Trump hosts his first cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., Feb. 26, 2025. REUTERS WASHINGTON (Reuters) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday raised hopes for another month-long pause on steep new tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada, saying they could take e…

German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, Feb. 21, 2025. REUTERS LONDON (Reuters) — Global shares rose on Wednesday after House Republicans advanced U.S. President Donald Trump’s tax cut plans, which also supported the dollar and helped Treasu…

BEIJING (Reuters) — Oil prices rose for a second day on Tuesday as the U.S. imposed fresh sanctions on Middle Eastern producer Iran that increased concerns supply might tighten. Brent crude futures rose 38 cents, or 0.51%, to $75.16 a barrel by 0217 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures g…

THE Society for Human Resource Management-NMI Chapter’s March 2025 general membership meeting will feature a special session on congressional office updates and Q&A with U.S. Congresswoman Kimberlyn King-Hinds. This exclusive event will provide HR professionals with an invaluable opportunity to…

A 3D-printed miniature model of President-elect Donald Trump and the Chinese flag are seen in this illustration taken on Jan, 15, 2025. REUTERS WASHINGTON (Reuters) — President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on Friday that directs the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to restri…

TOKYO (Reuters) — Almost nine out of 10 Japanese companies expect U.S. President Donald Trump’s policies to negatively affect business, a Reuters survey showed on Thursday, the clearest sign yet of mounting worry in the United States’ top foreign direct investor. The results of the surv…