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Trade Threats and China’s Response

Friday, President Trump announced a plan to raise tariffs — at one point threatening 100 percent duties — in retaliation for Beijing’s new controls on rare earth exports, sparking global market

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Stocks Rebound After Trump Post

AMD +1.63%NVDA +2.18%ORCL +5.26%Moves based on latest close • Data via Yahoo! Finance Monday, U.S. stock futures jumped as President Trump posted a conciliatory

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Tariff brinkmanship intensifies

Over the weekend President Trump renewed threats of a 100% tariff on Chinese imports and stepped up rhetoric, actions that prompted Beijing to widen countermeasures including export curbs and a

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Tariff Fight And Beijing’s Response

Over the weekend, Washington and Beijing traded threats and countermeasures: the White House floated a potential 100% tariff on Chinese goods while China signaled retaliation including new port fees and

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Markets reel, AI names hit

NVDA -4.85%AMD -7.72%AAPL -3.45%TSLA -5.06%BAC -2.29%WFC -2.84%WMT +0.07%JEF -4.00%Moves based on latest close • Data

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China defends rare-earth curbs

On Sunday, China’s Ministry of Commerce publicly defended its new rare-earth export controls and urged Washington to “return to negotiations” instead of issuing threats. The statement framed the curbs

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Tariff threat raises costs

On Friday, President Donald Trump warned on social media he is weighing a 100% tariffs hike on Chinese imports and new export controls after Beijing tightened rules on rare earths,

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Bitcoin Hits New Record

BTC-USD +0.96%IBIT +1.51%Moves based on latest close • Data via Yahoo! Finance On Sunday, Bitcoin surged to a fresh all‑time high above $125,000, according to

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