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China’s slowdown turns broad-based

Friday’s October data from China showed the clearest sign yet that momentum in the world’s second-largest economy is fading on multiple fronts. Official figures and parallel reports from

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Rare Earths, Supply Risk, And Tech

This week Beijing moved to tighten controls on exports of rare earths and processing technologies, expanding licensing requirements that analysts say touch key inputs for chips, EV motors and defense

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Tariff Threats Hinge on China

On Tuesday, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said whether the White House presses forward with a proposed 100% tariff on Chinese imports will depend on Beijing’s next move,

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Banks, Bloom Energy and Miners

JPM +2.32%BE +24.68%USAR +26.28%SZZL -0.07%UUUU +20.40%MP +22.58%Moves based on latest close • Data via Yahoo! Finance Monday, corporate headlines

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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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