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How companies avoid tariffs, from exemptions to engineering : NPR
Shipping containers sit at the Port of Houston in Texas last month. A raft of new tariffs on imports from…
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Walgreens Will Sell to Private Equity Firm in $10 Billion Deal
Walgreens Boots Alliance said on Thursday that it had agreed to be acquired by Sycamore Partners, a private equity firm,…
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President Trump pauses Mexico tariffs until April 2 after talking with Mexico’s president
President Trump on Thursday said he will pause 25% tariffs on U.S. imports from Mexico that are covered under a…
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Activist investors pushing Bitcoin for struggling companies
Activist investors have a new obsession: Urging companies to hold (or HODL, as crypto enthusiasts say) Bitcoin on their balance…
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Trump gives automakers a tariff break : NPR
President Trump says U.S. automakers will get a one-month break on steep tariffs for Canadian and Mexican goods. ARI SHAPIRO,…
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Once a Champion for Trans Workers, the E.E.O.C. Is Now Walking Away
When Asher Lucas’s co-workers started taunting him for being transgender, saying he was “born a girl and needed to be…
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Trump’s tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico draw quick retaliation, as Trudeau calls them a “dumb thing to do”
President Trump’s imposition of blanket 25% tariffs on all goods imported from Canada and Mexico drew swift vows of retaliation…
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OPM alters memo but doesn’t reverse probationary worker firings : NPR
The Theodore Roosevelt Federal Building headquarters of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management is seen on February 3, 2025 in…
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Tariffs to spike prices on produce, electronics, gas and toys — with some hikes this week
Shoppers can expect to see higher prices at the checkout counter – on goods ranging from avocados to computers to…
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Is It Time to Transfer Frozen Russian Assets to Ukraine? Calls Grow Louder.
President Trump’s rancorous threat to abandon Ukraine is stoking support for a long-debated proposal to use billions of dollars in…
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