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• Apr 6, 2018

  Trump proposes $100 billion in new tariffs on Chinese goods

  

  President Donald Trump has instructed the U.S. trade representative to consider slapping $100 billion in additional tariffs on Chinese goods. The move comes a day after China issued a $50 billion list of U.S. goods including soybeans and small aircraft for possible tariff hikes in an escalating and potentially damaging dispute. The White House said […]

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• Apr 4, 2018

  China lists $50 billion of U.S. goods it might hit with 25 percent tariff

  

  The trade dispute between the two countries continues to escalate, with China potentially imposing tariffs on U.S. soybeans and aircraft.

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• Apr 4, 2018

  Trump’s infrastructure czar steps down

  

  The departure of DJ Gribbin is the latest sign that the president's plan is going nowhere fast.

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• Apr 3, 2018

  Williams picked as next president of New York Fed

  

  He succeeded Janet Yellen as chair of the San Francisco Federal Reserve in 2015.

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• Apr 2, 2018

  Tech woes, worsening tensions with China sink U.S. stocks

  

  Formerly high-flying technology companies like Microsoft and Alphabet fell.

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• Apr 2, 2018

  China raises tariffs on U.S. pork, fruit in trade dispute

  

  The tariffs will hit a total of $3 billion worth of U.S. goods.

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• Mar 23, 2018

  Congress OKs $1.3 trillion budget, averting another shutdown

  

  But an unusual glitch arose when Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, wanted to remove a provision to rename a forest in his home state.

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• Mar 22, 2018

  Stocks dive on trade war fears after China sanctions

  

  The latest on developments in financial markets.

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• Mar 21, 2018

  Fed raises key rate and foresees 2 more hikes this year

  

  The Fed also increased its estimate for rate hikes in 2019 from two to three, reflecting an expectation of faster growth and lower unemployment.

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• Mar 19, 2018

  Facebook and other tech stocks plunge as U.S. indexes skid

  

  NEW YORK (AP) – A sharp loss for Facebook is dragging technology companies lower Monday as U.S. stock indexes skid. The social media company is facing new criticism related to privacy issues following reports that a data mining firm working for the Trump campaign improperly obtained and then kept data on tens of millions of […]

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