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US Futures Rise, Shrugging Off Trump’s Chip Levies: Markets Wrap – Bloomberg.com

US Futures Rise, Shrugging Off Trump’s Chip Levies: Markets Wrap  Bloomberg.com Stock Market News From Aug. 6, 2025: Nasdaq Nears Record. Apple Gives a Boost.  Barron’s Trading Day: Wall St momentum calms tariff shakes  Reuters Stock Market Today: Trump Hikes India Tariffs; Apple to Invest Another $100 Billion in U.S. — Live Updates  The Wall Street Journal Dow Jones Index Today: DJIA Jumps on …

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Brazil’s government requests consultations at WTO over Trump’s tariffs

Brazil’s government requests consultations at WTO over Trump’s tariffs

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil requested consultations at the World Trade Organization over tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump against the South American nation that went into effect on Wednesday. Trump has directly tied the 50% tariff on many imported Brazilian goods to the judicial situation of his embattled ally, former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is currently under …

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Thousands lose in-state tuition breaks under Trump’s immigration crackdown

Thousands lose in-state tuition breaks under Trump’s immigration crackdown

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Tens of thousands of U.S. college students without legal resident status are losing access to in-state tuition prices as part of President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration. The Justice Department has been suing states to end tuition breaks for students without legal residency, starting with Texas in June. It has also filed lawsuits in Kentucky, Minnesota …

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What Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Means for the 2028 Olympics – The New York Times

What Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Means for the 2028 Olympics  The New York Times ESTABLISHING THE WHITE HOUSE TASK FORCE ON THE 2028 SUMMER OLYMPICS  The White House (.gov) Fox News Sports Huddle Newsletter: Trump establishes task force ahead of Summer Olympics 2028 return to US  Fox News President Trump signs executive order creating White House Olympics task force  NBC Los Angeles Trump names himself …

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UC says Trump’s grant suspensions at UCLA total $584 million, a ‘death knell’ for research

UC says Trump’s grant suspensions at UCLA total 4 million, a ‘death knell’ for research

The University of California president on Wednesday said Trump administration grant suspensions at UCLA total $584 million, cuts that would be a “death knell” to medical, science and energy research and have spurred negotiations with federal officials. The figure represents more than half of the direct and indirect payments UCLA receives for federal grants and contracts each year — and …

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Trump’s relentless tariff strategy finally crashes into delicate geopolitical reality

Trump’s relentless tariff strategy finally crashes into delicate geopolitical reality

Facebook Tweet Email Link President Donald Trump’s relentless use of tariffs to coerce foreign counterparts into favorable deals is about to run headlong into the limits of geopolitical reality. Trump’s willingness to dramatically escalate the long-running US economic warfare in response to Russia’s war on Ukraine is real, advisors say. His threat to accelerate sweeping tariffs on India is certain …

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Trump’s envoy Witkoff meets Putin as ceasefire deadline looms

Trump’s envoy Witkoff meets Putin as ceasefire deadline looms

US envoy Steve Witkoff and Russia’s Vladimir Putin have met at the Kremlin, as Donald Trump’s deadline for Moscow to agree a ceasefire in Ukraine looms. The talks lasted three hours, Russian media report, after Witkoff landed in Russia early on Wednesday. The US president has said Russia could face hefty sanctions or see secondary sanctions imposed against all those …

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Officials Move to Open Inquiry on Trump’s ‘Russia Hoax’ Grievance – The New York Times

Officials Move to Open Inquiry on Trump’s ‘Russia Hoax’ Grievance  The New York Times MAGA expectations soar after DOJ orders Russia grand jury probe  Axios Attorney General Bondi orders prosecutors to start grand jury probe into Obama officials over Russia investigation  CNN Comey, Brennan and Clapper took efforts to ‘delegitimize’ Trump’s 2016 victory, says Sean Davis  Fox News US Attorney General orders grand jury …

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How Trump’s ‘secondary tariffs’ on Russia could hit global economy

How Trump’s ‘secondary tariffs’ on Russia could hit global economy

Getty Images “I used trade for a lot of things, but it’s great for settling wars”, President Trump has said Despite being the world’s most sanctioned country, Russia has continued to use its vast energy wealth to bankroll its war in Ukraine. US President Donald Trump is hoping to change that. He has announced that sweeping new secondary tariffs will …

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