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President Trump’s decision to move a step closer to imposing tariffs on imported medicines poses considerable political risk, because Americans could face higher prices and more shortages of critical drugs. The Trump administration filed a federal notice on Monday saying that it had begun an investigation into whether imports of medicines and pharmaceutical ingredients threaten…
Manitoba’s provincial government was focused on international trade Tuesday morning, as Premier Wab Kinew met with representatives from the European Union. Kinew met with ambassador Geneviève Tuts and 18 heads of mission of European member states at the Manitoba legislature, where he discussed increasing trade. It was all part of meeting the premier called an…
China has for years presented an economic challenge for Europe. Now, it could become an economic disaster. It produces a vast array of artificially cheap goods — heavily subsidized electric vehicles, consumer electronics, toys, commercial grade steel and more — but much of that trade was destined for the endlessly voracious American marketplace. With many…
Meta Platforms said, it would use interactions that users have with its AI, as well as public posts and comments shared by adults across its platforms, to train its artificial intelligence models in the European Union. The Facebook parent’s move comes after Meta launched its AI technology in Europe last month, a roll-out that was…
During a 24-hour swing through Copenhagen last month, Eric Slesinger met with engineers making maritime drones, developers of war-planning software and an adviser to NATO. He had recently visited London for a dinner with a senior British intelligence official and would soon head to the Arctic to learn about the technologies that could handle extreme…
Britain has watched President Trump’s tariffs with a mix of shock, fascination and queasy recognition. The country, after all, embarked on a similar experiment in economic isolationism when it voted to leave the European Union in 2016. Nearly nine years after the Brexit referendum, it is still reckoning with the costs. The lessons of that…
China’s President Xi Jinping urged the European Union on Friday to join hands with Beijing in resisting “unilateral bullying”, after US President Donald Trump’s tariff onslaught sparked mayhem on world markets. After equities crumpled and bond markets starting flashing red, Trump this week blinked first in his push to remodel the post-war system of global…
The European Union voted on Wednesday afternoon to approve its first retaliation measures in response to President Trump’s tariffs, moving closer to placing increased duties on a range of manufactured goods and farm products including soybeans and corn. The new tariffs would take effect in phases starting on April 15, and would affect more than…
London — Producers and importers of alcoholic beverages say President Trump’s so-called “Liberation Day” tariffs will hit many American drinkers right in the wallet, with price hikes on some favored tipples even exceeding the rates of the levies he’s imposed. On April 2, Mr. Trump announced what he called “reciprocal tariffs” on virtually every nation the…
European Union officials on Monday were set to circulate a list of products they plan to hit with retaliatory tariffs, a major step toward striking back at President Trump as he ignites a global trade war. Representatives from across the bloc’s 27 member states are expected to vote on the wave of tariffs on Wednesday,…
