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Shares of Abbott Laboratories jumped Wednesday after the diversified health-care company delivered strong first-quarter results and left its earnings guidance intact — a big sign of confidence in an uncertain time. Revenue in the three months ended March 31 rose 4% to $10.36 billion, narrowly missing the consensus of $10.4 billion, according to estimates compiled…
Brand new KIA cars are displayed on the sales lot at Serramonte Kia on March 26, 2025 in Colma, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images DETROIT – Supplies of new and used vehicles for sale in the U.S. are declining rapidly as consumers flock to purchase cars and trucks ahead of potential price increases due…
Persuading people to spend money in a time of unpredictable tariffs is proving to be a complicated calculation for the $380 billion American advertising industry. Should a retailer commit to holiday television commercials for toys manufactured by newly vulnerable trading partners? How do social media companies account for the potential disappearance of Chinese companies that…
A cargo truck loaded with new pickups heads to U.S. at the Otay Commercial crossing in Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico on March 27, 2025. Guillermo Arias | AFP | Getty Images DETROIT — Shares of automakers closed higher Monday after President Donald Trump said he is looking to “help some of the car companies”…
Autoworkers at Nissan’s Smyrna Vehicle Assembly Plant in Tennessee, June 6, 2022. The plant employs more than 7,000 people and produces a variety of vehicles, including the Leaf EV and Rogue crossover. Michael Wayland / CNBC DETROIT — As President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on imported vehicles remain in effect despite a pullback this week…
DETROIT — Prices of new and used vehicles in the U.S. are expected to notably increase this year amid President Donald Trump’s 25% auto tariffs, according to a new analysis from industry experts at Cox Automotive. The automotive data and advisory firm expects the levies to add thousands of dollars to the costs of new…
Trucks are shown from a drone view after clearing U.S. Customs and entering the United States from Tijuana along the U.S. Mexico border at Otay Mesa port in San Diego, California, U.S. April 2, 2025. Mike Blake | Reuters DETROIT — As President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on imported vehicles were set to take effect,…
SUVs at a Chevrolet dealership in Oshawa, ON. Rene Johnston | Toronto Star | Getty Images General Motors and other automakers reported notable increases in their first-quarter U.S. vehicle sales, as the automotive industry braces for the impacts of President Donald Trump’s auto tariffs that are set to take effect this week. GM on Tuesday…
President Trump has said that “tariffs are the greatest thing ever invented.” For someone who once called himself a “tariff man,” tariffs are the solutions to many economic problems. He has argued that imposing tariffs would protect American factories, spur manufacturing, create new jobs and bend uncooperative governments to his will. Since his inauguration, while…
The tariffs on cars and auto parts that President Trump announced on Wednesday will have far-reaching effects on automakers in the United States and abroad. But there will be important differences based on the circumstances of each company. Tesla The company run by Mr. Trump’s confidant, Elon Musk, makes the cars it sells in the…
