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Yesterday — 4 April 2025Main stream

Trump Blocked America’s Front Door to China. Now He’s Closing Back Doors.

4 April 2025 at 17:01
The U.S. tariffs on transshipment countries like Vietnam and Cambodia are so steep that they could force a major reassessment of global supply chains.

© Gilles Sabrié for The New York Times

A garment factory workshop in Guangzhou, China. President Trump has recently added tariffs totaling 54 percent on goods shipped directly from China.

Trump’s Trade War Escalates as China Retaliates With 34% Tariffs

The Chinese government said it would match President Trump’s tariff, and also barred a group of American companies from doing business in China.

© Mario Tama/Getty Images

A container ship from China’s largest shipping line at the Port Of Long Beach in California on Tuesday.

Lawsuit Challenges Trump’s Legal Rationale for Tariffs on China

By: Tony Romm
4 April 2025 at 09:25
A nonprofit group said the president misapplied a law in imposing those levies and portrayed its filing as the first lawsuit to challenge the Trump administration over its tariffs.

Apple Leads Tech Stock Sell-Off After Trump Tariffs, Falling 9 Percent

4 April 2025 at 04:31
The company counts on the sale of devices for three-quarters of its nearly $400 billion in annual revenue, and it makes almost all of its iPhones, iPads and Macs overseas.

© Hilary Swift for The New York Times

Wall Street analysts who follow Apple have been looking for signs that it will be granted a tariff exemption, but so far there is no sign any companies will get one.
Before yesterdayMain stream

Trump’s Tariffs Are Latest Sign of His Second-Term Appetite for Risk

3 April 2025 at 17:03
President Trump’s announcement went beyond most predictions, showing a greater willingness to follow his instincts even when critics — and some allies — consider failure a likely outcome.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

President Trump unveiled expansive tariffs in a ceremony at the White House on Wednesday, going far beyond what many economists and analysts had expected.

A Stunned World Reckons With Economic Fallout From Trump’s Tariffs

Not even America’s closest trading partners were spared by a policy broadside that spooked investors and left policymakers scrambling to formulate responses.

© Ann Wang/Reuters

An electronics store in Taipei, Taiwan, on Thursday.

A Global Backlash to Trump’s Tariffs, and Deep Cuts to Public Health

Plus, a rare Beatles audition tape.

© The New York Times

The world’s biggest economies reacted swiftly on Thursday to President Trump’s latest round of tariffs. Experts warned that the global economy could be upended.

Trump’s Tariffs Are Latest Sign of His Second-Term Appetite for Risk

3 April 2025 at 17:03
President Trump’s announcement went beyond most predictions, showing a greater willingness to follow his instincts even when critics — and some allies — consider failure a likely outcome.

Trump’s New Tariffs Test Apple’s Global Supply Chain

3 April 2025 at 05:35
The iPhone maker spent years trying to move production of some products out of China to avoid tariffs. But now that may not matter.

© Juan Arredondo for The New York Times

The president’s proposed tariffs threaten to compound the pressure on Apple’s business.
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