Last week, Japan sent its chief trade negotiator to Washington to speak with US leadership regarding a trade deal. Reports indicate the reason no deal has been reached is that Japan hasn't gotten a firm, consistent answer on what the US wants. [Read More]
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US President Donald Trump has announced -- via a Sunday evening post on Truth Social -- that he is authorizing the institution of immediate 100% tariffs on all movies produced on foreign lands, calling them a national security threat. [Read More]
DHL, one of the largest international logistics and shipping companies in the world, announced that it would be suspending shipments into the United States if they are valued at more than $800, citing a new customs rule. [Read More]
Harman Technology, the parent company of the Ilford and Paterson brands, is raising the price of film, paper, and chemicals in the United States in response to President Donald Trump's across-the-board tariffs. [Read More]
Less than a week after instituting wide-ranging tariffs against nearly every American trading partner, President Trump announced a 90-day pause on all "reciprocal" tariffs that went into effect at midnight, with a significant exception: China, which will see tariffs further increased to 125%. [Read More]
In February, the Associated Press (AP) was banned indefinitely from the White House and Air Force One over its stylebook entry for the Gulf of Mexico, setting off a series of legal challenges.
TikTok users and the company itself will be pleased to hear that United States President Donald Trump has given TikTok parent company ByteDance a second extension to the deadline requiring the company to divest its U.S. operations. [Read More]