It was a bad week for Ben Coryell, who runs a wilderness guiding company in Golden, Colo. He got several calls from customers who wanted to cancel their climbing courses and mountaineering expeditions over the […]
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Japan Lacks a ‘Viable Option’ for Retaliating to Trump’s Tariffs
After being smacked with double-digit percentage tariffs by a key ally, Japan finds itself with few retaliatory options. Since President Trump began threatening broad tariffs in January, Japan has pursued a conciliatory strategy, with Prime […]
Britain Tried Everything, Including a Royal Invite. It Got a 10% Tariff.
After all that — the chummy Oval Office meeting, the extraordinary royal invitation, the paeans to the “special relationship” — Britain and its solicitous prime minister, Keir Starmer, still got swept into President Trump’s tariffs, […]
Chemical Industry Asks Trump for Exemption From Pollution Limits
Two chemical industry groups are asking President Trump for a complete exemption to free their factories from new limits on hazardous air pollution. Under a new rule finalized by the Biden administration last year, chemical […]
Russia’s Escape From Trump’s Tariffs Raises Questions
When President Trump unveiled major new tariffs on Wednesday, one big economy that he did not target was Russia. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Fox News on Wednesday that Moscow was spared because sanctions imposed […]