Trump’s Give-and-Take Tariff Strategy

Trump’s Give-and-Take Tariff Strategy

Investors search for a way forward Global markets have gone from “yippy” to feeling calmer, with stocks in Asia and Europe mostly higher this morning and the dollar showing signs of life. But business leaders and consumers are still bracing for more aftershocks from President Trump’s trade war, while many …

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C.E.O.s Look Beyond a Rosy Inflation Report

C.E.O.s Look Beyond a Rosy Inflation Report

The cloud behind the inflation silver lining Even upbeat economic news can offer little comfort to markets and the C-suite. Stocks look set to open lower as relief over Wednesday’s better-than-expected inflation report fades, and concerns grow that a trade war could sap consumer spending and corporate profits. That’s led …

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At Kennedy Center, Trump Inherits a Tough Job: Fund-Raising

At Kennedy Center, Trump Inherits a Tough Job: Fund-Raising

In just one week, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington has been completely transformed. President Trump purged the center’s board of all Biden appointees and installed himself as chairman, ousting the financier David M. Rubenstein, the center’s largest donor. The new board fired Deborah F. …

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Trump’s Revenge Now Includes His Takeover of the Kennedy Center

Trump’s Revenge Now Includes His Takeover of the Kennedy Center

The trouble started in August 2017 when the television producer Norman Lear said he was skipping a White House reception for his Kennedy Center Honors award. Another honoree, the dancer and choreographer Carmen de Lavallade, pulled out after President Trump said there were “very fine people on both sides” of …

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As Trump Attacks D.E.I., Wall Street Worries

As Trump Attacks D.E.I., Wall Street Worries

Follow live updates on Trump’s cabinet picks and other administration news. Wall Street has not typically been accused of doing too much for women and minority groups. The financial services industry, after all, is one in which more major banks are named after the Morgan family than led by a …

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