US threatens Europe over Starlink restrictions(ft.com)
31 points by mraniki | 26 comments
Financial Times article reporting that the US is threatening Europe over restrictions on SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service.
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Judge orders government to begin refunding more than $130B in tariffs(wsj.com)
1006 points by JumpCrisscross | 712 comments
Wall Street Journal article on a judge ordering the U.S. government to begin refunding more than $130 billion in tariffs; the capture shows a captcha verification page.
Trump's global tariffs struck down by US Supreme Court(bbc.com)
1449 points by blackguardx | 1197 comments
BBC News live coverage page reporting that the US Supreme Court struck down Donald Trump's sweeping global tariffs.
Kiel Institute Analysis: US Americans pay 96% of tariff burden(kielinstitut.de)
559 points by 47282847 | 434 comments
Kiel Institute policy brief "America's Own Goal: Who Pays the Tariffs?" analyzing the incidence of US tariffs, finding Americans bear most of the cost.
Canada slashes 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs to 6%(electrek.co)
319 points by 1970-01-01 | 385 comments
Electrek article reporting Canada cutting its 100% tariff on Chinese EVs to about 6% under a deal with a 49,000-unit annual quota, diverging from US policy.
Six months into tariffs, businesses have no idea how to price anything(wsj.com)
386 points by JumpCrisscross | 490 comments
Wall Street Journal article on how businesses struggle to set prices six months into Trump's tariffs; the capture shows a captcha verification page.
US Trade Court finds Trump tariffs illegal(bloomberg.com)
412 points by master_crab | 287 comments
Bloomberg news article reporting that the US Court of International Trade blocked President Trump's global tariffs as illegal.
Port of Los Angeles says shipping volume will plummet 35% next week(cnbc.com)
643 points by perihelions | 552 comments
CNBC article reporting the Port of Los Angeles expects shipping volume to drop 35% the following week as China tariffs take effect.
Only Teslas exempt from new auto tariffs thanks to 85% domestic content rule(fuelarc.com)
544 points by abduhl | 543 comments
FuelArc article reporting that only Tesla vehicles qualify for exemption from new US auto tariffs under an 85% domestic content rule.
Amazon to display tariff costs for consumers(punchbowl.news)
375 points by donohoe | 269 comments
Punchbowl News article reporting that Amazon plans to show consumers how much tariffs add to product prices.
America underestimates the difficulty of bringing manufacturing back(molsonhart.com)
521 points by putzdown | 697 comments
Blog post by Molson Hart arguing that the April 2025 US tariffs underestimate how hard it is to bring manufacturing back to America.
Trump exempts phones, computers, chips from ‘reciprocal’ tariffs(bloomberg.com)
335 points by tosh | 662 comments
Bloomberg news article reporting that the Trump administration exempted phones, computers, and chips from reciprocal tariffs, benefiting Apple and Nvidia.
Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries(cnbc.com)
605 points by bhouston | 1137 comments
CNBC live updates article on President Trump announcing a 90-day pause lowering tariffs to 10% for most countries, sparking a major stock rally.
Suspension of inbound parcels from China and Hong Kong(about.usps.com)
476 points by DannyPage | 469 comments
USPS service alert announcing that, effective Feb. 4, 2025, it temporarily suspends acceptance of inbound parcels from China and Hong Kong Posts; letters and flats are unaffected.