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Puerto Rico seeks to lure manufacturing to boost its economy as Trump’s tariff war deepens

SAN JUAN (AP) — A global trade war is offering Puerto Rico hope as the U.S. territory, attempts to strengthen its fragile economy. Government officials are jumping on planes to try and…

John McCarthy May 11, 2025

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Toyota sees 21% full-year profit decline as tariffs take a bite

TOKYO (Reuters) — Toyota Motor expects profit to decline by a fifth in the current financial year, it said on Thursday, as weakness in the U.S. dollar and the impact of…

John McCarthy May 8, 2025

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Ford hikes prices on Mexico-produced models, citing tariffs

DETROIT (Reuters) — Ford Motor is hiking prices on three of its Mexico-produced models effective May 2, becoming one of the first major automakers to adjust sticker prices following U.S. President…

John McCarthy May 7, 2025

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Trump grants one-month exemption for US automakers from new tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is granting a one-month exemption on his stiff new tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada for U.S. automakers, amid fears that the trade…

John McCarthy March 5, 2025