US car makers angered by Trump’s trade agreement with the UK — and here’s the reason.
Concerns Over US-UK Auto Trade Agreement Representatives from General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis have raised alarms about a new trade agreement with the UK, arguing it could upend former President Trump’s trade policies and negatively impact the U.S. auto industry. The agreement allows British automakers to export 100,000 vehicles annually to the U.S. at significantly […]
North Dakota governor signs measure protecting pesticide makers from lawsuits
North Dakota Governor Kelly Armstrong (R) I signed the law This made his state the country the first to protect farm chemical manufacturers from product safety concerns, particularly lawsuits over the Roundup of popular herbicides. Armstrong, a former Congress member who was elected governor last fall, has not commented on signing the bill on Thursday. […]
Montana governor urges firearms makers to ditch Colorado amid anti-gun push
First on FOX: GOP Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte is launching a video campaign reminding us that if a Colorado gun maker moves only a few hundred miles north, it could be free from one of the nation’s most restrictive gun control bills signed into law earlier this month. “Want to go back to America?” Gianforte […]
Trump upends federal workforce with threat to fire policy makers who oppose him and run DC ‘like a business’
WASHINGTON – President Trump announced Friday that his administration will move to end federal workers who oppose the Republican agenda more easily. A new rule from the HR Administration, which has long been called “Schedule F,” will reclassify people working on key policy issues as “scheduling policies/careers,” remove protections for civil servants and make them […]
Vermont maple syrup makers face uncertainty amid tariff chaos
Making maple syrup in the whimsical spring weather of New England can be an unpredictable business. Now, President Donald Trump’s ever-changing tariff policies add unease about industries that rely on multinational trade. “We feel that all sorts of disruption for businesses that are beyond our borders,” said Jim Judd, a fourth-generation Sugar Elle who owns […]
US tariffs may cost chip equipment makers more than $1 billion, industry estimates
President Trump’s new tariffs could cost semiconductor equipment manufacturers more than $1 billion a year, according to industry calculations discussed with Washington officials and lawmakers last week, two sources familiar with the issue said. Each of the three largest chip equipment manufacturers in the United States (Applied Materials, LAM Research, KLA) could suffer a yearly […]
Rivian CEO discusses tariffs and impact on the EV maker’s supply chain
Rivian founder and CEO RJ Scaringe discusses the impact of import tariffs on the “Craman Countdown.” Rivian founder and CEO RJ Sculling discussed Trump administration tariffs and how electric vehicle (EV) makers are navigating them on Tuesday. Scaringe told host Liz Claman that consumers have “a lot of questions” about “what will happen” about the […]
Ben & Jerry’s says Unilever fired ice cream maker’s CEO over anti-Trump stance
Ben & Jerry accused Unilever, the owner of the company, of ousting the ice cream maker's chief executive over the brand's anti-Trump political activities. London-based Unilever allegedly removed CEO David Stever following Ben & Jerry's “effort to silence social mission,” according to a court filing on Tuesday, according to a court filing on Tuesday. Unilever […]
Kentucky bourbon makers fear becoming ‘collateral damage’ in Trump’s trade war
With a new distillery set up to open soon, the manufacturers of Kentucky's Brough Brothers Bourbon were ready to implement their business plans. They were trying to bolster whiskey production to infiltrate favourable new markets in Canada and Europe. Currently, unaddressed threats from tariffs are destroying these plans. As with plans to invade Germany and […]
Trump’s new sovereign wealth fund could buy TikTok, vaccine makers
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that could allow the government to purchase Tiktok. New Executive Actionsigned on February 3rd and led the creation of the Sovereign Wealth Fund with the goal of profiting from government contracts with certain companies. Sovereign wealth fund, AS It is defined According to Investopedia, it is a […]