Eli Lilly Announces Plan To Invest $27 Billion In America Amid Trump Tariff Threats

Eli Lily announced Wednesday that it plans to more than double US manufacturing investment this year to $50 billion as President Trump threatens to threaten tariffs on drug imports. The drug giant will begin construction of four domestic manufacturing sites in 2025, adding 13,000 high-wage manufacturing and construction jobs. press release. The company claimed the […]

Small businesses seeing revenues rise, but tariff threats loom: BofA

Yardeni's research president Ed Yardeni analyzes new economic data amid the weakness of the market to make money. A new analysis by the Bank of America Institute shows that small businesses appear to be gaining financial momentum, but tariff-related policy changes could drive inflation and thereby It will be a new challenge to profitability. The […]

Popular Support Surges For Tariff Hiking GOP

Surge in Republican support for tariffs There are monsters haunting the Republican Party – the ghost of William McKinley. The Republican Party was firmly reestablished as a tariff party, marking a rapid departure from the free trade consensus that dominated its economic philosophy in the second half of the 20th century. The new poll data […]

Australian treasurer seeking tariff exemption in talks with Bessent

Australia's treasurer Jim Chalmers will continue to push for steel and aluminum tariff exemptions this week in a discussion with Treasury Secretary Scott Becent. Chalmers traveled to Washington on Sunday night for his first in-person meeting with his counterpart since Bessent took over the post, but Chalmers said, “Our established relationships are more than this […]

Dollar claws back losses on renewed tariff worries – Yahoo Finance

By Ray Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – After President Donald Trump said tariffs in Mexico and Canada went as planned, it fell to a low in more than two months at the beginning of the week, supported by a safe haven flow. The dollar rose on Tuesday. The stronger dollar leaves the euro at $1.0461 at […]

Canadian banks expected to build reserves to cushion tariff uncertainty – Mint

Toronto, Feb. 24 (Reuters) – Canada's Big Six Bank is expected to build more credit loss provisions to support uncertainty surrounding US tariff threats, analysts said it could weigh since first quarter revenue. Banks are already putting more money aside to cover sour loans as Canada continues to unemployed. Also known as the provisions for […]

Democrats won’t fight Trump’s tariff policies. On trade, Trump is a Democrat.

President Donald Trump recently began throwing traders' rena bullets and announced tariffsCanada, Mexico, China. And he imposes tariffsImports of steel and aluminum. But he's just starting more tariffs on such productsAutomobile imports. What can we expect from Congressional Democrats in response to Trump going to cowboys in trade? Not much based on how they responded […]

Canadians cancelling US travel en masse in face of tariff threats

The next front in Canada's trade war against the US is played out at airports, gas stations and gift shops as Canadians cancel a massive amount of American holidays. Both aviation and land travel have been affected as neighbors in the Northern US protest the impact of tariffs on the country's economy. The American Travel […]