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Trade Deficit Narrows As Imports Plunge and Exports Rise

Trade Deficit Narrows As Imports Plunge and Exports Rise

Economists had forecast a $143 billion deficit. Imports of goods for April were $276.1 billion, $68.4 billion less than March imports. Goods exports rose $6.3 billion to $188.5 billion. Many businesses and some consumers appear to have loaded up on imports in March,...

GOP Rep. Murphy: Tariffs Shouldn’t Be Seen as Revenue Generators, If Other Nations ‘Act Well’, ‘We Won’t Get the Revenue’

On Monday’s broadcast of “NewsNation Now,” Rep. Greg Murphy (R-NC) stated that tariffs should be used as a way to achieve trade balance and shouldn’t be viewed as a means of raising revenue, “because, hopefully, these countries will act well
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CBC Chair: You Don’t Fire Workforce to Make Gov’t Efficient, They Know How to Make It Efficient

During a portion of an interview aired on Monday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “José Díaz-Balart Reports,” Congressional Black Caucus Chair Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY) stated that in finding abuse and inefficiency in government “it’s important that we go in with a
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Trump Signs Order to Expedite Investments into U.S. that Exceed $1 Billion

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday to drive further investment in the United States, as major companies have combined for trillions of dollars in American investments since he took office.
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Trump Effect: W.H.O. Begins Drastic Finance, Staffing Cuts After U.S. Exit

President Donald Trump withdrew the U.S. from the globalist World Health Organization (W.H.O.) on the first day of his second term. The Geneva-based U.N. subsidiary announced Saturday as a consequence it is now beginning a radical restructure and refinancing overhaul.
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Britain Looks to Ink Post-Brexit Trade Deal with Trump to Avoid Tariffs

Britain's government is hoping to reach a last-minute post-Brexit trade agreement with Washington to avoid -- or at least mitigate -- more tariffs set to be announced on Wednesday by US President Donald Trump.
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China: Trump Asking for Trade Fairness Is ‘Hegemonic and Bullying’

The U.S.-China trade war heated up on Wednesday, as President Donald Trump’s tariffs on China soared to a total of 104 percent and China retaliated by announcing an 84 percent levy on U.S. goods.
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Exclusive — Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis: Europe Can Find ‘Win-Win Solution’ with President Trump on Trade that Is ‘Mutually Beneficial’

ATHENS, Greece — Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told Breitbart News exclusively in an interview in his office here he believes Europe can reach a “win-win” trade deal with American President Donald Trump that is “mutually beneficial” for the United States and the European Union.
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