Trump, tariffs and prices
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Less than 24 hours before President Donald Trump was set to host a gala for crypto investors, the price of bitcoin hit a new all-time high — a confluence of events likely to bolster Trump's reputation as a champion of digital assets even as the dinner has raised ethical concerns.
A viral post on X speculates that President Donald Trump might see a strategic upside in a recession. What Happened: On Thursday, popular newsletter, The Kobeissi Letter, posted on X, drawing parallels between Trump’s economic agenda and the current
After President Donald Trump signed his latest executive order, he anticipates that drug prices are going to “drop like a rock.” Trump vowed to impose “most favored nation” pricing, which would reduce pharmaceutical and prescription medicine prices “almost immediately, by 30% to 80%,” in a Truth Social post this month.
President Donald Trump is sending a stern warning to Corporate America: He will use his bully pulpit to publicly shame companies that dare to raise prices because of tariffs. After Walmart last week said it would have to jack up some prices because of high costs of the global trade war,
President Donald Trump's order to for pharmaceutical companies to cut drug prices received mixed reactions, with some members of the public wary of government market intervention.
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Importers are bringing in more goods with a recent tariffs pause, but not enough to guarantee retail store shelves won't run low, or empty in the months ahead.
The Trump administration’s efforts to block international students from Harvard could come at a hefty price — and not just for the university. Harvard students are top innovators in the country, with foreign-born alumni leading dozens of successful startups.
High-end medical devices, including those made in the United States, may be especially vulnerable to tariffs because they’re built with parts from around the world.