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Trump’s Asia trip coincides with US probe into previous trade deal with China

Trump’s Asia trip coincides with US probe into previous trade deal with China

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials are launching an investigation into whether China lived up to its commitments under a 2020 trade pact that President Donald Trump described at the time as “an incr...

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Tariffs and weather take a toll on US coffee prices

Tariffs and weather take a toll on US coffee prices

It’s getting more expensive for Americans to get their caffeine fix. The average U.S. price of a pound of ground coffee hit $9.14 in September, a 3% increase from the August average of $8.87 and 4...

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Anthropic inks multibillion-dollar deal with Google for AI chips

Anthropic inks multibillion-dollar deal with Google for AI chips

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has signed a multibillion-dollar deal with Google to acquire more of the computing power needed for the startup’s chatbot, Claude. An...

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2,000 mink released from Iowa farm during break-in

2,000 mink released from Iowa farm during break-in

One or more intruders broke into an Iowa mink farm and released 2,000 of the furbearing animals in what a trade group called a “terrorist act” under federal law. Sometime between Monday night and ...

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Canada cuts tariff relief on some US cars due to Stellantis, GM ending some Canadian production

Canada cuts tariff relief on some US cars due to Stellantis, GM ending some Canadian production

TORONTO (AP) — The Canadian government is limiting how many vehicles Stellantis and GM can import tariff free after the automakers ended some production in Canada, a government official said Thurs...

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The trouble with Trump’s investment pledges from Japan, South Korea

The trouble with Trump’s investment pledges from Japan, South Korea

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is going to Japan and South Korea next week to promote an epic financial windfall — at least $900 billion in investments for U.S. factories, a natural gas ...

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