A farcical Colombian chapter in Trump’s trade war
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Coffee, crude oil and cut flowers: Here are the Colombian goods you may be paying more for under Trump's tariffs
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Colombian president orders increase of import tariffs on US goods in retaliation to similar order from President Trump
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Five takeaways on Trump’s opening trade salvo
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Trump: Putin 'destroying Russia' with war in Ukraine
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Markets swing over Trump’s trade threat
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Trade war has no winners, China's vice premier warns, as Trump threatens tariffs
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Trump’s trade-offs
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Trump threatens a global trade war. Europe must unleash a radical alternative | Gabriel Zucman
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Trump’s trade coercion will harm the US and its allies
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Companies move to strengthen supply chains on Trump trade war fears
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Trump’s return raises prospect of global tax war
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‘Most of my work is a response to war’: Colombian artist Doris Salcedo on violence, Trump and her crack in Tate Modern’s floor
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Sentencing finalizes Trump's conviction, ends embarrassing chapter
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Tech trends at CES 2025 favor growth, so long as trade war doesn’t start | CTA
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Heat begin a new chapter: Life without Jimmy Butler, who is suspended and seeking a trade
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