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Just as investors thought they could take a break from tariff scares, President Trump's threats of new levies against the EU and Apple threw trade tensions back into focus ahead of a long holiday weekend.
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California Attorney General May Take U.S. President Donald Trump To Court Over Potentially Singling Out Apple By Attempting To Charge The Company 25 Percent In iPhone Tariffs WccftechEurope's Been Negotiating by the Book, but Trump's Tearing It Up The New York TimesUnpacking Trump's Issue With the E.U. as He Threatens 50% Tariff Time MagazineTrade Between the U.S. and EU Is Massive. We Break It Down. WSJ
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President Donald Trump wants more products made in America, and he's not afraid of a few trade wars to make it happen. Back in the 80s, a different trade dispute brought new manufacturing to the U.S. Today on the show, how former President Ronald Reagan used the threat of trade protectionism to bring car-making stateside, and why the same strategy might not work today.
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The tensions behind the sale of U.S. Steel (Apple / Spotify)
Tariffs: What are they good for? (Apple / Spotify)
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