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At least automakers have seen some version of this uncertainty,
said Hovig Tchalian, assistant professor at the University of Southern California The uncertainty that’s being created for the auto industry is going to inhibit investment as firms try to assess what the future looks like,
said Brett House, a professor at Columbia University’s business school A substantial change in automotive free trade will hurt stock prices of all automakers because their profits will take a hit and consumers will face higher prices on vehicles, further diluting sales going forward,
As far as specific exemptions and carveouts for the agriculture industry, perhaps for potash and fertilizer, et cetera — to be determined,
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Wednesday, ... according to Bloomberg Tariffs are going to have a ripple down effect that could severely harm our business,
a technology manager said The incoming tariffs are causing our products to increase in price. Sweeping price increases are incoming from suppliers. Most are noting increases in labor costs,
a purchase manager in the machinery sector said in the ISM manufacturing survey for February Many contacts reported difficulty setting prices and noted ambiguity around costs, largely as a result of uncertain international trade policy,
We share the President's objective to build more American cars and create lasting American jobs. We look forward to working with him and his team,
the company said in a statement Adding to the gloomier picture in February was a sharp rise in costs, which companies were often unable to pass on to customers due to weak demand,
Because of this work — in partnership with the United States — fentanyl seizures from Canada have dropped 97% between December 2024 and January 2025 to a near-zero low of 0.03 pounds seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection,
Tariffs are about making America rich again and making America great again. There will be a little disturbance, but we’re OK with that. It won’t be much.”
In a speech Tuesday night to the U.S. Congress, Trump acknowledged the tariff turmoil, saying I told him that many people have died from Fentanyl that came through the Borders of Canada and Mexico, and nothing has convinced me that it has stopped,
We're not interested in meeting in the middle and having some reduced tariff. Canada wants the tariffs removed,
Canadian Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation People are going to lose their jobs,
I absolutely am weighing in … things like potash, nitrogen, I’d throw peat moss in there, too, because that’s important to horticulture and mushroom growers,
You cannot export a potash mine,
said Jamie Tronnes, the executive director of the Center for North American Prosperity and Security, a group that pushes for stronger ties between the U.S. and Canada I don’t have a crystal ball but what I can assure the American people is that this president and this administration is doing everything they can” to make life more affordable
When it comes to fentanyl, for the last four years, unfortunately, our neighbors to the north and the south, Canada and Mexico respectively, have allowed America to be a dumping ground, not just for illegal aliens but for illegal, poisonous deadly fentanyl, which is now the number one killer of young people in this country aged 18 to 34,
The president did just put out a statement on his call with the Governor Justin Trudeau, as he calls him, of Canada,
Leavitt said, referring to a post to Trump’s Truth Social account The three companies that [Trump] spoke to are Stellantis, Ford and General Motors. They requested the call, they made the ask and the president is happy to do it; it’s a one-month exemption,
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