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Mexico deployed thousands of National Guard troops to the border to deter migrants from reaching the United States. South Korea said it would invest $21 billion in expanding U.S. manufacturing. Japanese officials descended on Washington, offering to invest $1 trillion in the United States and buy more American natural gas. None of that was enough … Read more

President Trump said in a middle-of-the-night social media post early Thursday that he would come after the European Union and Canada if they banded together to “do economic harm” to America, opening a new front in the unfolding trade war. “If the European Union works with Canada in order to do economic harm to the … Read more

President Trump on Wednesday raised the possibility that he could relax steep upcoming tariffs on China in exchange for the country’s support on a deal to sell TikTok to a new owner from the United States. Acknowledging that Beijing is “going to have to play a role” in any transaction, Mr. Trump signaled to reporters … Read more

Under President Trump, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has dropped nearly a dozen enforcement cases brought during the Biden administration, ending lawsuits against banks and lenders for a variety of financial practices that the watchdog agency no longer considers illegal. But on Wednesday, the bureau went a step further: It is seeking to give back … Read more

President Trump said on Wednesday that he would impose a 25 percent tariff on cars and car parts that were imported into the United States, a move that could encourage U.S. auto production over the longer run but is likely to throw global supply chains into disarray and raise prices for Americans who buy an … Read more

Tesla could be a winner from the auto tariffs announced by President Trump on Wednesday — or at least suffer less than its competitors. Tesla, whose chief executive, Elon Musk, has taken a leading role in the Trump administration, makes all the cars that it sells in the United States in California and Texas. That … Read more

In 2019, an A.I. researcher, François Chollet, designed a puzzle game that was meant to be easy for humans but hard for machines. The game, called ARC, became an important way for experts to track the progress of artificial intelligence and push back against the narrative that scientists are on the brink of building A.I. … Read more

Stocks slumped on Wednesday ahead of President Trump’s announcement of tariffs on auto imports, as investors braced for levies that could disrupt carmakers’ supply chains and raise costs for consumers. The S&P 500 fell roughly 1.1 percent for the day, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite was 2 percent lower. The downturn reflected ongoing volatility in … Read more

After months of threats, the White House unveiled plans on Wednesday to impose tariffs on automobiles imported to the United States, a plan that is likely to hit car companies across the European Union hard. The move — which would place a 25 percent tariff on all cars not built in the United States — … Read more

It’s another blow to late-night television. CBS said on Wednesday that it was canceling “After Midnight,” the network’s 12:30 a.m. comedy show, after the host, Taylor Tomlinson, decided to return full time to stand-up comedy. The late-night comedy genre confronts significant financial challenges as the entertainment world transitions away from traditional television to streaming. The … Read more