US stocks turned lower Friday as President Trump and China traded blows on tariffs, with Trump threatening a “massive increase” in tariffs on Chinese goods. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) lost 1.5%, or over 650 points, while the S&P 500 (^GSPC) fell over 2.2%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) slid over 2.9%, leading losses….
President Donald Trump’s latest threat to China on Friday battered the stocks market. Yet, Wall Street is left wondering if his warnings have teeth. Trump said in a Truth Social post that China was holding rare earth resources “captive” and raised the prospect of a “massive” tariff hike after the Asian country expanded export regulations….
The US president’s announcement comes after China pledged to impose restrictions on the export of rare earth minerals. United States President Donald Trump has suggested he may scrap a planned meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping this month over questions of technology and trade. Trump and Xi had been expected to meet on the…
President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to slap a “massive increase of Tariffs” on Chinese products imported into the United States to “financially counter” new export controls that China imposed on rare earths from that country. Trump also threatened in a social media post to cancel his upcoming meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping because…
US stocks turned lower Friday as President Trump and China traded blows on tariffs, with Trump threatening a “massive increase” in tariffs on Chinese goods. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) lost 0.6%, while the S&P 500 (^GSPC) fell 0.8%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) slid over 1%, leading losses. Trump unloaded on China and…
President Donald Trump said Friday on his social media site that “there seems to be no reason” to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping during an upcoming trip to South Korea, after China restricted exports of rare earths vital to U.S. industries. Trump suggested he is considering a “massive increase” in import taxes on Chinese…
China has struck back in the global trade war — and this time, the blow lands deep in America’s heartland. Beijing has completely halted U.S. soybean imports, once its biggest farm purchase, turning instead to Brazil and Argentina. The result: plummeting prices, angry farmers, and rising pressure on President Donald Trump ahead of his…
Beijing is stacking up its bargaining chips ahead of expected U.S.-China talks when Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping visit Seoul this month, announcing new export controls to tighten its grip over high-tech manufacturing supply chains. The two superpowers look to be struggling to move beyond their current tariff truce – a 90-day pause from…
Martina Navratilova attacks Donald Trump’s trade stance before critical Xi Jinping talks (Image via Getty) Martina Navratilova, the tennis legend, attacked U.S. President Donald Trump just before his meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping in October 2025. The meeting comes at a tense time. China had announced new export rules on rare earth materials a…
China has placed sweeping new restrictions on rare earth materials and equipment in a move that could deny U.S. companies and defense contractors access to critical building blocks in their supply chains. The export controls, laid out on Thursday in two notices issued by China’s Commerce Ministry, were a subtle shot across the bow to…