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What to know about China’s new regulations on rare earths

China released new interim measures Friday tightening controls on mining and processing of rare earths that are used in many high-tech products including electric vehicles, smartphones and fighter jets. The rules released Friday by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology apply both to rare earths originating in China and those that are sent to China for […]

AUG. 22, 2025

Mortgage Rates
A "For Sale" sign is displayed outside a home on Friday, July 11, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
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Average rate on a 30-year mortgage holds steady at lowest level in nearly 10 months

The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage held steady this week at its lowest level in nearly 10 months, an encouraging sign for prospective homebuyers who have been held back by stubbornly high home financing costs. The long-term rate was unchanged from last week at 6.58%, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year […]

AUG. 21, 2025

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US home sales rose in July as mortgage rates eased a bit and home prices grew more slowly

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes rose in July as homebuyers were encouraged by a modest pullback in mortgage rates, slowing home price growth and the most properties on the market in over five years. Existing home sales rose 2% last month from June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.01 million units, the […]

AUG. 21, 2025

Tronskifte: Proklamationen på Christiansborg Slotsplads, Dronningen, Kronprinsen
Kong Frederik X og dronning Mary under proklamationen på Christiansborgs Slotsplads i København søndag den 14. januar 2024. Den 31. december 2023 meddelte dronningen, at hun abdicerer den 14. januar og at kronprinsen fra denne dag er Danmarks regent.. (Foto: Bo Amstrup/Ritzau Scanpix)

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Federal Reserve Powell
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, speaks during a news conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, Wednesday, July 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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Inflation or jobs: Federal Reserve officials are divided over competing concerns

WASHINGTON (AP) — One major question will be front and center for Federal Reserve policymakers as they prepare for an annual conference in Jackson, Wyoming next week and a crucial policy meeting in September: Which is a bigger problem for the economy right now, stubborn inflation or slower hiring? Weak job gains since April have pushed some officials toward supporting […]

AUG. 14, 2025

Brazil Lula Tariffs
Economy Minister Fernando Haddad, from left, Chamber of Deputies President Hugo Motta, Brazil's Vice President Geraldo Alckmin, Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Senate President Davi Alcolumbte, pose for a group photo during a signing ceremony to enact the Sovereign Brazil Plan, an aid program to support companies affected by the 50% tariffs imposed on Brazilian products in the United States, at the Planalto presidential palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
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Brazil’s Lula announces $5.5 billion in credits for exporters hit by US tariffs

SAO PAULO (AP) — The Brazilian government on Wednesday unveiled a plan to support local companies affected by a 50% tariff imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump on several of the country’s exports. Dubbed “Sovereign Brazil,” the plan provides for a credit lifeline of 30 billion reais ($5.5 billion), among other measures. Hours later, U.S. Secretary of […]

AUG. 14, 2025

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US will get a 15% cut of Nvidia and AMD chip sales to China under a new, unusual agreement

Nvidia and AMD have agreed to share 15% of their revenues from chip sales to China with the U.S. government, as part of a deal to secure export licenses for the semiconductors. The Trump administration halted the sale of advanced computer chips to China in April over national security concerns, but Nvidia and AMD revealed in […]

AUG. 11, 2025

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Trump’s new tariffs go into effect as US economy shows signs of strain

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump began imposing higher import taxes on dozens of countries Thursday just as the economic fallout of his monthslong tariff threats has begun to cause visible damage to the U.S. economy. Just after midnight, goods from more than 60 countries and the European Union became subject to tariff rates of 10% or higher. Products […]

AUG. 8, 2025

Trump Tariffs
A worker stocks products at New India Bazar, where most merchandise is imported from India and Canada, on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025, in Fremont, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
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How India ended up facing steep US tariffs despite its strategic partnership

NEW DELHI (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump has vowed additional 25% tariff on India for its purchases of Russian oil, bringing the combined tariffs imposed by the United States on its ally to 50%. India has called the additional tariffs “unfortunate.” Trump’s Wednesday announcement came as India and the U.S. are still negotiating a trade deal that has faced […]

AUG. 7, 2025

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Trump’s planned 100% computer chip tariff sparks confusion among businesses and trading partners

President Donald Trump’s ambiguous plans for 100% tariffs on computer chips that aren’t made in the U.S. are stoking confusion among businesses and trading partners — boosting stocks for leading semiconductor companies while leaving smaller producers scrambling to understand the implications. “We are still waiting for official guidance,” said Limor Fried, founder and engineer at Adafruit Industries, […]

AUG. 7, 2025

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Trump announces Apple investing another $100 billion in US manufacturing

Apple CEO Tim Cook joined President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday to announce a commitment by the tech company to increase its investment in U.S. manufacturing by an additional $100 billion over the next four years. “This is a significant step toward the ultimate goal of ensuring that iPhones sold in the United States […]

AUG. 6, 2025

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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks as President Donald Trump listens at an event to promote his proposal to improve Americans' access to their medical records in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, July 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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What to know about mRNA vaccines

So-called mRNA vaccines saved millions of lives during the COVID-19 pandemic — and now scientists are using that Nobel Prize-winning technology to try to develop vaccines and treatments against a long list of diseases including cancer and cystic fibrosis. But this week, U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime vaccine critic, canceled $500 million in government-funded research projects […]

AUG. 6, 2025

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