US trade representative defends Trump’s tariff plan in testimony at Senate hearing | CNN Business

(CNN) –– President Donald Trump’s US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Tuesday defended the administration’s expansive tariffs during a routine hearing before the Senate Finance Committee. “Last Wednesday, President Trump…

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Trump Officials Point to Outreach on Tariffs in a Bid to Calm Markets

President Trump’s top trade official defended the administration’s aggressive tariff moves on Tuesday, arguing before a Senate committee that the U.S. economy is facing “a moment of drastic, overdue change”…

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Monte-Carlo previews and predictions: Zverev vs. Berrettini, Tiafoe vs. Kecmanovic

Second-round action at the Monte-Carlo Masters gets underway on Tuesday, when top seed Alexander Zverev faces a rough draw against Matteo Berrettini. Frances Tiafoe and Miomir Kecmanovic are still in…

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2025 Masters: Ranking the entire 95-player field at Augusta National

Ninety-five players, following Vijay Singh’s Monday withdrawal, will tee it up in this week’s Masters Tournament at Augusta National, including world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, who has won two of…

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How a false X post about pausing tariffs led to multitrillion-dollar market swings

Multitrillion-dollar stock market swings on Monday appear to have been set off by false reports on Elon Musk’s X. Experts say the episode highlights the social media site’s enduring influence,…

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How actual ‘fake news’ caused the market whiplash | CNN Business

New York CNN —  An errant post on X may have just shaken the stock market, showing how influential — and unreliable — the social media platform can be. Unsourced “headlines”…

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Elon Musk is starting to break with Donald Trump over the trade war

TSLA+6.36%CMCSA+2.09%FOXA+3.47%JPM+5.82%NYT+2.66% There might be trouble in paradise for President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, one of the president’s most visible and influential advisers. Musk, in recent days, has heavily criticized…

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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says 2 Chinese men caught fighting for Russia

Updated on: April 8, 2025 / 10:34 AM EDT / CBS/AP Kyiv, Ukraine — The Ukrainian military has captured two Chinese men fighting with the Russian army in the eastern Donetsk…

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Musk Is Showing Signs of Weakness and Fear, Germany’s Habeck Says

Elon Musk’s comments in support of a zero-tariff transatlantic trade system are a sign of the billionaire’s weakness and fear, Germany’s outgoing Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck said. Musk touted the…

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At least 18 dead, 120 hospitalized after Jet Set nightclub roof collapse

At least 18 people are dead after the roof of a nightclub in the Dominican Republic collapsed, officials said Tuesday. More than 120 people were taken to hospitals via ambulance…

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