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Live Updates: Wall Street Slumps Further as Trump Defends His Tariffs — The S&P 500 tumbled, entering bear market territory, after more losses in Asia and Europe. President Trump said he would not back off his trade war, reinforcing fears of a global economic downturn. — Here's the latest.
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
April 6, 2025 (Sunday) — After President Donald Trump's tariff announcements on April 2 wiped $5 trillion dollars from the stock market, the Republican Party is scrambling. — Farmers, who were a part of Trump's base, are “struck and shocked” by the tariffs, the president …
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
The Hubris Is Off the Charts — Hey Siri, is it a good thing to open the week with market experts issuing reminders about where the stock exchange circuit-breaker points are? Happy Monday. — Hubris Flourishes — by Andrew Egger — DOGE burning down the federal government.
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David Goldman / CNN:
Jamie Dimon sounds the alarm bell on tariffs — JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon has issued a blunt warning about President Donald Trump's tariff policy: It threatens to raise prices, drive the global economy into a downturn and weaken America's standing in the world.
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Dan Diamond / Washington Post:
As the markets fell, Trump putted — The stock markets have lost more than $6 trillion in value since Trump imposed sweeping tariffs. But on Sunday the president won — at golf. — OUTSIDE TRUMP NATIONAL GOLF CLUB, JUPITER — The stock markets have lost more than $6 trillion …
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Tom Sherwood / Washington City Paper:
Trump Will Get His Showy (And Likely Expensive) Military Parade in D.C. — President Donald Trump for years has lusted after a big military parade over which he could preside—just like he sees leaders do in other mostly authoritative countries. — During his first term in 2018 …
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Trump tariffs, corporations cower — During the Biden administration, corporate executives regularly expressed their displeasure with policies they opposed. Amazon chairman Jeff Bezos, for example, blasted the Biden administration in May 2022 for excessive stimulus spending, which he blamed for inflation.
Brent Neiman / New York Times:
Why Trump's Tariff Math Is a Joke
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Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Ackman warns of “economic nuclear winter” from Trump's tariffs
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Wall Street Journal:
Wall Street Starts to Speak Out Against Trump's Tariffs
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Jamie Dimon / JPMorganChase:
Chairman and CEO Letter to Shareholders
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Graig Graziosi / The Independent:
Musk again distances himself from Trump tariffs by scoffing at Lutnick's attempt to explain duties on penguin island
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Hugh Son / CNBC:
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says Trump tariffs will boost inflation, slow an already weakening U.S. economy
NBC News:
Stocks plunge again as Trump tariffs continue to reverberate through markets
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Rolling Stone:
Trump to America as Markets Crash: ‘Sometimes You Have to Take Medicine’
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Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
Trump: Tariffs sparking investment in US
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Wall Street Journal:
Canaries in the Trump Tariff Mine
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Cecilia Vega / CBS News:
Trump administration deports gay makeup artist to prison in El Salvador — Andry Hernandez Romero, a gay makeup artist who came to the United States last year in search of asylum, is one of 238 Venezuelan migrants who were flown from the U.S. to a maximum security prison in El Salvador three weeks ago.
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Cecilia Vega / CBS News:
U.S. sent 238 migrants to Salvadoran mega-prison; documents indicate most have no apparent criminal records — Three weeks ago, 238 Venezuelan migrants were flown from Texas to a maximum security prison in El Salvador. — That country's president offered to take them and the Trump administration used …
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Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Trump's tariffs insanity begins to fracture the MAGA cult — 🏌️ With corporate outlets obeying in advance, supporting independent political media is more important right now than ever. Public Notice is possible thanks to paid subscribers. If you aren't one already …
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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Johnson and Trump scramble to show agenda progress amid market plunge
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Washington Post:
Social Security website keeps crashing, as DOGE demands cuts to IT staff — The worsening problems come as Elon Musk's DOGE team pushes for more cuts at the agency, including in the department that oversees the website. — Retirees and disabled people are facing chronic website outages …
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Reuters:
US appeals court blocks Trump from removing Democrats from labor boards — A federal appeals court blocked U.S. President Donald Trump from removing Democratic members from two federal labor boards on Monday, setting aside its earlier ruling. — The decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals …
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New York Times:
After a Blowout Week, Wall Street Decision Makers Brace for More Chaos — The financial titans who backed Trump are now dealing with the fallout from his tariffs. They spent the weekend surveying the damage of last week's major sell-off. — There was little rest on Wall Street this weekend.
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David Brooks / The Atlantic:
I Should Have Seen This Coming — When I joined the conservative movement in the 1980s, there were two types of people: those who cared earnestly about ideas, and those who wanted only to shock the left. The reactionary fringe has won. — Listen to more stories on Hark
Paul Krugman:
Political Styles of the Rich and Clueless — There are none so blind as those that will not see — As we wait to see what fresh hell awaits us this week, one obvious question is, who put these malevolent clowns in power? — The short answer is ignorant people. But political ignorance takes two different forms.
David Strom / HotAir:
55% of Leftists Say Assassinations At Least ‘Somewhat’ Justified — But, in fact, they DO approve of violence, or at least think that violence can be justified to achieve political goals in the United States. — I've written a number of pieces about how the left has embraced violence …
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Jesse Pound / CNBC:
Peter Navarro says Vietnam's 0% tariff offer is not enough: 'It's the nontariff cheating that matters' — WATCH NOW — White House trade advisor Peter Navarro said Monday that an offer by Vietnam to eliminate tariffs on U.S. imports would not be enough for the administration to lift its new levies announced last week.
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Carolyn Y. Johnson / Washington Post:
NIH scientists have a cancer breakthrough. Layoffs are delaying it. — A big step forward in cancer therapy has been slowed by layoffs and new restrictions at the National Institutes of Health, where it was developed.
Christian Paz / Vox:
Trump's tariffs risk destroying his winning coalition — As markets tank and the prospect of higher prices becomes more real, the future of President Donald Trump's winning coalition might be on a precipice, too. — Trump's tariff policy, unpopular with the American public in general …
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Yvonne Wingett Sanchez / Washington Post:
Among some Ariz. retirees, views on Trump tariffs split along party lines
Piero Cingari / Euronews:
Bloodbath for European markets as stocks see worst fall since March 2020 — European equities plunged in their worst session since March 2020, as the global market rout intensified. Safe-haven assets gained as investors brace for prolonged volatility amid rising inflation fears and no immediate central bank support.
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