Walmart on Thursday warned that even softer tariffs on China could soon force the company to raise prices on certain items. The world’s largest retailer said President Trump’s wide-ranging levies on U.S. trade partners are impeding its ability to keep prices low for its customers. “We can control what we can control,” Walmart CEO Doug […]
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U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent shakes hands with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng during the bilateral meeting between the U.S. and China, in Geneva, Switzerland, on May 11, 2025. Keystone/eda/martial Trezzini | Via Reuters China has temporarily paused export restrictions targeting 28 American companies on the heels of the trade truce Beijing reached
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Energy Star program faces possible shutdown amid federal budget cuts – CBS News As the government looks to trim spending, the EPA’s long-running Energy Star program known for labeling energy-efficient appliances is on the chopping block. Nancy Chen explains what that could mean for consumers. Source link
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The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, July 19, 2024. Kevin Mohatt | Reuters The executive order signed by President Donald Trump sharply limiting birthright citizenship in the United States “violates four Supreme Court precedents,” Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor told a top Justice Department lawyer Thursday morning. Sotomayor’s comment to Solicitor General D. John
The ND MX-5 is positively geriatric in the context of model cycles. Nevertheless, the no-nonsense interior still feels fresh. It was a huge leap compared with the NC generation, but if you’re unaccustomed to MX-5s, it’s likely that the cabin’s incredibly compact dimensions will need to sink in before you can meaningfully survey the details.
Aston Martin has become the first manufacturer to offer the second generation of Apple’s in-car smartphone mirroring system. Apple CarPlay Ultra dramatically expands the amount of screen space that the Apple interface can occupy, entering the car’s instrument display as well as its infotainment screen. This means users can display maps or media alongside the rev counter and speedometer. They will
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Dick’s Sporting Goods is buying ailing shoe company Foot Locker for $2.4 billion, the second deal for a large U.S. footwear maker in recent weeks as the industry grapples with the impact of steep new American tariffs on their production. Dick’s said Thursday that it expects to run Foot Locker as a standalone unit and
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Johann Wadephul (CDU), Federal Foreign Minister, makes a statement during an informal meeting of NATO foreign ministers. Sebastian Gollnow/picture alliance via Getty Images Germany is backing U.S. President Donald Trump’s call to increase the defense spending target of NATO members to 5% of their individual gross domestic product, German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said Thursday.
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Toyota has revealed a stretched, off-road-focused variant of its bZ4X electric SUV that brings more space and more power. The bZ4X Touring will arrive in the UK next spring and, as the name suggests, it is an off-Tarmac estate version of the three-year-old EV that adds 140mm in length, 20mm in height and a host of rugged design
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Volkswagen CEO Thomas Schäfer has cast doubt on the prospect of the brand introducing range-extender (REx) powertrains in Europe, because it is already well served here by more conventional hybrid powertrains. Volkswagen last month revealed the ID Era concept at the Shanghai motor show as a preview of a large, range-extender electric SUV, aimed at the
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