Trump stomps feet, pulls out 't-word' again over China rare earths ban

Iain Thomson, Theregister.com

'They have to give us magnets' world war fee The Chinese lockdown on rare-earth minerals has drawn the ire of President Trump, who is threatening crushing tariffs if the Middle Kingdom doesn't cough up more rare earths.…

Trump Accuses Other Countries of Making Silicon Valley the ‘Piggy Bank’ of the World

Bruce Gil, Gizmodo.com

The President was losing sleep over the poor tech barons, last night.

Consumer confidence worsened slightly in August

Max Zahn, ABC News

The fresh reading followed a weak jobs report and sweeping new tariffs.

Australia, Japan join countries suspending some parcel shipments to the US

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

Australia and Japan latest countries to stop some postal services to US for goods valued at less than $800.

Trump threatens extra tariffs, tech export bans, for any nation that dares to regulate Big Tech

Simon Sharwood, Theregister.com

Poor defenseless tech companies need help despite massive profits, low tax bills, and monopoly positions +COMMENT US president Donald Trump has threatened to impose extra tariffs on imports from any nation that dares to regulate American technology companies.…

Korean Air to buy more than 100 Boeing jets after Trump meeting

BBC News

The agreement was announced just hours after the presidents of the US and South Korea met to discuss tariffs.

Trump Says China Convinced the World ‘Let’s All Do Magnets’

Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com

The president threatened a 200% tariff on China as he rambled incoherently Monday.

Exclusive-Korean Air to announce 100 Boeing jet order amid Trump-Lee summit, sources say

David Shepardson, Yahoo Entertainment

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Korean Air is expected to announce an order on Monday for about 100 Boeing airplanes coinciding with the visit of South Korean...

Trump threatens new China tariffs over magnets

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

The US president’s escalation comes despite a 90-day pause on increased tariffs that has already been agreed.

Dr Pepper will unwind its merger with Keurig after buying Peet's for $18 billion

The Associated Press, NPR

Seven years after they merged, the soft drink maker and coffee pod innovator will become separate companies again. CEO Timothy Cofer said separate coffee and beverage businesses would be more nimble.

Intel says US govt stake could hurt sales, White House hints at more deals

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett says the US could take stakes in other companies in the sector.

The de minimis shipping rules are slated to change this week. Here's what that means for you.

Sinéad Baker, Business Insider

The de minimis tax loophole for smaller US packages is coming to an end, which could mean higher prices and some postal services pausing their work.

South Korea’s Lee set to meet Trump, with trade and security high on agenda

David D. Lee, Al Jazeera English

July trade deal and status of US troops in South Korea in focus as two leaders meet for the first time.

Texas factory gives Chinese copper firm an edge in tariff war

Amy Lv, Florence Lo and Shubing Wang, Yahoo Entertainment

GANZHOU, China (Reuters) -Chinese copper flat wire manufacturer Wellascent's decision early last year to build a factory in Texas was a hedge against...

La-Z-Boy Sees Stock Down Then Up As Tarrif Threats Boost Prospects

Mark Faithfull, Contributor, Mark Faithfull, Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/markfaithfull/, Forbes

The company that defined the recliner got punished by the markets after a downbeat earnings forecast, only for President Trump to ride to the rescue with new tariff talk.

Investors zero in on Nvidia results as US tech stocks waver

investing.com, Biztoc.com

China says 'rampant' US protectionism threatens agricultural ties

Reuters, Yahoo Entertainment

BEIJING (Reuters) -U.S. protectionism is undermining agricultural cooperation with China, Beijing's ambassador to Washington said, warning that farmers...

Martin Marietta And Quikrete Swap Assets; Martin Marietta Buys Premier Magnesia, Raises 2025 Outlook

Fatima Gulzar, Yahoo Entertainment

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (NYSE:MLM) is among the 13 Best Magnesium Stocks to Invest in Now. Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (NYSE:MLM) and Quikrete...

Boxed in by shifting tariff rules, European shippers pause some U.S.-bound parcels

Camila Domonoske, NPR

New customs regulations take effect August 29, and many European postal agencies and companies say until new systems are set up they can't ship some goods. Gifts worth less than $100 are not affected.

Nvidia’s CEO says it’s in talks with Trump administration on a new chip for China

apnews.com, Biztoc.com

Nvidia’s CEO says it’s in talks with Trump administration on a new chip for China BANGKOK (AP) — Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Friday that the company is discussing a potential new computer chip designed for China with the Trump administration. Huang was asked…

Nvidia reportedly shows China-specific B30 chips with 80% of the performance of the standard Blackwell GPU to the U.S. government — Nvidia CEO says approval is still up in the air

editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) , Jowi Morales, Tom's Hardware UK

Nvidia is still waiting for approval from the U.S. government to sell the B30 chip to China.

It’s official: The U.S. owns 9.9 percent of Intel

Mark Hachman, PCWorld

On Friday afternoon, Intel confirmed what everyone already knew: that the U.S. government is taking the unprecedented step of investing $8.9 billion into the company. On Tuesday, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said that the United States was pushing I…

Trump says US is conducting tariff investigation into furniture imports

reuters.com, Biztoc.com

What will Uganda gain from accepting US deportees?

Shola Lawal, Al Jazeera English

Analysts speculate that Uganda is seeking better trade deals and wants to be in Trump's good books.