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Nov 2024
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Trump’s tariffs, Lebanon ceasefire and T...

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President-elect Donald Trump has pledged big tariffs on the United States' three largest trading partners - Canada, Mexico and China. Israel’s security cabinet is to set to approve a U.S. plan for a ceasefire with the Iran-backed Hezbollah. Inflation-weary Americans should see the cost of a classic Thanksgiving dinner gobble less of their paychecks this year, as consumers buy less of the meal's centerpiece dish, turkey.


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