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Apr 2025
11m 18s

Stock shock, tariff math and Friday nigh...

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The world reels from President Trump’s sweeping tariffs with $2.4 trillion wiped off U.S. shares and governments vowing retaliation. We look at the tariff math and its impact on poor countries, plus what’s being discussed in the White House. And, as night falls in Washington on Fridays, the federal firings begin.  Vote for Reuters Econ World in the Webby aw ... Show More
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