Hacker News with Generative AI: Trade Wars

Farmers face steep losses in the middle of Trump's trade war and funding cuts (nbcnews.com)
From funding cuts to tariffs, farmers have found themselves caught in the middle of President Donald Trump’s escalation of trade wars and efforts to slash billions of dollars in spending, leaving a growing number now struggling to find markets for their products and facing the risk of steep losses for the year ahead.
Agriculture, Trade Wars, Politics, Economics
19 points by rntn 18 days ago | 4 comments
Canada is caught in a "double trade war" with the U.S. and China (thestar.com)
On top of threatened U.S. tariffs, China has brought down another hammer on many Canadian farm and seafood exports, hitting them with a “double trade war” that industry leaders say will slam Canadian producers.
Trade Wars, Canada, China, United States, Agriculture
3 points by newaccountlol 19 days ago | 0 comments
Tesla warns Trump administration it is 'exposed' to retaliatory tariffs (ft.com)
Tesla, Trade Wars, Politics, Automobiles, Tariffs
7 points by thunderbong 19 days ago | 0 comments
Tesla Rebates Axed in Canadian Province as Trade War Widens (bloomberg.com)
British Columbia, Canada’s third most populous province, pulled government subsidies for people to install Tesla Inc. chargers, widening efforts to spurn US goods in a trade war with President Donald Trump.
Tesla, Trade Wars, Government Subsidies, Canada, Electric Vehicles
25 points by JumpCrisscross 20 days ago | 12 comments
Ontario Premier Doug Ford Cancels $100M Starlink Contract (betakit.com)
Ontario has cancelled its $100-million contract with Elon Musk-owned satellite internet company Starlink and will ban all United States (US)-based companies from taking part in provincial procurement as part of retaliatory measures in the North American trade war, Premier Doug Ford announced this morning.
Politics, Canada, Business, Trade Wars
13 points by huang_chung 27 days ago | 3 comments
Dow falls by almost 600 points as Trump's tariffs threaten a dangerous trade war (cnn.com)
Finance, Economics, Trade Wars, Politics
11 points by mmphosis 29 days ago | 0 comments
Trump may have talked America into recession before trade tariffs even imposed (news.sky.com)
There is evidence to suggest a sharp slowdown in the US economy amid all the threats of global trade wars emanating from Mr Trump before he even re-entered the White House.
Economy, Politics, Trade Wars, United States
18 points by hjjkjhkj 29 days ago | 0 comments
Tariff War Risks Sinking World into New Great Depression (wsj.com)
The world economy could face a crash similar to the Great Depression of the 1930s unless the U.S. rows back on its plans to impose steep tariffs on imports, a senior official at the International Chamber of Commerce warned.
Economics, Trade Wars, Recession
26 points by bparsons 29 days ago | 10 comments
U.S.'s chipmaking sector is ringing the alarm about chip war with China (fortune.com)
The U.S.’s chipmaking sector is ringing the alarm about Washington’s chip war with China
Semiconductors, Geopolitics, China, Trade Wars
18 points by ironyman 38 days ago | 0 comments
China hits back at Trump with Google probe (bloomberg.com)
China retaliated to Donald Trump’s opening trade war tariffs by targeting a handful of American companies and slapping levies on some US goods, in a move seemingly designed to avoid escalating tensions between the world’s biggest economies.
China, Trade Wars, Politics, International Relations, US Economy
9 points by dlx 58 days ago | 2 comments
Canada and Mexico order retaliatory tariffs on U.S. (pbs.org)
President Donald Trump on Saturday signed an order to impose stiff tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada and China, drawing swift retaliation and an undeniable sense of betrayal from the country’s North American neighbors as a trade war erupted among the longtime allies.
Trade Wars, International Relations, Politics, Economics, North America
21 points by geox 59 days ago | 6 comments
China gorging on silicon before Uncle Sam slams the door (theregister.com)
China's semiconductor imports were up more than 14 percent in 2024 as companies in the country stockpiled ahead of widely expected fresh restrictions from Washington and pressure grows to develop local alternatives instead.
China, Semiconductor Industry, Trade Wars, Technology, Economics
4 points by rntn 112 days ago | 1 comments
The EU Joins the EV Trade War (apricitas.io)
The EU is Imposing Historically Large Tariffs on Chinese EVs in an Effort to Protect Its Car Industry. Will it Work?
Trade Wars, China
4 points by m-hodges 156 days ago | 1 comments
China to hit cognac in response to European tariffs on electric cars (lemonde.fr)
Beijing is going tit-for-tat in the trade war: The Chinese government plans to target brandy days after Brussels decided to impose tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles.
Trade Wars, China, Europe, International Relations, Tariffs
7 points by geox 173 days ago | 0 comments