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___ Trump announces stiff trade tariffs, unswayed by warnings WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump ordered steep new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports Thursday, vowing to fight back against what he called an "assault on our country" by foreign competitors.

Share prices rose in Asia on Thursday after China reported its exports surged nearly 45 percent in February from a year earlier.

___ For many factory towns, white collar job loss hurts the most ERIE, Pa.

U.S. stocks are broadly lower Wednesday morning as investors react to the departure of Gary Cohn, the top economic adviser to President Donald Trump.

The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m.

Asian stock markets fell Wednesday after the surprise departure of President Donald Trump's top economic adviser, who was the administration's leading internal opponent of his planned tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum.

___ GOP lawmakers, business groups pressure Trump on tariffs WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Paul Ryan is calling on President Donald Trump to take a 'more surgical approach' to trade and back off his threat to levy tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.

The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m.

Asian stock markets surged Tuesday despite U.S.-Chinese trade tensions after Wall Street posted its strongest gains in a week.

___ Trump's boasts aside, trade wars typically leave no victors WASHINGTON (AP) — Trade wars generate no medals, monuments or military parades.

U.S. stocks fell Monday and markets around the world wobbled as investors continue to question whether they can count on two of the main drivers that propelled markets to record heights: an expanding global economy and low interest rates.

America will surpass Russia, the current No. 1, by 2023, the International Energy Agency estimates.

The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m.

Asian shares fell Monday as investors evaluated Beijing's annual growth forecast for the Chinese economy while the uncertain outcome of Italian elections weighed on sentiment.

The company pledges to reopen a plant in Kentucky and invest $100 million in new technology.

“A penny for a six-pack” to put Americans back to work in the steel and aluminum industries is worth it, according to the White House’s Peter Navarro.

Asian shares posted steep declines Friday, adding to global stock market losses after President Donald Trump vowed to impose stiff steel and aluminum tariffs, sparking fears of a trade war.

President Donald Trump is defending the U.S. steel and aluminum industries as he faces deadlines on whether to impose tariffs or quotas on imports of both products.

U.S. stock indexes joined a worldwide slide Thursday, as investors wait to see if Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell will again move markets with his testimony before Congress.

U.S. stocks dove in another dizzying day of trading after President Donald Trump promised stiff tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, which raised the threat of escalating retaliation by other countries and higher inflation.