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Asia stocks tumble after Trump tariffs
Asia stocks tumble after Trump tariffs
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Asian markets tumbled on Tuesday after US President Donald Trump heaped tariffs on Chinese imports and warned levies on Mexico and Canada could not be averted. Beijing also warned on Tuesday that it would take countermeasures against new US tariffs on Chinese imports.

7-Eleven shares plunge on reported plan to reject takeover
7-Eleven shares plunge on reported plan to reject takeover
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Shares of the owner of 7-Eleven plunged on Tuesday after a report said the Japanese retailer plans to reject a multibillion-dollar takeover offer by Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard (ACT). The latest news followed separate reports that the 7-Eleven owner is set to replace its CEO Ryuichi Isaka with outside director Stephen Hayes Dacus.

'Terrifying': Canadian auto workers dismayed at looming US tariffs
'Terrifying': Canadian auto workers dismayed at looming US tariffs
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Residents of the Canadian border city of Windsor had held out hope US President Donald Trump's threats of tariffs on imports from Canada would prove hollow, but that faith was dashed Monday, sparking fear for their futures. Trump's decision is "not even logical, it makes absolutely no sense," said John D'Agnolo, president of a union in Windsor representing 2,000 workers at Ford.