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Kevin O'Leary on Trump's trade war and battle with Harvard

By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris

For one view on President Trump’s trade wars and his battle against Harvard, Amna Nawaz spoke with Kevin O’Leary, a businessman, celebrity investor and a regular on the show “Shark Tank” where he is known as Mr. Wonderful.

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WATCH: Trump rejects idea he's 'chickening out' on tariffs

By Josh Boak, Associated Press

President Donald Trump wants the world to know he's no “chicken” just because he's repeatedly backed off high tariff threats.

Appeals court temporarily allows Trump to resume collecting tariffs under an emergency powers law

By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press

The appeals court temporarily halted the order from a federal trade court issued a day before.

Court blocks Trump from imposing tariffs under emergency powers law

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Josh Boak, Associated Press

A federal court is blocking President Donald Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs on imports under an emergency-powers law.

More Americans file for unemployment help but layoffs remain low despite uncertainty over tariffs

By Matt Ott, Associated Press

Jobless benefits applications rose by 14,000 to 240,000 for the week ending May 24, the Labor Department said Thursday.

S&P 500 rallies 2% as Wall Street responds to Trump delay of 50% EU tariffs

By Stan Choe, Associated Press

They more than recovered their losses from Friday, when Wall Street's roller coaster dropped after Trump announced the tariffs on the European Union.

U.S. consumer confidence bounces back after five straight months of declines amid tariff anxiety

By Matt Ott, Associated Press

Consumer confidence jumped 17.4 points to 72.8, but remained below 80, which can signal a recession ahead.

EU trade negotiator says he's had 'good calls' with U.S. after Trump extends tariff deadline

By David McHugh, Associated Press

The European Union's chief trade negotiator said Monday the EU was “fully committed” to reaching a trade deal by a July 9 deadline, after Trump agreed to delay his threatened 50% tariff — or import tax — on European goods.

U.S. delays threatened 50% tariff on the European Union until July, Trump says

By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press

The agreement came after a call Sunday with Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, who had told Trump that she “wants to get down to serious negotiations,” according to the U.S. president’s retelling.

Stock markets tumble after Trump threatens tariffs against European Union and Apple

By Stan Choe, Associated Press

Trump threatened the tariffs before the U.S. stock market opened, saying on his Truth Social platform that trade talks with the European Union “were going nowhere” and that “straight 50%” tariffs could go into effect on June 1.