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Amazon 'applauds' Canada's scrapping of tech tax

Amazon said Tuesday it "applauds" Canada's decision to scrap its digital services tax in order to salvage trade talks with the United States, calling it a win for the online retailer's customers. The digital services tax, enacted last year, would have seen US technology giants such as Amazon on the hook for a multibillion-dollar payment in...

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French companies resist Paris' call

Paris - Since the publication of the AFP article on Sunday, April 21st, regarding the tensions between major French companies and the political powers — an in-depth piece outlining the positions taken by Bercy to encourage several groups to suspend their American projects — none of the main groups concerned — LVMH, Schneider Electric, CMA CGM —...

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Trump unleashes tariff war with EU and announces a +25 percent tariff on imports

Continuing with the new direction of United States policy that the new Administration of President Donald J. Trump is beginning to set on all fronts, this Wednesday, February 26, Washington DC time, the American president himself took it upon himself to advance the decision that his new Government has already adopted in relation to its...

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NRF warns of consumer impact of reciprocal US tariffs

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order implementing a reciprocal tariff policy, meaning that any tariffs imposed on US goods by other countries will be matched equally, leading to a wave of fresh concerns being raised, including some by the National Retail Federation (NRF). Signed last Thursday, the policy applies to tariffs and...

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Nicolas Ghesquière rejects association with Donald Trump

LVMH's recent Louis Vuitton factory opening in Texas was supposed to be a celebration of the glory of manufacturing and the jobs that the company would be bringing to the United States, however it was a celebration that didn't take too long to ruin thanks to its association with Donald Trump. As support for impeaching Trump increases and...

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More than 600 US companies urge Trump to put an end to trade war with China

Over 600 American companies, including Target, Walmart, Columbia Sportswear, Levi Strauss & Co., Macy’s and Urban Outfitters, have signed a letter urging the president of the United States, Donald Trump, to resolve the trade dispute with China. Sent by Tariffs Hurt The Heartland, a national campaign against tariffs supported by more than 150...

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As elections near, US industry steps up campaign against Trump tariffs

US industry on Wednesday ratcheted up its opposition to President Donald Trump's trade wars, announcing the start of an election-season campaign against tariffs and promising a multi-pronged blitz of events and advertising. With mid-term elections less than two months away, the campaign also comes as the Trump administration has announced...

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As trade war rages, Trump flags fly out of China factory

As the China-US trade war rages, a factory set amid corn and mulberry fields in central China stitches together US and "Trump 2020" flags -- and business is good. The US and China have slapped tariffs on billions of dollars worth of each other's goods, but there is little evidence of the dispute at the Jiahao Flag Company in Anhui province....

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What does the US and China trade war mean for fashion?

The US has announced a trade war on China. Should those in Europe or the rest of the world care? The answer is a deciding yes. For luxury companies, who have a global supply chain that is widely spread across international markets, any barriers to the movement of goods could be detrimental. On a consumer level, think about the jeans and t-shirts...

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Fashion rallies to support press freedom from Trump

Paris fashion stood up for press freedom Saturday with two brands linking up with the New York Times to show their unease at Donald Trump's attacks on the media. Japanese brand Sacai and French label Etudes used slogans from the newspaper's "The Truth is Hard" advertising campaign on their clothes in their men's winter collections. Sacai...

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Trump effect pays off for Shanghai-based label Taoray Wang at NYFW

At least one Trump is good for business: American fashion may be keen to distance itself from the US first family, but Shanghai-based label Taoray Wang is proudly standing by the president's youngest daughter. Tiffany Trump, 23, now enrolled in law school at Georgetown University down the road from daddy's office at the White House, sat front...

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US model Bella Hadid 'proud to be a Muslim'

US model Bella Hadid has spoken out against President Donald Trump's attempted travel bans, saying she is proud to be a Muslim and the daughter of a refugee. Twenty-year-old Hadid is one of the most photographed and in-demand models of the moment, dominating the catwalk in the fall/winter 2017 fashion season in New York and Europe. She is the...