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By Leika Kihara and Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s Economy Minister Ryosei Akazawa has been appointed as trade negotiator with the United States, the government’s top spokesperson said on Tuesday. Bilateral discussions on exchange-rate moves will continue to be managed by Japan’s finance minister and the U.S. treasury secretary, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi told …

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By Daina Beth Solomon SALAR DE ATACAMA, Chile (Reuters) – Chile’s Indigenous communities in the lithium-rich Atacama Desert are in talks with two of the nation’s biggest miners to gain more influence over plans to increase extraction of the battery metal, according to the companies and community sources. The negotiations with Chile’s state-run Codelco, the …

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By Savyata Mishra (Reuters) -Levi Strauss maintained on Monday its annual forecast for sales and profit, excluding the impact of tariffs, and posted quarterly profit ahead of Wall Street targets, sending its shares up more than 7% in after hours trade. Sweeping tariffs by President Donald Trump have sparked concerns over a global downturn and …

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(Reuters) – Skydance Media and Paramount Global’s $8 billion merger would be automatically extended by 90 days after its deadline of April 7 under the terms of the companies’ agreement. Paramount’s controlling shareholder, Shari Redstone, struck a two-step deal in July to sell her stake in the Hollywood studio as part of the deal with …

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By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – TRADING DAY Making sense of the forces driving global markets By Jamie McGeever, Markets Columnist  Trade tensions, recession fears rise U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff ‘wrecking ball’ swung through financial markets again on Monday, sending investors scuttling for cover and wiping hundreds of billions of dollars more off …

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By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK (Reuters) -Investors are trying to game out how much tolerance U.S. President Donald Trump has for stock market losses after his latest tariff policies ignited a more than 10% wipeout on Wall Street, with some still holding out hope of eventual relief. A so-called “Trump put” – the option market …

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By Hannah Lang (Reuters) -Financial technology companies like Robinhood and buy now, pay later provider Affirm have been caught in the whirlwind of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, sending shares sharply downward amid fears about worsening consumer finances. Global markets have been battered since Trump last week introduced a new baseline 10% U.S. tariff on …

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