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Story: Trump Slaps 10% Tariff on Global Imports After Court Loss

By Steven Anderson

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Trump hit back hard. The former president rolled out a sweeping 10% tariff on all imports Friday, just hours after the Supreme Court crushed his earlier plan to use emergency…

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The court's ruling pretty much killed Trump's original strategy, which tried to bypass Congress entirely for tariff authority.

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Stock indices from New York to Hong Kong swung violently as traders scrambled to figure out what this meant for their portfolios.

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Trump didn't waste time defending his move. At Mar-a-Lago, he blasted the Supreme Court but doubled down on his protectionist agenda.

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China fired back fast. Beijing's Ministry of Commerce said they're weighing "appropriate countermeasures" against what they called "unilateral and discriminatory" trade actions.

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And Congress isn't happy either. Related coverage: Trump Fights Back After Supreme Court.

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Senator Elizabeth Warren called Trump's move "reckless" and warned about higher consumer prices.

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Trump's base loves it, though. Supporters gathered outside his Florida estate over the weekend, waving "America First" banners and chanting about bringing jobs home.

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Business reactions split predictably along industry lines. Manufacturing groups cheered the protection from foreign competition, with the National Association of Manufacturers…

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Legal challenges seem inevitable. Trade lawyers are already preparing court filings to contest the tariff's legality under international agreements.

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Agricultural groups are panicking about retaliation. The American Farm Bureau Federation's president, Zippy Duvall, warned that farmers could lose billions if other countries…

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Ford Motor Company announced Tuesday it's reviewing supply chain impacts from the tariff. CEO Jim Farley said the automaker supports fair trade but warned about production…

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Wall Street banks are preparing clients for volatility. Goldman Sachs issued an advisory note highlighting currency risks and potential market swings.

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The ripple effects keep spreading across sectors nobody initially considered would be affected by Trump's sweeping trade action.

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