Bourbon Industry May Pay for Trump’s Proposed Steel Tariff

The EU is eyeing a potential target to use in retaliation against President Trump’s proposed steel import tariff : the US bourbon industry. Per the Guardian , commission president Jean-Claude Juncker said the EU would “react with counter-measures” within days against US agricultural exports should Trump impose import tariffs on Chinese and…
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In China, U.S. Steel Move Is Seen as Self-Destructive

As the White House threatened new U.S. barriers to steel imports, officials and experts from the world’s biggest steel-exporting nation, China,​said the real loser might be​America itself.
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Bannon ‘Comeback’ Involves Steel, Canada, Dairy ‘Disgrace’

President Trump has been pushing hard to bring his “Buy American, Hire American” mantra to fruition, including with an executive order meant to prevent “foreign cheaters” from taking US jobs and infringing on our steel production, a senior administration official said Monday, per Politico . The New York Times reports that…
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U.S. Bid to Stem Steel Imports Faces Hurdles

President Trump’s bid to stanch imports flowing into the U.S. steel market is fighting strong currents: Domestic prices that are among the world’s highest and a buoyant dollar that pushes down the cost of imports.
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Trump administration launches national security investigation into steel imports

The Trump administration directed the Commerce Department on Thursday to expedite an investigation into whether the way other countries sell steel compromises U.S. national security.

In a briefing Thursday morning, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said the review would consider how much steel the…

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Golden Gloves Ring Brawl … Woman Hits Man with Steel Chair! (VIDEO)

Pandemonium occurred at a Golden Gloves boxing event in L.A. on Wednesday — when fans stormed the ring at a youth tournament and fought it out … with one guy catching a haymaker right in the face. Oh, and a woman hit a man with a steel…

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US STEEL STONEWALLED Keystone pipeline to be built with foreign material despite Trump pledge

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This L.A. office building is crazier than it looks: Its steel bands are an exoskelton

Near the border of South Los Angeles and Culver City, developers Frederick and Laurie Samitaur Smith plan on making a statement.

The couple, who helped transform the surrounding area into a hub for unique architecture, envisions yet another cutting-edge structure: an eccentric 17-story office tower…

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Germany calls for free trade accord, welcomes China steel talks offer

By Gernot Heller and Andrea Shalal BERLIN (Reuters) – German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel called for a resumption of long-stalled efforts to negotiate a global free trade accord on Saturday, warning that a proliferation of bilateral trade deals could lead to varying standards and rules. "The best thing would be an agreement under the auspices of the World Trade Organization (WTO)," Gabriel said during a business conference in Hong Kong. "We should restart discussions in the WTO even as we are negotiating comprehensive bilateral agreements," he said, before heading back to Germany.

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