Tag: Trumps
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JCB plans San Antonio factory expansion to dodge Trump’s tariffs
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Heavy machinery maker JCB announced earlier this month that it’s doubling the size of its upcoming San Antonio factory in an effort to evade President Donald Trump’s tariffs. The revised Texas site plan, which is still…
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Could Trump’s trade war make green energy cheaper in the UK?
As the US under President Donald Trump escalates tariffs on Chinese goods – particularly clean energy components – industry insiders say the UK could become a key alternative market. The trade war may divert solar panels, batteries, wind turbine parts and heat pump components from the US to Europe, increasing supply and driving down costs.…
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Trump’s immigration enforcement against employers has been gradual. That may soon change.
Federal immigration authorities may be gradually boosting their enforcement activities, but the slow pace has not changed employers’ need for caution, employer-side immigration lawyers told HR Dive. Prior to President Donald Trump’s inauguration, incoming officials promised large-scale worksite enforcement. So far, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has targeted small entities for raids, with recent examples…
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Four ways construction can navigate Trump’s tariffs
Uncertainty is usually a cause for concern in construction. However, it is nothing new to the UK market. Recent years have seen Brexit, covid, war in Ukraine and more. The effects of the tariffs are likely to be another in a long line of challenges affecting the supply chain. The industry has proven itself to…
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Trump’s tariffs threaten to derail UK’s homebuilding market
The UK’s homebuilding sector is fearful of the challenges imposed by President Donald Trump’s 10% tariffs on all UK imports to the U.S. The new tariffs, which have disrupted trade between the US and the UK, could potentially drive up how much it costs to build a house and delay key housing projects. This could…
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Trump’s tariffs: Tracking the status of international trade actions
Listen to the article 1 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. U.S. trade policy is rapidly changing under President Donald Trump. After vowing to implement wide-sweeping duties on the campaign trail, Trump has signed multiple executive orders enacting higher levies and initiated multiple trade reviews over the last…
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Tutor Perini unfazed by Trump’s tariff, funding actions
Listen to the article 6 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Tutor Perini sees bluer skies ahead, with hopes for a return to profitability in 2025 after reporting another loss for the year. Despite recent market concerns about the Trump administration’s new tariffs and scrutiny of federal spending,…
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Trump’s new tariffs add pressure to construction pipeline
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. After months of bracing for tariffs, contractors now find themselves building through the latest escalation in a trade war. The Trump administration officially enacted a 25% tariff on imports from Mexico and Canada Tuesday, along with an…
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WSP ‘feeling extremely good’ despite instability from Trump’s moves
Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. WSP CEO Alexandre L’Heureux said that policy uncertainty stemming from President Donald Trump’s administration is impacting the market and will likely keep merger and acquisition activity quiet for the first half of the year. “On one end,…
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How are C-suites reacting to Trump’s DEI orders?
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Only 8% of C-suite leaders surveyed say they are seriously considering changing their diversity, equity and inclusion programs as a result of President Donald Trump’s executive orders targeting DEI, according to a Feb. 26 report from Littler.…