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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is hosting a major investment summit in Toronto to attract global capital and reduce Canada's economic reliance on the U.S. The event comes amid a deepening trade war after Trump imposed 50% tariffs on Canadian goods and Canada retaliated. Carney is pitching Canada as a stable, rules-based alternative to an increasingly unpredictable United States.
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The article argues that the UK’s difficult economic conditions, including rising borrowing costs and inflation, are largely driven by Donald Trump’s policies and geopolitical actions. It details market turmoil, oil price shocks, Jaguar Land Rover job cuts, and pressure on the chancellor ahead of the autumn budget. It notes some UK resilience but warns that global forces, especially from the US, limit Britain’s control over its future.
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Ranchers in Montana are souring on President Trump as cattle prices fall amid tariff uncertainty and his decision to lift tariffs on hundreds of millions of pounds of foreign beef. The piece centers ranchers' economic distress and quotes one describing his dismay at the policy fallout.
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The article argues Trump spent the August recess nationalizing midterm races and pushing policies that complicate Republican campaign strategies. It details GOP pushback on tariffs, child care subsidies, data centers, and Fed pressure, and says Trump's coattails look short before the midterm convention.
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A video interview with Sen. Susan Collins about her reelection race, President Trump, Canadian tariffs, and the future of the political center. The available text contains only a headline, description, and video-player page elements.