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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. President Trump’s biggest tariff blitz yet sends a clear message to U.S. and foreign companies alike: The era of globalization is over.

safe-haven assets after U.S. President Donald Trump announced more aggressive-than-anticipated tariffs against major trading partners, widening the global trade war.

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Trump said he would impose a 10% baseline tariff on all imports to the United States and higher duties on some of the country's biggest trading partners. The tariffs will take effect on April 9 and appeared to target about 60 countries.

Trump began speaking after Wall Street closed, and both S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures reversed gains as investors blanched at his sweeping tariff plans. S&P 500 futures were 1.6% lower as he spoke, with Nasdaq futures down 2.4%.

global markets amid worries the aggressive duties will slow growth, hit corporate earnings and stoke inflation, with one analyst calling the move markets' «worst-case scenario.» Global markets have been whiplashed since Trump took office and kept up a stream of rhetoric that threatened to unleash a global trade war. Trump's new levies crystallized those fears.

The Trump administration imposed a 26% tariff on imports from India, which is slightly higher than the 20% levy for the European Union, the 24% for Japan and the 25% for South Korea. China was hit with one the highest rates for a major US trading partner and now faces a tariff of at least 54% on many goods. The tariffs are a setback for the Indian government, which had sought to ward off the new levies by rolling out sweeping concessions on issues central to Trump’s agenda. During a visit to Washington by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in February, the two nations agreed to work toward a trade pact this year. ALSO READ: India to face 'discounted' 26% tariff from US; Trump slaps 34% on China “India, very, very tough. Very, very tough,” Trump said at a news event at the White House on Wednesday to announce the tariffs. “The prime minister just left, and he’s a great friend of mine. But I said, you’re a friend of mine, but you’re not treating us right. They charge us 52%.”

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Trump has accused America's trading partners of undermining the United States for decades, saying they have engaged in unfair trade practices to steal the country's wealth and enrich their own economies. He has set his sights on not only adversaries like China, but also traditional allies like Canada and Europe. And he has complained about a number of factors, including high tariffs that other countries charge American products, and persistent trade deficits the United States has with foreign countries. Trump has promised to correct this situation Wednesday, when he announces expansive tariffs on foreign products that he says will level the playing field. In some cases, there's truth to the president's claim that the United States offers its trading partners more favorable terms than it often gets in return. As a proponent of free markets, the United States has long been more open to trade than many countries globally. That has encouraged the United States to rely on imports of many critical goods, like semiconductors and pharmaceuticals, instead of manufacturing them itself. And some countries do have tough trade barriers to U.S. exports, or economic policies that distort global markets — particularly China, which has flooded the world with manufactured goods. Still, trade experts say that Trump's claims include a heavy dose of exaggeration, as well as hypocrisy.

Airtel, HDFC Bank, Macrotech Developers, Maruti Suzuki, Hindustan Zinc among others will be in focus due to various news developments. SpiceJet SpiceJet, which had regular flights to Nepal before the Covid pandemic, has received scheduled approval and slots from Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA).

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Plans to upgrade India’s lone state-owned chip fabrication unit have picked up pace, with the Centre meeting 35 companies last month in a bid to evaluate their roles in a potential deal that is worth ₹4,000 crore.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Wockhardt Ltd that built its name as a maker of generic drugs is shifting its focus in the US market to developing new antibiotics, turning away from generics and entering a space largely vacated by Big Pharma in recent years. The company is working on new antibiotics and has identified segments for a push into biosimilar drugs, chairman Habil Khorakiwala said, in the wake of promising results shown by Zaynich, an antibiotic it developed in-house.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Bengaluru: Flexible workspace providers are seeing higher demand for office space from artificial intelligence companies and AI-first businesses, with a bulk of the leasing happening in Bengaluru, Pune, and Hyderabad. Flex office operators such as WeWork India, IndiQube, Table Space, Incuspaze and others have signed on AI firms as tenants for 50-700 seats in their centres.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. President Trump unveiled his new “liberation day" tariffs on Wednesday, and they are another large step toward a new old era of trade protectionism. Assuming the policy sticks—and we hope it doesn’t—the effort amounts to an attempt to remake the U.S.

Beginning April 3, the US would levy a 25% tariff on fully assembled cars from India. By May 3, similar tariffs were expected on auto parts, raising concerns in India’s auto sector, which is one of the country’s largest exporters to the US. Announced during the “Make America Wealthy Again” event, the tariffs were part of Trump’s broader "Fair and Reciprocal Plan," under which the US would impose tariffs equivalent to those levied by other nations on US goods. On March 26, Trump officially announced the imposition of 25% tariffs on foreign-made cars and auto parts. These tariffs were set to go into effect on April 2, targeting a critical sector that includes exports of fully assembled vehicles and auto components. The impact of these tariffs is particularly concerning for India.

Mario Kart World was unveiled during the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct livestream on Wednesday, April 2, giving a sneak peak into what gamers can expect from the upcoming title. The game will be released exclusively on the newly introduced Nintendo Switch 2 as a launch title for the system. However, players will not be able to play the game on the original Switch, Forbes reported.

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) on Wednesday reported a 9% year-on-year jump in its March cargo volume at 41.5 MMT led by containers and liquids & gas, the company informed exchanges on Wednesday, while claiming the feat as its highest ever. «APSEZ handles all-time high cargo volume in Mar’25; Mundra becomes the first Indian port ever to cross 200 MMT annual cargo volume,» the filing said.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Pfizer in 2019 sold $20 billion of drugs in the U.S. Its federal tax bill? Zero.