- cross-posted to:
- progressivepolitics
- cross-posted to:
- progressivepolitics
Summary
Donald Trump announced new tariffs against China, Mexico, and Canada, sparking market turmoil as the measures were set to begin this weekend.
Following the announcement, major indices plunged, with the Dow Jones, NASDAQ, and S&P 500 suffering significant losses, reflecting investor anxiety across global markets.
Canada, Mexico, and China vowed retaliatory tariffs, with officials warning that these measures could escalate trade conflicts and significantly harm economic stability.
Critics argue the tariffs will harm consumers and businesses, creating global trade uncertainty and risking prolonged economic challenges in the United States.
There are lots of good opinion pieces out there that satisfy your needs in that regard, but at its core, journalism should just be taking sources and presenting it in a way that people can read easily. Newspapers usually dont claim anything themselves, they just repeat claims made by other people. Thats not a bad thing, thats just how this works.
Journalism should be, but does not currently. Newspapers usually, as in decades ago, but do not currently.
It is a bad thing to platform viewpoints that are incorrect or that shouldn’t be spread