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What smart people say about Trump’s escalating trade war with Canada
Big Canadian tariffs are making a comeback. In Truth Social posts on Monday, President Donald Trump threatened a plan to impose another batch of 50% tariffs on Canadian-made products. This one impacts cars, trucks, auto parts, and steel, and would start on January 1. The ultimatum is escalating an…
Ontario Premier Doug Ford threatens to cut off electricity to the US
Canadians aren’t playing around. Doug Ford, premier of Ontario, Canada’s most populous province, says Canada is willing to go much further in the escalating trade war with the US than President Donald Trump realizes. “We can put massive pain on the US,” Ford told reporters during a searing press…
Mark Zuckerberg bought a castle in Ireland to add to his real estate collection. Here’s a look at the rest of his portfolio.
Mark Zuckerberg has amassed a real estate portfolio that has easily exceeded $100 million, but, until recently, he kept it within the confines of the US. A spokesperson for Zuckerberg confirmed to Business Insider that he and his wife, Priscilla Chan, purchased a 200-year-old castle in Waterford…
I took my daughter on a ‘collegemoon’ to Europe. It made my anticipatory grief about her leaving for school even stronger.
My daughter is heading off to college in Southern California in late September, and I’m doing what I suspect many parents do when a child reaches this milestone: trying to be genuinely excited while quietly wondering how I’m supposed to get used to an emptier house. So last month, I took her on a…
Canadians are doubling down on their American boycott after Trump’s latest tariffs
Canadians have long been boycotting American goods. Then came the latest wave of tariffs. Trade talks between the US and Canada fell apart on Friday, and the US enforced a 50% tariff on some Canadian goods the following day. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney quickly proposed dollar-for-dollar…
Google Pixel manufacturing set to move out of China by next year: report
Google is reportedly moving forward with shifting all manufacturing of its Pixel devices outside of China starting in 2027. The tech giant has previously made its Pixel phones, watches and earbuds in China – though that’s set to change next year, with Google informing suppliers that the production…
Leaked Microsoft pay data shows how much hundreds of employees report making in AI, cloud, and other teams
Microsoft employees are once again comparing notes on pay, and this year’s numbers offer a rare look inside how the tech giant is rewarding its workforce in the age of AI. An internal spreadsheet viewed by Business Insider, with nearly 600 employee submissions, details base salaries, raises, cash…
How Trump’s new trade war with Canada affects everything from building new homes to dog jackets
It’s tariff time in America and Canada — again. On Saturday, after trade talks between Canada and the US collapsed, the Trump administration imposed 50% tariffs on a slew of Canadian items, including alcohol and hockey equipment. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has already announced a…
I made my kids a voice-mode AI tutor to help them with spelling and math. It saves me time to have more fun with them.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Chris Domanski, 41, the director of business management and development at Renau, a manufacturing facility in California. He and his family live in Thousand Oaks, California. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. More than…
I’m an American who lived in Rome. These were the 6 most surprising things about grocery shopping in Italy.
When I first moved from the US to Italy in 2022, I expected some cultural differences, like slower-paced dinners, smaller coffee sizes, and fewer 24/7 conveniences. However, what surprised me most was how different something as simple as grocery shopping felt. The products on the shelves weren’t…