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US commerce secretary says Europe must open markets to get lower tariff deal
The European Union must open up its markets for U.S. exports in order to convince U.S. President Donald Trump to reduce a ...
No extension on 1 August tariff deadline, says US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick
So no extensions, no more grace periods. August 1, the tariffs are set. They'll go into place. Customs will start collecting ...
Commerce Secretary Lutnick says next two weeks will be "for the record books" as Trump presses for tariff deals
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick expressed confidence Sunday that the Trump administration will cut trade deals with key U.S ...
South Korea officials to meet US commerce secretary again for tariff talks
South Korea's Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan and top trade envoy Yeo Han-koo will meet U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard ...
Trump Commerce Secretary Lutnick says U.S. auto CEOs are ‘cool with' higher tariffs than Japan
The head of the American Automotive Policy Council, which represents General Motors, Ford and Stellantis, raised concerns ...
Trump Commerce Secretary Dishes On President’s Bizarre Bedtime Calls
President Donald Trump tucks his commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, into bed with a phone call most nights, according to a ...
Kansas commerce secretary laments taxpayer cost of repeat audits of grant program
The new chapter in the auditing series focused on Kansas’ decision to require grant recipients to contribute a 25% match to qualify for an ARPA award. Auditors reviewed the decision to allow ...
Commerce honcho Lutnick and Trump talk ‘most nights’: report
Lutnick and President Donald Trump speak on the phone most nights, at around one in the morning, just after Lutnick gets in ...