The move comes a day after the president carved out exemptions for auto manufacturers and amid Wall Street turmoil over the tariffs that have wiped out months of gains.

The historic transaction ends Walgreens’ tumultuous run as a public company, which began in 1927.

Sthal is notable for the unflinching way it portrays a bride’s experience in arranged marriage.

Leaders of the European Union have voted to approve a plan to dramatically increase defense spending. The move is a reaction to the U.S. reducing its support for Ukraine in the war against Russia’s invasion. We go to Brussels to understand the ramifications.

And we hear what the series of recent developments in the relationship between the U.S. and Ukraine could mean for peace talks with Russia.

Like a lot of economists, Mark Zandi, with Moody’s Analytics, thinks President Trump’s across-the-board tariffs are a bad idea. Saying, “Tariffs, broad-based tariffs, are a real problem for the economy.”

But Zandi says – it’s not just the tariffs themselves that are the problem, it’s the uncertainty created by Trump’s rollout.

Trump threatened 25% Tariffs on Canada and Mexico would start in February. They were paused at the 11th hour, only to eventually go into effect this week.

On Thursday Trump announced the new tariffs would be paused for most products, but potentially only until April 2.

Meanwhile tariffs on China snapped into place in February, and then doubled, to 20%.What happens next is anyone’s guess.

Businesses have been optimistic about the economy under Trump. His chaotic tariff rollout threatens that.

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