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U.S. automakers are breathing a sigh of relief after President Trump said he would give them

a tariff's reprieve. Wall Street investors are apparently relieved as well.

The Dow is up 485 points or more than 1%. At 43,06, the SMP and the NASDAQ are also closing up

1% to nearly 1.5%. And peers, Maria Aspen, has more.

President Trump is giving U.S. car companies one more month without his new tariffs.

He's imposed 25% taxes on goods imported from Mexico and Canada,

but he told the big three automakers that they will be exempt until April 2nd.

The U.S. auto industry has been vocally opposed to Trump's tariffs.

Car companies warn that they will

create major disruptions to their North American supply chains. And analysts say the end result will be

much higher prices for consumers. Shares of Ford, GM, and other car companies rose after plunging

earlier this week. However, the reprieve is still only temporary. According to

the White House, Trump also warned automakers that they would need to start moving production to

the United States. Maria Aspen and PR News, New York. Millions of federal workers are still weighing

how to respond to a second email sent over the week and asking them to justify their jobs.

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