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🗓️ 8 April 2025
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0:16.9 | Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Spear. Mixed messages on President Trump's tariffs, |
0:24.6 | royal financial markets again today, world leaders, investors, and business executives |
0:29.8 | are all becoming increasingly vocal as trillions of dollars of U.S. wealth continues to evaporate. |
0:36.0 | That's ahead of the imposition of more Trump |
0:37.7 | tariffs at midnight. Most CEOs have been pretty reluctant to criticize Trump in public, |
0:42.2 | so the fact that more are speaking out now gives you an idea of just how worried they are |
0:46.6 | about the damage the tariffs can cause. And we should note that even Elon Musk, the Tesla CEO, |
0:52.7 | who's Trump's close advisor and one of the wealthiest men in the world, he's not happy. |
0:58.2 | Writing on his ex-social network, Musk attacked President Trump's very pro-tariff trade advisor, Peter Navarro, and called him a moron. |
1:05.8 | That's NPR's Maria Aspen. |
1:07.6 | Economists say the tariffs could push the U.S. and the world into recession. |
1:12.3 | While some countries say they're willing to talk, one notable exception has been China, which |
1:16.3 | says it will retaliate against tariffs put in place by the administration. |
1:20.6 | A new policy will make it harder for millions of Americans to access social security benefits. |
1:25.9 | That's according to a new report from the left-leaning center on budget and policy priorities. |
1:30.4 | More from NPR's Ashley Lopez. |
1:32.1 | Starting on Monday, people seeking retirement or survivor benefits from the Social Security Administration |
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