Trump Administration Threatens to Extend Trade War to France Over 3% Tax on Big Tech Companies

Stock-index futures slump Friday as investors show disappointment with earnings from big tech companies and President Donald Trump threatens to impose tariffs on China in retaliation for its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic......»»

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his hard-fought trade deal with China was now of secondary importance to the coronavirus pandemic and he threatened new tariffs on Beijing, as his administration crafted retaliatory measures over the outbreak......»»

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his hard-fought trade deal with China was now of secondary importance to the coronavirus pandemic and he threatened new tariffs on Beijing, as his administration crafted retaliatory measures over the outbreak......»»

REUTERS/Joshua Roberts The Trump administration has added 5 of Amazon's foreign websites to a "notorious markets" register. The US trade representative's office says the websites – serving the UK, Germany, France, .....»»

REUTERS/Thomas Peter New research shows Chinese companies offering surveillance technologies— including two firms on a US trade blacklist — will exhibit at a major US secu.....»»

Associated Press Mnuchin said Tuesday the US will impose fresh tariffs on Italy and Britain if they move forward with plans to tax technology companies like Google and Facebook. The Trump administration argues such taxes discriminate against Silic.....»»

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Talks between France and the United States on taxing digital companies "remained difficult", French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Tuesday, despite a pledge by the two countries to avoid a trade war until at least the end of this year......»»

President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to expand his trade war to what he called delinquent members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, as he said a trade dispute with China could extend past next year’s election......»»

France’s finance minister is threatening a “strong European riposte” if the Trump administration follows through on a proposal to hit French cheese, Champagne, handbags and other products with tariffs - of up to 100%......»»

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration threatened to impose duties of up to 100% on French imports worth $2.4 billion after it concluded a tax on digital services imposed by Paris would be "unusually burdensome" for U.S. technology companies......»»

France’s finance minister is threatening a “strong European riposte” if the Trump administration follows through on a proposal to hit French cheese, Champagne, handbags and other products with tariffs - of up to 100%......»»

AP Photo/Francois Mori The US proposed retaliatory tariffs against France on Monday for its new digital services tax. Critics sa.....»»

The Trump administration said late Monday it is considering imposing tariffs up to 100% on around $2.4 billion of French goods in retaliation for France's new tax on digital.....»»

U.S. trade officials said they will announce any proposed action toward France on Monday when they release the findings from their investigation into the European ally’s tax on big internet companies such as Amazon, Google and Facebook......»»

Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters These massive companies made millions — in some cases, billions — in profits in 2018, but didn't pay a dime in federal income taxes. Tax cuts passed by the Trump administration in 2017 have m.....»»

The Trump administration is set to issue a two-week extension of a license allowing U.S. companies to continue doing business with China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd [HWT.UL], two sources familiar with the deliberations said......»»

U.S. stocks fell at the opening bell on Tuesday after the Trump administration put eight Chinese companies on a blacklist, threatening to overs.....»»

The Trump administration has begun inserting legal prot.....»»

White House trade adviser Peter Navarro on Monday dismissed reports that the Trump administration was considering delisting Chinese companies from U.S. stock exchanges as "fake news.".....»»