Business | Crash barriers
How Trump’s tariffs could crush American carmakers
They must hope the levies do not endure
Editor’s note: On March 5th Donald Trump said he would exempt the big three American carmakers—Ford, General Motors and Stellantis—from tariffs covering Canada and Mexico for one month.
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The Economist’s office agony uncle is back
Another bulging postbag for Max Flannel
The smiling new face of German big business
From Allianz to Zalando, pedlars of services are outdoing industrial firms at home—and foreign rivals abroad
Airbus has not taken full advantage of Boeing’s weakness
That could leave a gap for other planemakers to fill
The business of second-hand clothing is booming
Can it be profitable, too?
Zyn is giving investors a buzz—for now
Nicotine pouches are growing fast
The trouble with MAGA’s chipmaking dreams
TSMC will keep making most of the world’s advanced chips at home for years to come