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	Podcast:		Business Matters
	Episode:		Trump hits 50% tariffs on copper
	Category:		Business
	Duration:		00:49:26
	Publish Date:		2025-07-09 01:05:00
	Description:		The US President Donald Trump has announced a 50% tariff on imports of copper, which is critical to electric vehicles, military hardware, semiconductors and a wide range of consumer goods. Sam Fenwick hears from experts in the industry. The U.S. Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Trump administration to move ahead with mass federal job cuts — a plan previously blocked by a lower court. Tens of thousands of government workers could now be at risk. Plus WeightWatchers, the weight management business, has announced a new era as it emerges from a major debt restructuring. It's after the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States in May. Throughout the programme, Sam will be joined by two guests on opposite sides of the world: Jessica Khine, a business development consultant based in Malaysia, and Rema Rahman, White House and Legal Affairs editor at The Hill, in Washington.
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