President Trump’s New Steel and Aluminum Tariff Divides Industry

The Dow dropped almost 600 points after President Trump announced tariffs on imported steel and aluminum on Thursday. A third of the steel and up to 90 percent of aluminum used in the US is imported from trading partners around the world – like the EU, Canada, Mexico and China. But, as Juan Torres-Falcon finds the new tax is sharply dividing the manufacturing sector.

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