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The United States' planned tariffs could have a large positive or negative impact on individual industries. However, the potential for them to have a meaningful effect on gross domestic product is very low, suggesting that the recent market volatility has largely been tied to the markets' concern that the tax on steel could result in a trade war.
The tariffs may also be a warning shot for China, as the Trump administration prepares to make a decision on the country's alleged abuse of intellectual property rights. 

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Im agine that some all-powerful, alien being issued a decree to all U.S. businesses that they may empower only half their workers, and must discriminate against the rest. And then, years later, the a liens came back to see how it turned out.  Guess what?  Not well.
Gender equality has become a serious issue for investors like you.  Check out this research roundup.

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