Trump's Copper Tariffs Set to Include Products for Power Grids, Data Centers
Plans involve including semi-finished products, according to people familiar with the matter who asked not to be named as discussions are private. That comes as few details of Trump's plans for copper tariffs have been revealed so far. The tariff measures haven't yet been formalized and they could change.
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