Business Update

Countries striking agreements with the United States have pledged to buy more Boeing planes, but it’s not clear whether those orders were the result of President Trump’s tactics. Source link

The German automaker said that U.S. import duties erased about $1.5 billion from its profit in the first half of the year, and it lowered its forecasts for the full year. Source link

The miners were trapped underground at a gold and copper mine in British Columbia on Tuesday, prompting a major rescue operation. Source link

On Thursday, the giant health care conglomerate announced that it had “proactively reached out” to the Justice Department, after reports of a government investigation had surfaced. Source link

A global plunge in prices, led by increased production from China, and U.S. tariffs threaten steel manufacturing, which has long been a symbol of national might. Source link

Nearly every member of the European Union supports a plan to hit back against President Trump’s tariffs if no agreement is reached. Source link

“South Park,” Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert have all been critical of their own company and President Trump this week. Source link

The Times also reviewed other records of the president’s friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, including an inscription in which the future president called him “the greatest.” Source link

Hulk Hogan cultivated an image as an all-American hero. But one night in 1996, he decided to stick it to his fans, brother. Source link

The deal, which came under intense scrutiny by the Trump administration, was hailed by the F.C.C. chief, who welcomed “significant changes” at CBS, a unit of Paramount. Source link