The latest tariff salvos between the United States and China have brought a trade war closer to reality. It鈥檚 a risk that the world鈥檚 biggest economy is well-positioned to ride out.
April 4, 2018Government, Business
Trade Fight Expected to Add Risk but Not Sink US Economy
Government, Business
China鈥檚 Counterpunch to Trump鈥檚 Tariffs Sparks Global Selloff
Tit-for-tat tariff threats from the United States and China ignited fears that a trade war is beginning between the world鈥檚 two largest economies, lowering U.S. stock futures.
April 4, 2018Government, Business, TCA
Opinion: Trump Plan Unlikely to Spur Promised $1 Trillion in Infrastructure Investment
WASHINGTON 鈥 On the campaign trail, President Donald Trump reiterated his pledge to 鈥淢ake America Great Again鈥 by reinvesting in infrastructure projects around the country. The news was greeted favorably by not only voters, but also municipal governments and the transportation industry.
April 4, 2018Government, Business, Logistics
Trump Keeps Heat on Amazon Over Postal Deal
President Donald Trump continued his campaign against Amazon.com on April 3, again claiming the company is costing tax payers billions of dollars through a special deal with the U.S. Postal Service.
April 3, 2018Government, Business, Logistics
'Absurd' US Tariffs Underscore European Union鈥檚 Frustration Over Trade Spat
The security reasons given by the White House for imposing tariffs on Europe make no sense, the prime minister of Denmark said as he questioned the underlying logic of U.S. trade policy.
April 3, 2018Government, Business
Trump Pushing for Preliminary NAFTA Deal by Mid-April, Sources Say
The Trump administration is pushing for a preliminary NAFTA deal to announce at a summit in Peru next week, and will host cabinet ministers in Washington to try to achieve a breakthrough, according to three people familiar with the talks.
April 3, 2018Government, Business, Logistics
Trump Warns He'll Dump NAFTA if Mexico Doesn't Stop Drug Flows
President Donald Trump threatened to pull out of the North American Free Trade Agreement if Mexico doesn鈥檛 stop people and drugs from flowing into the United States from Central America.
April 2, 2018Government, Business
Trump鈥檚 Tariffs Hurting American Factories as Prices Skyrocket
Here鈥檚 one way to assess President Donald Trump鈥檚 tariffs on imported steel and aluminum: America鈥檚 factories already aren鈥檛 feeling so great.
April 2, 2018Business
China Urges More Trade Talks as Tariffs on US Goods Begin
China urged trade talks with the United States to prevent greater damage to relations while saying that previously announced retaliatory measures on American imports took effect April 2.
April 2, 2018Government, Business, Logistics, TCA
Trump: The Washington Post Should Register as Lobbyist Over Amazon鈥檚 Postal 鈥楽cam鈥
President Donald Trump charged March 31 that The Washington Post, owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos, should register as a lobbyist, insinuating that it abetted his other company, Amazon, in pulling off a U.S. Postal Service 鈥渟cam鈥 to deliver its packages at a loss.
April 2, 2018