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Economic Adviser Larry Kudlow Says US Still Expects China for September Trade Talks

President Donald Trump鈥檚 top economic adviser, Larry Kudlow, said the United States still expects Chinese negotiators to come to Washington for another round of trade talks in September, even after the two nations escalated their trade war.

August 6, 2019
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China Halts Crop Imports, Weakens Yuan

China responded to President Donald Trump鈥檚 tariff threat with another escalation of the trade war Aug. 5, asking state-owned companies to suspend imports of U.S. agricultural products.

August 5, 2019
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Amazon Loses 鈥楲ast Bear鈥 Among Stock Analysts

Amazon.com鈥檚 last bear has given up. Allen Gillespie came into this week the only one of 55 financial analysts tracked by Bloomberg with a 鈥渟ell鈥 rating on the company鈥檚 shares. In a note to clients July 30, he upgraded the retail and technology giant to 鈥渉old.鈥

August 2, 2019
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Commodities Roiled as Trump Pours Gasoline on Trade War Inferno

Raw materials are reeling after President Donald Trump threatened new tariffs on Chinese goods, dashing hopes that the two sides might soon negotiate an end to the trade war that鈥檚 sapping global growth and demand for commodities.

August 2, 2019
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Maersk Plunges as Investors Dump Trade Icon on Trump鈥檚 Tweets

Shares in A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S, the world鈥檚 largest container shipping line, plunged the most in two months after President Donald Trump escalated his trade war against China.

August 2, 2019
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XPO Reports Mixed 2Q Financials

Global freight transportation and logistics provider XPO Logistics reported mixed financial results for the second quarter Aug. 1.

August 2, 2019
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FBI: Amazon Drivers Part of Major Theft Ring

SEATTLE 鈥 A theft ring in Washington state sold millions of dollars鈥 worth of stolen goods on Amazon.com in the past six years, and a pair of Amazon delivery drivers was involved, recently unsealed federal court documents show.

August 1, 2019
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Trump Ratchets Up China Trade War With New Tariffs

President Donald Trump abruptly escalated his trade war with China, announcing that he would impose a 10% tariff on $300 billion in Chinese imports that aren鈥檛 yet subject to U.S. duties after setbacks in negotiations with Beijing.

August 1, 2019
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China, US Plan Next Round of Trade Talks for September

U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators plan to meet again in early September, as the latest round of negotiations ended with few signs of concrete progress.

July 31, 2019
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C.H. Robinson鈥檚 Net Income Up 6.3% in 2Q

C.H. Robinson Worldwide reported net income for the quarter ended June 30 came in at $169.2 million, up 6.3% from $159 million in the second quarter a year ago.

July 31, 2019

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