trade tensions

U.S. 08/21/19, 16:28

President Trump has grabbed plenty of attention from the media after he spoke with reporters at the White House on Wednesday, Aug. 21, and said trade cheating of the United States from China had been going on way too long, and he believes he is the man for the job ...

U.S. 08/09/19, 04:29

There is a drug overdose crisis in the United States, and it is being fueled by an illegal synthetic drug finding its way into the country from China.  A deadly illicit synthetic form of the drug fentanyl—up to 50 times stronger than heroin, is killing people in the United States at ...

World 06/29/19, 15:14

Vietnam will import liquefied natural gas (LNG) among other goods from the United States, local state media reported. The move is a response to recent warnings by President Donald Trump that the country is a terrible trade abuser. According to Vietnam Television (VTV), Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met President ...

Business 05/22/19, 11:05

The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 11:55 a.m. Stocks are lower at midday Wednesday as investors eye developments in the U.S.-China trade dispute. Tech stocks declined. Efforts by the Trump administration to restrict technology sales to Chinese companies have caused volatility in shares of technology companies this week, particularly ...

Business 05/21/19, 12:35

Stocks marched broadly higher on Wall Street in afternoon trading Tuesday, placing the market on track to snap a two-day losing streak. The rally followed the U.S. government's decision to temporarily ease off proposed restrictions on technology sales to Chinese companies. The news gave a boost to technology sector stocks, which ...

Business 05/21/19, 05:55

As work on establishing a massive garment-manufacturing unit by one of India’s leading apparel exporters enters the final stages, the company is optimistic about keeping the machines humming. Slated t

Business 05/20/19, 11:04

American whiskey producers feeling the pain from the Trump administration's trade disputes have gotten a shot of relief with an agreement that will end retaliatory tariffs that Canada and Mexico slapped on whiskey and other U.S. products. The whiskey industry hailed the arrangement to ease trade tensions among the North American ...

Business 05/19/19, 22:54

BEIJING (AP) — The number of foreign companies that feel compelled to hand over technology in exchange for Chinese market access — an issue that sparked President Donald Trump’s tariff fight with Beijing — has doubled since two years ago despite official promises to end such pressure, a business group ...

Politics 05/17/19, 08:24

President Donald Trump is delaying any decision to impose auto tariffs on car and auto part imports, deciding against ratcheting up trade disputes or impacting talks with European nations and Japan. Trump announced his decision to delay for up to six months in a proclamation issued by the White House on ...

China 05/17/19, 07:30

Job outlook dims for record number of 8.34 million graduates entering China’s job market this summer

Business 04/16/19, 08:30

U.S. industrial production fell in March, pulled down by a drop in mining output. Factory output remained weak amid a slowing global economy and trade tensions with China. The Federal Reserve says industrial output — combining production at factories, utilities and mines — slipped 0.1% in March from the previous month. The ...

Business 04/11/19, 10:49

The head of the 189-nation International Monetary Fund says the world is facing a time of high uncertainty with 70 percent of the global economy caught in a growth slowdown that could be worsened by self-inflicted wounds such as unnecessary trade battles. IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde says that while her ...

Business 03/06/19, 08:28

The organization cites trade disputes, Brexit among factors