2018-06-04 Vietnam Is Following China in its Economic Development
Experts say Vietnam is copying China in its efforts to grow economically and is only about 10 years behind its…
2018-06-01 US Tariffs Raise Fears of Trade War with American Allies
The United States says it will require tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Europe, Mexico and Canada. U.S. officials…
2018-05-02 Trump Administration Delays Tariffs on Some Countries
U.S. President Donald has extended a period in which some countries will not pay import taxes, or tariffs, on some…
2018-04-13 Turkey’s Economic Policies Cause Its Money’s Value to Drop
The value of Turkish money, called the lira, hit another historic low compared to the U.S. dollar on Tuesday. Among…
2018-03-09 11 Nations Sign Trans-Pacific Trade Deal Without US
Eleven countries in the Pacific region have signed a major Asia-Pacific free trade agreement in Santiago, Chile. The deal is…
2018-03-08 Jeff Bezos: the World’s First 100-Billion-Dollar-Man
Over the past 12 months, an American businessman became the world’s first 100-billion-dollar man. But Donald Trump’s wealth sank during…
2018-03-03 Trump: Trade Wars Are Good, Easy to Win
President Donald Trump is defending his plan to raise taxes on steel and aluminum imports entering the United States. Trump…
2018-02-12 World’s Richest Lose $100 Billion in Week of Stock Drops
U.S. stocks suffered their worst losses in years last week. Among the biggest losers were the world’s top billionaires. Financial…
2018-01-27 Trump in Davos: ‘America First’ Does Not Mean ‘America Alone’
United States President Donald Trump repeated his ‘America First’ message in a speech Friday to the World Economic Forum in…
2018-01-22 US Policy May Cause Trade War with Chinese Internet Companies
Americans are still talking about a decision by the government to overturn its policy of net neutrality. The Federal Communications…
2018-01-16 China’s Silk Road Plan Facing Problems
China’s plan for a modern Silk Road linking Asia and Europe hit a pothole recently in Pakistan. Pakistan and China…
2017-11-03 Report: Asia Now Has More Billionaires than US
A new report finds that for the first time, Asian billionaires outnumber those in the United States. The number of…
2017-10-20 Forbes: Trump’s Wealth Suffers Major Drop Since Presidency
President Donald Trump’s wealth saw a major drop in the last year, mainly because some of his properties decreased in…
2017-10-11 American Wins Nobel Prize in Economics
American economist Richard Thaler has won the 2017 Nobel Prize for Economics. Thaler was recognized for his work as a…
2017-10-11 Study: US Immigration Policies Will Hurt Michigan’s Economy
Around the year 2000, a Bangladeshi immigrant named Shaker Sadeak left New York City. Sadeak moved west to the American…