2018-07-17 China Meets with EU Over Trade as Economy Slows
A European Union (EU) official says the EU will not “gang up” with China against the United States, even if…
2018-07-13 US Officials Guarded as Silicon Valley Welcomes Chinese Investments
The United States began requiring tariffs on $34 billion worth of Chinese imports last week. The newly-announced taxes target 800…
2018-06-29 What Happened to General Electric?
This week, General Electric was officially removed from the Dow Jones Industrial Average, a leading measure of stock prices for…
2018-06-17 Trade Dispute Could Hurt Sales of US Bourbon
A trade dispute is growing between the United States and trading partners worldwide. One product that may feel the effects…
2018-06-16 Trade Dispute between US, China Rises
United States President Donald Trump announced a 25 percent tariff on $50 billion worth of Chinese goods on Friday. China…
2018-06-12 After G7 Meeting, Trump Again Criticizes Trade Partners
American President Donald Trump criticized the United States’ trade partners, including those in Europe and Canada, on Monday. Trump wrote…
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…