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China, US Agree to Extend Tariff Pauses After Stockholm Talks

China鈥檚 top trade official Li Chenggang said the two sides agreed to keep the tariffs at current levels 鈥 the U.S. taxing Chinese goods at 30% and China collecting 10% on U.S. products.

July 29, 2025
GovernmentBusinessFuel

UN Chief Wants Tax on Profits of Fossil Fuel Companies

GENEVA 鈥 U.N. Secretary-General Ant贸nio Guterres called June 5 for a 鈥渨indfall鈥 tax on profits of fossil fuel companies to help pay for the fight against global warming.

June 5, 2024
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

WTO: US Tariffs on China Are Illegal

A World Trade Organization panel ruled Sept. 15 that Trump administration tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods are illegal, vindicating Beijing even if the United States has all but incapacitated the WTO鈥檚 ability to hand down a final, binding verdict.

September 15, 2020
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyAutonomous

Report: Machines to Handle More Than Half of Workplace Tasks by 2025

GENEVA 鈥 More than half of all workplace tasks will be carried out by machines by 2025, organizers of the Davos economic forum said in a report released Sept. 17 that highlights the speed with which the labor market will change in coming years.

September 17, 2018