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Government, Business

US Soy Shippers Get Small Perk From Otherwise Horrid Trade War

The trade war between the U.S. and China continues to surprise agricultural markets, even delivering an unexpected reprieve for American farmers who have otherwise been roiled by the conflict.

September 3, 2019
Government, Business

Sept. 1 Tariffs on China Kick In — As Does China's Retaliation

The Trump administration slapped tariffs on roughly $110 billion in Chinese imports on Sept. 1, marking the latest escalation in a trade war that’s inflicting damage across the world economy. China retaliated.

September 1, 2019
Government, Business

US and China Locked in New Tariff Stare-Down

Labor Day picnic products are just a sampling of the more than 3,200 categories of Chinese goods targeted for the new tariff starting Sept. 1, barring a last-minute flinch by President Donald Trump.

August 30, 2019
Government, Business, Technology

Tesla Gets Exemption From China’s 10% Tax on Car Sales

Tesla Inc. won exemption from a 10% Chinese tax on automotive sales, sidestepping trade tensions with the U.S. following CEO Elon Musk’s visit to the country.

August 30, 2019
Business, Technology, Autonomous

Tesla’s Musk and Alibaba’s Ma to Debate AI in China

From Jack Ma to Pony Ma, the leading lights of China’s internet industry gather in Shanghai this week to showcase the country’s latest advances in artificial intelligence. But the real headliner could be American entrepreneur Elon Musk.

August 28, 2019
Government, Business

China Trade War Means US Dairy is Missing Out

America’s dairy farmers, already struggling with falling milk consumption and low prices, are missing out on a rare demand boom thanks to Donald Trump’s trade war with China.

August 27, 2019
Government, Business

Trump Claims Serious Trade Negotiations With China to Begin

BIARRITZ, France — President Donald Trump, facing pressure to scale back a U.S.-China trade war contributing to a global economic slowdown, claimed Aug. 26 that serious talks will begin soon, although another round has been expected in Washington in September.

August 26, 2019
Business, Logistics

Trump Says He’s Raising Tariffs on China After Its Retaliation

President Donald Trump said Aug. 23 he’s raising tariffs further on Chinese imports in response to Beijing’s retaliation earlier in the day, deepening the impasse over the two nations’ trade policies.

August 23, 2019
Government, Business, Logistics

Trump Says US Is Talking With China but Not Ready for Deal

President Donald Trump said the United States is “doing very well with China, and talking!” but suggested he wasn’t ready to sign a trade deal, hours after his top economic adviser laid out a potential timeline for the resumption of substantive discussions with Beijing.

August 19, 2019
Government, Business

China Ramps Up Brazil Soybean Imports, Rebuffing US Crops

China is stepping up its soybean buying in Brazil as growers in Argentina continue to hoard and the Asian nation avoids American oilseed after an escalation in trade tensions between Washington and Beijing.

August 16, 2019