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Government, Business

US Hints at China Truce as World Warns of Trade-War Threat

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he鈥檚 considering a trip to China amid a trade dispute with Beijing that finance chiefs warn could derail the global economic upswing.

April 23, 2018
Government, Business, Fuel

While Trump Has His Eye on Gasoline, Diesel Price Is Sneaking Up

As national average gasoline pump prices climb to near $3 a gallon for the first time since late 2014, the President Donald Trump made it known that he won鈥檛 stand for OPEC鈥檚 cartel tricks. Bad news, Mr. President: Diesel prices are there.

April 23, 2018
Business

Global Finance Chiefs Told Trade Tensions Are Hitting Confidence

Trade tensions between the United States and China risk eroding business and investor confidence, even as global growth enjoys its best upswing in years.

April 20, 2018
Government, Business

Fed Economists Say Tariffs More Likely to Kill Than Create Jobs

U.S. President Donald Trump may hope his tariffs on imported steel and aluminum will create new jobs, or at least protect existing ones. Researchers at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said the opposite outcome was more likely.

April 19, 2018
Business, Logistics, TCA

Everybody Loses in Trade War, Canadian Chamber of Commerce President Says

President Donald Trump has tweeted 鈥渢rade wars are good, and easy to win. Don鈥檛 believe it, the president of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce told Tampa business and political leaders April 18.

April 19, 2018
Government, Business

Trucking Industry Leaders Join Trump to Tout Tax Reform

A trucking executive and truck driver joined President Donald Trump at the podium during an April 12 White House Rose Garden event held to discuss the effects the tax reform law passed by Congress in December had on businesses.

April 12, 2018
Government, Business

Stock Selloff Deepens Amid Trump Trade Jabs

The selloff in U.S. stocks deepened April 6 as the White House鈥檚 latest trade bluster rattled global financial markets.

April 6, 2018
Government, Business, Logistics

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin Says There鈥檚 鈥楲evel of Risk鈥 of US-China Trade War

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said there is 鈥渁 level of risk鈥 that the tariff dispute between the United States and China will erupt into a full-scale trade war, though he鈥檚 鈥渃autiously optimistic鈥 that the world鈥檚 two largest economies will resolve differences through negotiations.

April 6, 2018
Government, Business, Logistics

Trump Says He鈥檒l Take 鈥榁ery Serious Look鈥 at Amazon鈥檚 Business

President Donald Trump said he will take a 鈥渧ery serious look鈥 at Amazon and what he said is an 鈥渦neven playing field鈥 the retailer enjoys against competitors.

April 6, 2018
Government, Business, Logistics

China Vows to Fight Trump Tariffs 鈥榯o the End鈥 as Tension Rises

President Donald Trump said the current trade spat with China may hurt the markets in the short term but that America will emerge stronger from it, as a confrontation that has roiled global equities heats up between the world鈥檚 largest economies.

April 6, 2018