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China Walks a Line in U.S. Trade Talks, Trying Not to Overplay Its Hand
In its high-stakes trade talks with the United States, China has been trying to strike a balance in how it wields its market clout. It…
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Why China Is Investing So Much Money in Moroccan Factories
When Xi Jinping, China’s top leader, returned from the Group of 20 summit in Brazil last November, he made a stopover in Casablanca, where…
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Barbie Maker Mattel Plans to Raise Prices Because of Trump’s Tariffs
Less than a week ago, President Trump suggested that children may have to make do with fewer toys this year. “Well, maybe the children…
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Tariffs Could Wreck What Bangladesh’s Garment Workers Have Gained
It was always going to be a hard year for Bangladesh. Last summer, amid an economic collapse, protesters toppled a tyrant and pushed the…
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China’s Garment Factories Face a Tipping Point After New Tariffs
Liu Miao has sold clothing on Amazon to wholesale buyers in the United States for the past five years. That trade has come to an abrupt…
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Car Prices Expected to Rise as Tariffs on Parts Kick In
The United States imposed 25 percent tariffs on imported auto parts on Saturday that could sharply raise prices for new and used vehicles…
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How a U.S. Tax Loophole Supercharged China’s Exports
When Congress raised the threshold for imported goods to enter the United States tax-free to $800 from $200 nearly a decade ago, it threw…
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Chinese Factories Slow in Early Sign of Trade War’s Toll
President Trump’s tariffs are already taking a toll on China’s factories. Three weeks into a trade war that pushed import tariffs of…
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Trump to Sign Executive Order Walking Back Some Auto Tariffs
President Trump plans to sign an executive order Tuesday that will walk back some tariffs for carmakers, administration officials said,…
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Trump Administration Looks to Take Steps to Ease Pain From Car Tariffs
The Trump administration said it plans to announce measures as early as Tuesday to ease the impact of tariffs on imported cars and car…
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Trump’s ‘Buoyant’ Trade Warrior Flexes His Power Over Global Business
Since Howard Lutnick was tapped to serve as President Trump’s commerce secretary, executives from some of the world’s largest companies…
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Trump’s Tariffs Squeeze an Already Struggling British Car Industry
The 25 percent tariffs imposed by President Trump on imported cars have added to the pressures on vehicle manufacturers around the world,…
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RFK Jr. Wants to Ban Chemical Dyes. Food Makers Are in No Hurry.
Same cereal. Same sugary taste. Different hues. A box of Froot Loops sold in the United States contains vivid rings of red, orange, green,…
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With Underdog Brand, Jason Kelce Takes ‘Made in the U.S.’ Seriously
Jason Kelce, a mellow mountain of a man, has spent most of his life fretting over offensive snaps. Now, a year into his retirement after…