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China Lashes Out at U.S. 'Coercion' After Panama Declines to Renew Infrastructure Agreement
They believe it's a result of Washington's threat to take back the Panama Canal.
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Hong Kong to File Complaint with WTO on U.S. Tariffs
The U.S. imposed an additional 10% tariff on Chinese goods and ended the "de minimis" exception.
February 7, 2025
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U.S. Employers Added Just 143,000 Jobs Last Month, Jobless Rate Slips
The labor market is solid but unspectacular.
February 7, 2025
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Toyota Announces EV and Battery Push in China and U.S.
The push follows a quarterly profit surge.
February 5, 2025
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What Did U.S. Get in Deals to Pause Canada, Mexico Tariffs? Not Much
The measures were either already in place or could have been achieved without ultimatums.
February 5, 2025
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China Counters With Tariffs On U.S. Products
China is also launching an antitrust investigation into Google.
February 4, 2025
Top Headlines
Panama's President Denies Making a Deal That U.S. Warships Can Transit the Canal For Free
February 7, 2025
Explosion Forces Crew to Abandon Container Ship
January 29, 2025
Fleet of Abandoned Ships Keeps Growing
January 29, 2025
Canadian PM Hopeful Lays Out Plan to Fight Trump's Tariff Threats 'Where It Hurts'
January 28, 2025
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January 31, 2025
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China's Factory Activity Contracts in January for First Time in 4 Months
The outlook for exports remains uncertain as the U.S. threatens to raise tariffs.
January 27, 2025
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Trump, Who Pledged Cheaper Prices and Lower Interest Rates, Faces a Transformed Economy
The surprising resilience of the economy may keep borrowing costs higher.
January 24, 2025
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Trudeau Says Canada Will Respond to U.S. Tariffs
Mexico's president, meanwhile, stressed the need to keep “cool heads.”
January 23, 2025
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Amazon to Close 7 Warehouses in Canada, Eliminating 1,700 Jobs
All seven warehouses will shut down in the next two months.
January 23, 2025
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Police Helped Illegal Mining Ringleader Escape
He is known as "Tiger."
January 21, 2025
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Mexico, EU Revamp Trade Agreement
The deal, first established 25 years ago, also calls for cooperation on "key geopolitical issues."
January 21, 2025
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Panama, Familiar with U.S. Intervention, Bristles at Trump's Comments on Canal
Canal administrators say all nations are treated equally under a neutrality treaty.
January 21, 2025
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Trump Says 25% Tariffs on Canada, Mexico Coming on Feb. 1
He declined to flesh out his plans for taxing Chinese imports.
January 21, 2025
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IMF Sees Steady Global Growth, but Tariffs, Taxes, Deportations Cloud Outlook
The sluggish growth reflects the lingering effects of big global shocks in recent years.
January 20, 2025
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Inflation Picks Up in December, Though Underlying Price Pressures Ease
It's the third straight increase after inflation fell to a more than three-year low in September.
January 15, 2025
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November Manufacturing Technology Orders Climb
Year-to-date orders were down 5.7% heading into the final month of the year.
January 14, 2025
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China's Electric Car Sales Grew in 2024 as Sales of Gasoline Cars Plunged
Chinese EV sales rose more than 40% last year.
January 13, 2025
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Canada's Trudeau Urges U.S. Consumers to Consider the Harm of Trump's Tariff Threats
"No American wants to pay 25% more for electricity or oil and gas."
January 13, 2025
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The Truth About Volume Rebates
Rebates play a huge role in global trade, fueling more than 80% of transactions — but there's a catch.
January 10, 2025