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The Kamler family, owner of Fairfield, New Jersey-based Kent International, has been in the bicycle business for four generations. “When I joined the company in 1972, we had six employees, including both my parents and myself,” former Kent International CEO Arnold Kamler told CBS News. “And as of a few months ago we had over […]
A factory processing US hazardous waste in Mexico has promised to relocate what authorities call its “most polluting” operations following a Guardian investigation. The plant in the Monterrey . . .
The Chinese government is considering whether to exclude some essential products from its retaliatory 125 percent tariffs on American goods, said the head of an American business group in China. Officials from China’s commerce ministry canvassed businesses in China to identify imports from the United States that are crucial to supply chains and vulnerable to […]
China grants some tariff exemptions for US imports as trade war bites Financial Times Source link
President Trump has taken a whipsaw approach to tariffs, widening and shifting course in determining which countries and goods will be subject to them. But across Mr. Trump’s political career, his case for tariffs has remained consistent, relying on a number of false and misleading claims to describe a global trade system that is “unfair” […]
China responded to President Trump’s tariffs on Friday, raising its own tariffs on American goods to 125 percent, from 84 percent. The announcement by China’s State Council came after Trump administration officials clarified on Thursday that China was now facing a minimum tariff rate of 145 percent on all exports to United States. China said […]
SEOUL. South Korea (AP) — The United States has blocked imports of sea salt products from a major South Korean salt farm accused of using slave labor, becoming the first trade partner to take punitive action against a decadeslong problem on salt farms in remote islands off South Korea’s southwest coast. U.S. Customs and Border […]
TAIPEI (Reuters) — Taiwan President Lai Ching-te met tech executives on Saturday to discuss how to respond to new U.S. tariffs, promising to ensure Taiwan’s global competitiveness and safeguard the island’s interests. President Donald Trump announced across-the-board import tariffs on Wednesday… The U.S. tariffs, however, do not apply to semiconductors, a major Taiwanese export. Lai […]
President Trump’s announcement of sweeping tariffs on America’s trading partners has widened the rift between the United States and some of its closest allies while reconfiguring the global economic order. Mr. Trump’s plan, which he unveiled on Wednesday and is calling “reciprocal,” would impose a wave of tariffs on dozens of other countries. Among major […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he was placing 25% tariffs on auto imports, a move the White House claims would foster domestic manufacturing but could also put a financial squeeze on automakers that depend on global supply chains. “This will continue to spur growth,” Trump told reporters Wednesday. “We’ll effectively be charging a […]