Economy Mar 12 Staggering corporate debt becomes risk as virus hits economy The numbers are staggering: Corporate debt worldwide comes to $72 trillion, up from $32 trillion in 2005.
Economy Feb 05 U.S. trade deficit falls for 1st time in 6 years The Commerce Department said Wednesday that the gap between what the United States sells and what it buys abroad fell 1.7% last year to $616.8 billion.
Economy Feb 04 The clock is ticking for companies that depend on China imports If much of industrial China remains on lockdown for the next few weeks — a very real possibility — Western retailers, auto companies and manufacturers that depend on Chinese imports will start to run out of the goods they depend…
Economy Jan 16 Read the full U.S.-China ‘Phase 1’ trade agreement The deal offers massive export opportunities for U.S. farms and factories and promises to do more to protect American trade secrets but leaves Washington's fundamental differences with Beijing unresolved.
Economy Jan 15 WATCH: Trump signs ‘Phase 1’ trade truce with China President Donald Trump and China's chief negotiator are scheduled to sign a modest trade agreement in which the administration will ease some sanctions on China and Beijing will step up its purchases of U.S. farm products and other goods.
Politics Dec 19 New trade deal presents landmark loss for Big Pharma To satisfy House Democrats, the Trump administration removed a provision that would have given the makers of ultra-expensive biologic drugs 10 years of protection from less-expensive knockoffs.
Economy Dec 19 Investors brace for market slowdown going into 2020 and beyond Markets are coming off a fabulous 2019, where stocks and bonds around the world climbed in concert. But for the next year — and decade, in fact — Wall Street is telling investors to set their expectations considerably lower.
Economy Dec 13 U.S. and China reach ‘Phase 1’ trade deal The U.S. is dropping plans to impose tariffs Sunday on $160 billion in Chinese imports and is reducing some existing tariffs on Chinese goods.
Economy Dec 13 China says trade deal with U.S. must be ‘mutually beneficial’ The Trump administration has agreed to suspend a planned tariff increase on $160 billion of Chinese imports due to take effect Sunday and to reduce existing tariffs, though it wasn't clear by how much.
World Dec 12 U.S. and China near deal that would suspend planned tariffs The deal awaits final approval from President Donald Trump.