World Dec 11 Canadian judge grants bail to Chinese executive facing extradition to U.S. A British Columbia justice granted bail of $7.5 million to Meng Wanzhou, CFO of Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei, but required her to wear an ankle bracelet, surrender her passports, stay in Vancouver.
Economy Dec 06 Record imports push U.S. trade deficit to $55.5 billion The gap between the United States sells and what it buys from foreign countries in October marked the fifth straight increase and highest since 2008.
Economy Dec 03 U.S., China agreement buys time in trade war The agreement between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping bought the two leaders at least 90 days to try to resolve a host of complicated issues.
World Dec 02 US, China reach 90-day truce in their trade dispute The breakthrough came after a dinner meeting Saturday between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the Group of 20 summit in Buenos Aires.
Economy Nov 27 Consumer confidence drops slightly in November An index that measures consumers' assessment of the current economy and their outlook for the next six months slipped but remained historically strong.
Economy Nov 21 Home sales break 6-month losing streak, rising 1.4 percent Despite the recent uptick, home sales are still down from a year ago, hurt by rising interest rates.
Politics Oct 02 AP fact check: New trade deal not as big as Trump claims President Donald Trump inaccurately described his new trade deal with Canada and Mexico as the biggest ever — it's not even close — and glossed over some possible consequences of the agreement, such as higher car prices. Here's a closer…
Politics Oct 01 WATCH: Trump says revised trade deal would return U.S. to ‘manufacturing powerhouse’ if approved by Congress Trump embraced the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement during a Rose Garden ceremony, branding the pact the "USMCA." The president said the name has a "good ring to it," repeating U-S-M-C-A several times.
Economy Oct 01 Canada-U.S. agree on new trade deal to replace NAFTA If signed, the new deal, called the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA, would replace the 24-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement.
Economy Sep 18 Who stands to be hurt by the U.S.-China trade war? WASHINGTON — By imposing tariffs on $200 billion more in Chinese goods starting next week, President Donald Trump has intensified his trade war with Beijing and triggered the likelihood of price increases for many American companies and consumers. Beijing officials…