Jan 09 Three days of U.S.-China tariff talks end with no details announced By Joe McDonald, Associated Press President Donald Trump tweeted late Tuesday that the talks were "going very well!"… Continue reading
Dec 31 China factory activity shrinks for the first time in 2 years By Joe McDonald, Associated Press China's factory activity shrank in December for the first time in more than two years, an official survey showed Monday, intensifying pressure on Beijing to reverse an economic slowdown as it enters trade talks with the Trump administration. Continue reading
Dec 27 6 factors that fueled the stock market dive in 2018 By Gretchen Frazee The stock market has seen a significant drop in the second half of 2018, despite signs that the U.S. economy is still doing well. Continue reading
Dec 14 China suspends tariff hike on U.S. cars and auto parts By Joe McDonald, Associated Press The suspension is China's first step in response to President Donald Trump's Dec. 1 agreement to suspend U.S. tariff hikes for a similar 90-day period. Continue reading
Dec 12 Are tariffs boosting the U.S. aluminum industry? By Gretchen Frazee U.S. aluminum production is expected to increase 67 percent between 2017 and the end of this year because of increased investment in the industry, according to a recent report. Continue reading
Dec 06 Record imports push U.S. trade deficit to $55.5 billion By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Dec 06 Arrest of Chinese tech executive could complicate U.S.-China trade talks By Joe McDonald, Rob Gillies, Associated Press Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies, was arrested in Canada and faces possible extradition to the United States. Continue reading
Dec 05 Watch 5:28 News Wrap: Global markets fall again on China concerns In our Wednesday news wrap, global markets fell again due to continuing trade tensions between the U.S. and China, though Beijing did say it will abide by a tariff cease-fire. Also, President Trump did not comment on a newly released… Continue watching
Dec 04 Stocks plunge amid confusion over U.S.-China trade truce By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press After a series of confusing and conflicting words from President Trump and some senior officials, the Dow Jones shed about 800 points, or 3.1%. Continue reading
Dec 03 U.S., China agreement buys time in trade war By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press 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. Continue reading