Oct 11 Rising interest rates, trade tensions drive another day of steep stock declines By Marley Jay, Associated Press The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 546 points after dropping 831 points Wednesday. The two-day loss of 5.3 percent is the biggest for Dow since February. Continue reading
Oct 09 Watch 2:15 News Wrap: Turkish authorities plan to search Saudi consulate for missing journalist In our news wrap Tuesday, Turkish authorities announced plans to search Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul, where Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was last seen. Turkish officials believe Khashoggi was killed in the consulate, but the Saudi government denies it. Also,… Continue watching
Sep 25 Trump to UN: the trade imbalance with China 'cannot be tolerated.' By Associated Press Trump says he has great respect for the leader of China but the U.S. trade imbalance with Beijing "cannot be tolerated."… Continue reading
Sep 24 U.S., China tariffs go into effect, intensifying trade battle By Joe McDonald, Associated Press U.S. regulators implemented a 10 percent tax on a $200 billion list of Chinese import. China responded by taxing a $60 billion list of American goods. Continue reading
Sep 18 Who stands to be hurt by the U.S.-China trade war? By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
Sep 18 China retaliates with tariffs on $60 billion of U.S. goods By Joe McDonald, Associated Press The new tax on U.S. goods imported into China is a response to President Donald Trump's decision to hike tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods. Continue reading
Aug 23 Watch 7:13 Where China's plan to be a global tech leader collides with Trump's trade war By Katrina Yu President Trump's trade war with China escalated Thursday as the U.S. imposed a 25-percent tariff on nearly 300 more Chinese goods, including the high-tech products China is seeking to grow as part of its "Made in China 2025" initiative. As… Continue watching
Aug 07 Trump administration to move ahead with tariffs on $16 billion in Chinese imports By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The new taxes are in addition to 25 percent tariffs that took effect July 6 on $34 billion in Chinese products. China has responded with retaliatory tariffs of its own. Continue reading
Jul 26 Watch 4:26 Trump touts aid package as farmers fear trade war will cost them President Trump on the road in Iowa and Illinois Thursday touted his support for American farmers, as well as a $12 billion farm aid package to offset tariffs he put on some of America’s biggest trading partners. Trump’s policy has… Continue watching
Jul 25 Watch 6:14 News Wrap: U.S. and EU agree to work on trade barriers In our news wrap Wednesday, President Trump and the leader of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker say they've agreed to turn from tariffs to talks. Juncker said both sides will hold off further tariffs while negotiations continue. Also, Republicans in… Continue watching