Apr 09 Watch 4:45 How the global trade wars could affect personal finances of Americans By Amna Nawaz, Karina Cuevas Amid a roller coaster week for the stock market, we're taking a look at how the global trade wars could affect personal finances in the U.S. Amna Nawaz spoke with Michelle Singletary, personal finance columnist for The Washington Post. Continue watching
Apr 04 Watch 6:59 Trade war, tariffs and uncertainty drag markets to worst week in years By Amna Nawaz, Azhar Merchant Stocks were in free fall again Friday as markets saw their worst week in years. The trade war heated up as China responded to President Trump with their own 34 percent tariffs on imported U.S. goods. Markets fell further after… Continue watching
Apr 01 US-Canada-Mexico joint World Cup goes from unity to acrimony thanks to tariffs and 51st state threats By Howard Fendrich, Associated Press President Trump's tariff wars with Canada and Mexico set a backdrop for the soccer showcase being jointly hosted by the three North American neighbors. Continue reading
Mar 11 Wall Street careens between a modest gain and sharp tumble in head-spinning day By Stan Choe, Associated Press Like it's been for most of the past few weeks, the market’s slide on Tuesday was erratic and dizzying. Continue reading
Mar 10 Ontario announces 25 percent tax increase on electricity exports to U.S. in response to Trump's trade war By Rob Gillies, Associated Press Ontario provides electricity to Minnesota, New York and Michigan. Continue reading
Mar 07 Watch 10:36 Capehart and Ponnuru on whiplash from Trump's trade war and the transatlantic alliance By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and Ramesh Ponnuru, editor for The National Review, join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including how President Trump's trade war is causing tensions for global markets, Elon Musk's power, Europe's actions… Continue watching
Feb 04 China announces retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports, antitrust investigation into Google By Ken Moritsugu, Huizhong Wu, Associated Press China and the U.S. engaged in a trade war in 2018 when Trump raised tariffs on Chinese goods and China responded in kind. Continue reading
Feb 02 Canada and Mexico order retaliatory tariffs on U.S. as Trump's tariffs spur trade war By Josh Boak, Zeke Miller, Rob Gillies, Christopher Sherman, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Saturday signed an order to impose stiff tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada and China, drawing swift retaliation and an undeniable sense of betrayal from the country's North American neighbors as a trade war erupted among the longtime… Continue reading
Sep 15 World Trade Organization rules U.S. tariffs on China are illegal By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press The World Trade Organization has ruled that the Trump administration's tariffs on Chinese goods worth more than $200 billion are illegal. Continue reading
Feb 07 Steel tariffs hurt manufacturers downstream, data shows By Lydia Cox, Katheryn Russ, Econofact So far, the job losses created by putting these steel-using industries at risk appear to be substantial, and well in excess of any jobs that may have emerged in the steel-production industry as a result of the tariffs. Continue reading