tariffs
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PublishedDecember 4, 2018
Markets plummet as claims of China trade deal fizzle
Two days after President Trump announces an 'incredible' deal with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the nations offer widely different accounts of what transpired at the G-20 summit, and U.S. markets sink 3 percent.
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PublishedNovember 28, 2018
Trump hints he might decide to impose tariffs on car imports
He says that would give U.S. automakers more business and GM would not have to close plants.
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PublishedNovember 14, 2018
EU devising list of retaliatory U.S. tariffs, trade chief says
The group plans new levies on American products if President Trump imposes tariffs on European auto imports.
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PublishedOctober 23, 2018
China-owned pork producer eligible for U.S. funds paid to farm businesses hurt by Trump trade war
That means a measure to reduce the impact of China's retaliatory tariffs on American farmers could be used to obtain federal money that ends up in Chinese hands.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2018
Tariffs on exports to China continue to hobble Maine lobster dealers
In August, Maine and Massachusetts companies made 83 percent fewer sales to their second-largest export market than they did in June – before the tariffs took effect.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2018
Commentary: Trump could be the most honest president in modern history
Granted, he lies all the time. But he has kept many of the promises he made during the 2016 campaign.
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PublishedOctober 9, 2018
Latest China weapon in trade war: Feeding pigs less protein
Tariffs on U.S soybeans have made meal preparation for hogs much more expensive.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2018
More U.S. corporate giants warn that tariffs will mean price hikes
President Trump told the U.N. that tariffs have had no impact on the economy, but companies are warning that shoppers will feel the pinch.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2018
Prospects for including Canada in trade deal growing more dim
Negotiators don't expect to reach an accord with the nation by the Sunday deadline sought by the U.S. and Mexico.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2018
U.S.-China trade war drags on as new tariffs by both sides take effect
China calls the stalemate the fruit of Trump's 'folly,' and it soon could start to affect the global economy.