U.S. Chamber of Commerce rejects Trump call on business with China
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce rebuffed President Donald Trump's call Friday that U.S. businesses begin immediately looking for alternatives for operations in China after China said...
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Policy rule could help shield Fed from Trump pressure: economist
The Federal Reserve ought to adopt a monetary policy rule to guide its interest-rate-setting decisions in part as a bulwark against a near daily barrage of...
Ghosts of 2002 'corralito' spur Argentines to shun banks, stash cash at home
It happened in 1989. It happened in 2002. Argentines who are old enough to remember do not want to go through it again.
Trump tweetstorm sinks Wall Street as trade war rages on
Wall Street plunged in a broad sell-off on Friday as China and the United States traded their latest salvos in a prolonged trade war, spooking investors...
U.S. trade group says 'unrealistic' for American retailers to exit China
The U.S. National Retail Federation (NRF) said on Friday it is "unrealistic" for American retailers to move out of China, the world's second-largest economy, as 95%...
Stocks tumble, yen rallies as U.S. and China escalate trade war
Stocks, the dollar and oil prices fell on Friday while safe havens rose after President Donald Trump demanded U.S. companies look at alternatives to China for...
Key dates in the U.S.-China trade war
Hopes for settlement of the yearlong U.S.-China trade war dimmed further on Friday as China said it will slap retaliatory tariffs on about $75 billion worth...
Trump heaps another 5% tariff on Chinese goods in latest tit-for-tat escalation
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday lashed back at a new round of Chinese tariffs by heaping an additional 5% duty on some $550 billion in...
Stocks tumble, yen rallies as Trump threatens to counter new China tariffs
Stocks, the dollar and oil prices fell on Friday while safe havens rose after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to further escalate his trade war with...
Trump calls on U.S. firms to exit China as trade war escalates
President Donald Trump on Friday pressured U.S. companies to leave China after Beijing unveiled retaliatory tariffs on $75 billion in U.S. goods, stoking fears their escalating...
Trump jacks up tariffs on Chinese imports in latest tit-for-tat
President Donald Trump said on Friday the United States would subject Chinese imports to an additional 5% tariff in response to what he called a politically...
Pentagon awards Lockheed $2.4 billion contract for F-35 spare parts
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $2.4 billion contract for spare parts for F-35 joint strike fighters purchased by the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps...
Answering Trump, UPS, FedEx and USPS say they already fight illegal drug shipments
FedEx Corp , United Parcel Service Inc and the U.S. Postal Service said on Friday they are already working to stop traffickers from using their services...
USTR to accept public comment period before raising tariffs on $250 billion in Chinese imports
The U.S. Trade Representative's office on Friday said it would hold a public comment period before raising tariffs on $250 billion in Chinese imports on Oct....
General Dynamics wins $1.1 billion U.S. defense contract: Pentagon
General Dynamics Corp has been awarded a $1.1 billion contract for expeditionary sea base ships, the Pentagon said on Friday. The vessels are partially submersible logistics...