A slowdown in commerce between the United States and China caused by escalating tariffs was evident in a report Wednesday on manufacturing activity in April.
Category: Factories and Manufacturing
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Trump to Sign Executive Order Walking Back Some Auto Tariffs
Most levies on imported cars and car parts will remain in place, but automakers have secured some relaxation of the trade policy.
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Trump Administration Looks to Take Steps to Ease Pain From Car Tariffs
The planned concessions to give automakers more time to relocate production to the United States would still leave substantial tariffs on imported cars and car parts.
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Howard Lutnick, Trump’s ‘Buoyant’ Trade Warrior, Flexes His Power Over Global Business
Howard Lutnick, the secretary of commerce, has become a go-to for major companies seeking relief from tariffs. But he’s not always friendly to their interests.
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Trump’s Tariffs Squeeze an Already Struggling British Car Industry
The 25 percent levies threaten automakers that are navigating Brexit, a shift to electric vehicles and other obstacles.
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RFK Jr. Wants to Ban Chemical Dyes. Food Makers Are in No Hurry.
Companies make packaged food without synthetic dyes in other countries. But despite pressure from Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the change isn’t likely to happen quickly in the United States.
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With Underdog Brand, Jason Kelce Takes ‘Made in the U.S.’ Seriously
For his new Underdog line of sweatshirts and T-shirts, the retired football star had specific thoughts on fit, materials and where the garments were made.
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Tariffs on China Aren’t Likely to Rescue Battered U.S. P.P.E. Industry
The few domestic companies that still make protective gear for health care workers have clamored for federal intervention. But they worry President Trump’s trade war with China won’t help.
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An Army of Robots Is China’s Weapon in Trump’s Tariff War
Enormous investments in factory equipment and artificial intelligence are giving China an edge in car manufacturing and other industries.
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Tesla’s Falling Profit May Pressure Elon Musk to Return to Day Job
The carmaker is expected to report a decline in quarterly earnings after Tesla’s brand suffered because of its chief executive’s role in the Trump administration.
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Chobani Plans to Invest Over $1 Billion in New N.Y. Factory
The company, which has branched out from Greek-style yogurt, will invest more than $1 billion in the plant in the town of Rome.
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How Japan Remade American Culture
Convenience stores, ice and whisky first came as U.S. imports. Then, they were reinvented.