For some U.S. brands seeking a location for their factories, the economic logic is once again pointing to China.
Category: International Trade and World Market
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Trump’s Tariffs Are Sending Some Companies Back to China
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Trump Lashes Out at Spain: ‘Cut Off All Trade.’ Here’s Why That’s Unlikely.
The New York Times – Business:A move against Spain would face political, legal and practical issues and probably provoke a wider trade war with the European Union. It could also roil markets.
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Trump Promised a Foreign Investment Boom. It’s Getting Harder to Deliver.
The New York Times – Business:The threat of tariffs may have helped push more capital into the United States, but other factors are pushing it away.
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U.S. Trade Deficit Widens in May
The New York Times – Business:Imports rose and exports fell in the month, pushing the trade deficit to its highest level in over a year
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Why One Global Shipping Choke Point Isn’t a Blueprint for Another
The New York Times – Business:The Strait of Malacca may be a model for how Oman and Iran could collect fees in the Strait of Hormuz, but the differences between the waterways are vast.
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What to Know About the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement Talks
The New York Times – Business:July 1 could be the beginning of the end for a trade pact President Trump has long criticized — or the start of a path to its renewal.
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BMW Will Build a New Electric S.U.V. in South Carolina
The New York Times – Business:The German company is doubling down on electric vehicles even as other automakers pull back after acknowledging billions of dollars in losses.
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China Emerges as a Relative Winner From Strait of Hormuz Crisis
The New York Times – Business:A report examines how the war in Iran has weighed on Asian economies, but left China in a more advantageous position.
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In Europe, Tesla Sales Are Rising Despite Views on Elon Musk
The New York Times – Business:Price cuts and low-interest-rate loans are luring buyers, including people offended by the company’s chief executive.
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Oil Prices Return to Prewar Levels After Four Months
The New York Times – Business:The cost of crude has become a real-time barometer of the Iran war’s toll on the global economy.
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How a Jet Fuel Refinery Is Scrambling After the Iran War Oil Shock
The New York Times – Business:For a mega-refinery in Ulsan, South Korea, a top exporter of jet fuel to the West Coast of the United States and other places, weaning off Middle Eastern oil is no small feat.