In Pursuing Canal, Trump Could Push Panama Closer to China

In Pursuing Canal, Trump Could Push Panama Closer to China

President-elect Donald J. Trump’s threat to take back the Panama Canal may be posturing, but it could dampen the Panamanian government’s wish to broaden relations with the United States, analysts say.
U.S. Oil Production Is Booming. Oil Jobs Are Not.

U.S. Oil Production Is Booming. Oil Jobs Are Not.

The industry is pumping ever more oil and natural gas, but it is doing so with only about three-quarters as many workers as it employed a decade ago.