

Ana Swanson
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With Trump Tariffs Looming, Businesses Try to ‘Run From a Moving Target’
Companies are filling their warehouses or looking into moving factories as they weigh President-elect Donald J. Trump’s threats to impose tariffs on foreign goods.

House Committee Targets Chip Technology Firms for China Ties
It requested information from a handful of firms that make chip manufacturing possible about their commercial ties to China.

5 Things to Know About Trump’s Tariff Threats
The president-elect says that tariff is “the most beautiful word in the dictionary.” You may be hearing it a lot.

Chipmaker GlobalFoundries Faces $500,000 Fine for Banned Shipments to China
The Biden administration said it had reached a settlement after the U.S. chipmaker voluntarily disclosed that it had shipped products to a firm linked with...

Can Democrats Win Back Voters From Trump on Trade Policy?
The Biden administration has pursued a big shift in trade policy, but it’s not clear whether that will be enough to win votes.

Trump’s Vast Tariffs Would Rock Global Businesses and Shake Alliances
Economists said Donald Trump’s plan to return trade barriers to levels not seen in generations would be “a grenade thrown in the heart” of the...

Global Trade Grows but Remains Vulnerable to War and Geopolitics
New reports from the World Trade Organization and a Washington think tank showed how robust global trade could quickly be derailed by violence.

World Braces for Bigger Trade Wars if Trump Wins
Business owners and foreign governments are preparing for high tariffs and trade disruptions, depending on the outcome of the election.

For Trump, Tariffs Are the Solution to Almost Any Problem
The former president has proposed using tariffs to fund child care, boost manufacturing, quell immigration and encourage use of the dollar. Economists are skeptical.

Harris and Trump Embrace Tariffs
Both Democrats and Republicans are expressing support for tariffs to protect American industry, reversing decades of trade thinking in Washington.