China

Industrials

Manufacturing Discontent: Can Tariffs Spur Domestic Reindustrialization?

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As a share of US GDP, the manufacturing sector has decreased from a nearly 25% peak in the 1950s to about 11% today.

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International Economics

A Tale of the Tape in the US-China Heavyweight Trade Bout

The Budget Lab projects that, with the current tariff levels, US and Chinese economies would both be 0.6% smaller in the long run.

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Markets

Tariff Delay Fails to Soothe Bond Market Turmoil

When yields rise, it suggests a selloff, and it also means likely higher costs of borrowing for companies as well as the government.

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International Economics

Deal With It: Countries Seek Pacts With US to Avoid Tariffs

China’s Commerce Ministry vowed to “fight to the end” on Tuesday as Trump greenlit whopping 104% tariffs on its economy.

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Consumer

Levi Strauss is Stitching Together Success Amid the Trade War

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It seems quality never goes out of style for Levi Strauss, even amid a a tariff-induced global financial meltdown.

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Electric Vehicles

Outsold By BYD and Toyota, Tesla Finds Allies Among Retail Investors

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BYD’s aggressive international ambitions have set off alarm bells among the western auto manufacturers and governments.

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CIO Upside

How Tariffs Could Hurt Your IT Budget

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With less spending power on the horizon, it’s time to get your IT priorities straight.

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Personal Finance

After a Pandemic High, Consumers are Coming Down with No Buy 2025

It’s the new sensation that’s sweeping the nation, and it doesn’t cost you a penny. Frugal consumers are giving up non-essential purchases.

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Industrials

BlackRock Leads $23 Billion Deal for Panama Canal Ports

The titanic port deal immediately made political waves, even as the seller, conglomerate CK Hutchison, denied politics were at play.

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Economics

Happy Tariff Tuesday?

The latest data suggests markets and manufacturers aren’t taking Trump’s tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China all that well.

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