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What does a trade war mean for the U.S. economy?

by Andy Uhler , Kimberly Adams , Scott Tong and Tracey Samuelson
Apr 4, 2018
Let's break down how it will affect the country's GDP, jobs or even agriculture.
A Chinese worker looks on as a cargo ship is loaded at a port in Qingdao in eastern China's Shandong province in July.
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China's threatened tariffs on pork are hurting American hog farmers

by Kai Ryssdal and Bridget Bodnar
Apr 4, 2018
"I think the psychology has negatively impacted the hog market," one Illinois farmer says.
Hog farmers like to “market everything but the squeal,” Bran Duncan says.
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Your trade war questions, answered

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer , Jed Kim , Renata Sago , Marielle Segarra , Danielle Chiriguayo , Jana Kasperkevic and Aaron Schrank
Apr 4, 2018
Let's do some tariff talk.
US President Donald Trump signs Section 232 Proclamations on Steel and Aluminum Imports in the Oval Office of the White House on March 8, 2018, in Washington, DC.
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Weekly Wrap

A wild week on Wall Street

by Molly Wood
Mar 30, 2018
Policy change and international trade tensions are behind a reactive market.
Traders and financial professionals work ahead of the closing bell on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on March 26.
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Why a trade war can't be won

by Lizzie O'Leary
Mar 30, 2018
..and why so many countries stand to lose.
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China's carrot and stick approach to U.S. tariffs

by Jennifer Pak
Mar 26, 2018
The U.S. has accused the country of forcing American firms to transfer technology to gain access to its markets.
President Donald Trump has announced tariffs on as much as $60 billion worth of Chinese products. Above, a worker stands on a dock in Shanghai.
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U.S.-China trade war? Not many people in China think it's likely

by Jennifer Pak
Mar 8, 2018
While news of steel and aluminium tariffs have dominated the news in the U.S., in China the reaction has been subdued.
Chinese police officers watch a cargo ship at a port in Qingdao in China's eastern Shandong province on March 8, 2018.
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How seriously should the world take this tariff talk?

by Tracey Samuelson
Mar 5, 2018
The tariffs President Donald Trump has been talking about could ignite a trade war.
Major stock indexes plunged following President Donald Trump's announcement that he was imposing a 25 percent tariff on imported steel and 10 percent on aluminum. 
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A helpful guide to trade terminology

by Annie Rees
Mar 2, 2018
Definitions for a few common terms you may hear in the debate over the recently announced steel and aluminium trade tariffs.
The World Trade Organization, headquartered in Geneva, acts like a referee.  . 
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Steelworkers want a crackdown on "cheaters" in the global steel industry

by David Brancaccio
Mar 2, 2018
The international president of the United Steelworkers says we're already in a trade war.
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