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What new import tariffs mean for one American steel company

Dec 5, 2019
"People are scrambling to buy steel," said Lisa Goldenberg, president of Delaware Steel Co.
Brazilian and Argentinian steel on the way to the United States got 25% more expensive after the president's tweet.
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Vice President Pence heads to the U.K.

Sep 3, 2019
One of the key talking points during the trip will be trade relations after Brexit.
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Trade whiplash costs businesses

Aug 15, 2019
Importers, shippers and American ports are struggling to stay on top of the ups and downs of the U.S.-China trade war.
Workers prepare a container at the port in Qingdao, China's eastern Shandong province, in earlier this year.
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Alibaba sees bridging the online and in-store experience as a way to spur growth

Aug 14, 2019
The trade war with the U.S. and slowing economy in China pose difficulties at the moment.
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By rerouting goods, companies can avoid tariffs

Jun 26, 2019
Trans-shipping is a way to circumvent new tariffs on foreign goods.
Shipping containers from China and other nations are unloaded at the Port of Long Beach in California in February.
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The chips (makers) are down: Semiconductors suffer on trade tensions

Jun 14, 2019
The industry hoped things would pick up this year. The industry was wrong.
Semiconductors are pictured on a circuit board used in a Samsung video camera in San Jose, California.
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How tariff uncertainty trickles down to companies and consumers

Jun 13, 2019
The economy feels it when we don't know what's going to happen with tariffs and trade negotiations.
Tariffs are showing up in higher prices and some consumers are having to be strategic about their purchases. Above, a woman shops at a Walmart store in Rosemead, California in May.
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