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President Trump says he’ll put 10% tariffs on remaining China imports

by Associated Press
Aug 1, 2019
The increase comes on the heels of the 12th round of trade negotiations between the two countries.
A vendor picks up a 100 yuan note above a newspaper featuring a photo of US president-elect Donald Trump, at a news stand in Beijing on November 10, 2016.
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By rerouting goods, companies can avoid tariffs

by Erika Beras
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

by Sabri Ben-Achour
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

by Kimberly Adams
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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Can Mexico succeed in stopping Central American migration? What if it can't?

by Andy Uhler
Jun 10, 2019
Mexico pledged to disrupt human smuggling networks and patrol its own borders more closely.
People climb a section of border fence to look toward supporters in the U.S. as members of a caravan of Central American asylum seekers arrive to a rally on April 29, 2018 in Tijuana, Baja California Norte, Mexico.
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What exactly is Huawei? What you need to know.

by Scott Tong and Tommy Andres
Jun 10, 2019
Get yourself up to speed on the race to own 5G, surveillance concerns and the vast reach of this $100 billion company.
A reception area at the Huawei headquarters in Shenzhen, China's Guangdong province.
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Trump says US, Mexico reach agreement to prevent tariffs

by Associated Press
Jun 7, 2019
Deal ends threat of U.S. tariffs against Mexico.
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Layoff announcements on the rise, report says

by Mitchell Hartman
Jun 6, 2019
Layoffs were concentrated in technology, retail, manufacturing and auto production, outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas said.
Jean Pierre Louis joins with other workers to protest against possible job layoffs at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on May 01, 2019 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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Will India be Trump's next trade war target?

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Jun 4, 2019
Following tariffs on China and Mexico, India's change in trading status change makes it look like a multi-front trade war.
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There’s a reason your Columbia shirt has a tiny pocket near your waistline

by Kai Ryssdal , Janet Nguyen , Bridget Bodnar and Maria Hollenhorst
May 29, 2019
Hint: It's tariffs.
A Columbia Sportswear employee store just outside Portland, Oregon.
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