trade war

A trade war is an economic conflict resulting from extreme protectionism in which states raise or create tariffs or other trade barriers against each other in response to trade barriers created by the other party.

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Beyond Tariffs, Are Clouds Gathering For Chinese Consumers?
Beyond Tariffs, Are Clouds Gathering For Chinese Consumers?
September 04, 2019  |  International

In some ways, the United States and China exist as mirror images, at least when it comes to economic drivers. In other words: Live by...

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Holiday Retail Trends Start To Take Shape
Holiday Retail Trends Start To Take Shape
September 03, 2019  |  Retail

Now that summer is unofficially over comes the really interesting part of the year for retailers — the march toward the holiday shopping season. And the...

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Apple Shows Reliance On China Ahead Of New Tariffs
Apple Shows Reliance On China Ahead Of New Tariffs
August 28, 2019  |  International

Supply chain data from Apple indicates the tech firm is still dependent on China despite using manufacturing plants in Brazil and India, Reuters reported on...

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Huawei To Roll Out New Smartphone Line Despite Ban
Huawei To Roll Out New Smartphone Line Despite Ban
August 28, 2019  |  International

Huawei Technologies will carry out its plan for a new high-end smartphone in Europe even without access to Google’s Android operating system and apps, Reuters...

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Connecting The Dots: Consumer Confidence, Inventories Tell Separate Economic Tales 
Connecting The Dots: Consumer Confidence, Inventories Tell Separate Economic Tales 
August 28, 2019  |  Economy

Economic data points are frozen in time – and yet taken collectively tell tales.  The latest readings on consumer confidence and on business inventories and...

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Do Soft US Business Investments Mean A Bumpy Holiday Season On Horizon?
Do Soft US Business Investments Mean A Bumpy Holiday Season On Horizon?
August 26, 2019  |  Economy

Does a softness in investment activity by U.S. firms hint at a rocky fourth quarter and bumpy holiday spending season? As reported by Reuters on...

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Girding for the $17 Trillion Negative Interest Rate Debt Trap
Girding for the $17 Trillion Negative Interest Rate Debt Trap
August 26, 2019  |  Economy

The world is awash in debt marked by negative interest rates. It’s a $17 trillion warning sign of overextended corporate borrowing and lending, CreditRiskMonitor CEO...

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Huawei Expects US Restrictions To Slash Smartphone Revenue By $10B
Huawei Expects US Restrictions To Slash Smartphone Revenue By $10B
August 23, 2019  |  International

Huawei said that revenue loss from U.S. trade restrictions will hit it for about $10 billion, which is $20 billion less than initially feared, according...

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Kohl’s Third-Time’s-No-Charm Fizzle
Kohl’s Third-Time’s-No-Charm Fizzle
August 23, 2019  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Third time’s no charm. Three quarterly reports, three straight declines in quarterly sales for Kohl’s. Beyond the vagaries and volatility in stock price, where Kohl’s...

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