Video: Trade War 101: What Would It Mean For the US?

This basic introduction to the economics of a trade war demystifies some of the ongoing conversations about tariffs.

Apr 3rd, 2018

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This undated file photo provided by the University of Kansas shows researcher Franklin Feng Tao. Tao concealed work he was doing for China while employed at the University of Kansas and recruited at least four researchers and students, according to revised federal charges filed Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020.

Professor Indicted for Secret China Work

He is accused of trying to recruit other researchers and students for the Chinese government while employed by the University of Kansas.

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The third victim, a man who had suffered severe burns, died in a Barcelona hospital almost 24 hours after the blast.

In this Nov. 23, 2018, file photo shoppers browse the aisles during a Black Friday sale at a Target store in Newport, Ky. Comparable stores sales at Target fell well below the previous year, joining a growing list of retailers reporting a meager performances during the critical holiday shopping season. Target said Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, that it had weaker-than-expected sales of electronics, toys and some home good. Those sales climbed 1.4% in the November-December period, compared with a 5.7% increase a year earlier.

Target Did Not Have a Merry Christmas

Target experienced weaker-than-expected sales of electronics, toys and home goods.

3M Invents New Packaging

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Smoke rises following a big explosion at an industrial hub near the port city of Tarragona, Spain, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020. A chemical emergency alert has been activated in northeastern Spain following a big explosion in an industrial zone near the port city of Tarragona, regional emergency services said Tuesday.

Two Die in Chemical Plant Blast

Authorities are investigating the cause of what they described as a “chemical accident” on the premises of chemical maker Iqoxe.

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FedEx Ground Back with Amazon

Amazon said FedEx is now getting orders delivered on time

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Grainger's Online Business Head Leaving Company Feb. 1

David Rawlinson, president of Grainger Online Business since late 2015, will become CEO of Nielsen Global Connect on Feb. 3.

ABB Cuts 113 Jobs at Transformer Plant

It works out to about 25% of the workforce.

GM is Bringing Back the Hummer

And the new incarnation will be quite the departure from its gas-guzzling origins.

VW Announces Record Sales

The full-year sales number could cement its title as the world's largest automaker.

In this April 25, 2018, file photo, attendees visit the Ford booth during Auto China 2018 show held in Beijing, China. China’s government says it will postpone planned punitive tariffs on U.S.-made automobiles and other goods following an interim trade deal with Washington.Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019’s announcement came after Washington agreed to postpone a planned tariff hike on $160 billion of Chinese goods and to cut in half penalties that already were imposed.

US Axes China's Currency Manipulator Label

The action comes five months after the Trump administration had branded China a currency manipulator.

Aero Suppliers Woodward, Hexcel to Merge

The new company, called Woodward Hexcel, will generate more than $5 billion in annual sales with a market capitalization nearing $14 billion.

Problems Plague China Jet

A report says math errors and technical glitches are pushing the C919 further behind schedule.

Former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn speaks to Japanese media during an interview in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Jan. 10, 2020. A lawyer for Carlos Ghosn, Nissan's former chairman who skipped bail in Japan and fled to Lebanon, on Friday slammed a gaffe by the Japanese justice minister who said that Ghosn should “prove' his innocence. Ghosn, who was awaiting trial on financial misconduct charges, fled Tokyo and appeared in Beirut Dec. 30.

Lawyer Details Ghosn Questioning

Critics have for years said Japan's prolonged detentions tend to coerce false confessions.