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May 06 2019
News
U.S. Stocks Fall as Fresh Trade Tensions Upend Market Calm
U.S. stocks declined Monday amid heightened anxiety over the U.S.-China trade spat, raising investors’ concerns that the conflict could dent economic growth.
Wall Street Journal (News)Jan 13 2024
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'So cold, unbelievably cold': Chiefs, Dolphins fans layer up for Super Wild Card Weekend
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Fans traded in their seven-layer dip for seven layers of warmth to attend the Chiefs vs. Dolphins wild card game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on Saturday. "So cold, unbelievably cold. I couldn't tell you how cold it is," said Matt Cantrell, a Chiefs fan from Springfield, Missouri. After gates opened at 2:30 p.m., fans slowly filled the parking lot of GEHA Field at
KSHBMay 08 2019
News
Pompeo: Reduction of Arctic Sea Ice Opens Up “Opportunities for Trade”
While at the Arctic Council meetings, Pompeo celebrated the shrinking levels of sea ice in the region, saying it opened up new opportunities for trade. He also called for the exploitation of natural resources in the Arctic.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo: “The Arctic is at the forefront of opportunity and abundance. It houses 13 percent of the world’s undiscovered oil, 30 percent of its
Democracy Now!Jan 11 2024
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Robert Kraft lauds Bill Belichick, searching for replacement ‘who can help us get back to the playoffs’
He touched on why he made the decision, the Tom Brady vs. Bill Belichick debate, if he considered trading Belichick, and what the plans are for Belichick’s replacement. “It’s a very emotional day for the organization, and the end of an era, like I said, that’ll be hard to be replicated, I think at least in my lifetime, if ever. I know you all made the effort to be here, so I’d like to do
The Boston GlobeMay 10 2019
News
U.S. Slaps Higher Tariffs on Chinese Imports as Trade Talks Resume
The U.S. increased tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods to 25% Friday as President Trump ratcheted up pressure on Beijing and threatened to impose additional levies on virtually everything China exports to the U.S.
The tariff hike went into force hours after U.S. and Chinese negotiators met Thursday in hopes of getting the troubled trade talks back on track. Discussions are set to
Wall Street Journal (News)Apr 15 2019
News
In Search for Leverage, Trump May Be Undercutting His Own Trade Deals
President Trump is embracing a new tactic as he tries to rewrite the rules of global trade: Don’t believe a final deal is truly final.
Mr. Trump, who has called deal-making his “art form,” has used his unpredictability as a source of leverage in discussions with Europe, Canada, Mexico, Japan and elsewhere. He has dangled the possibility of lifting American metal tariffs while
New York Times (News)Jun 13 2015
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Long Odds Ahead for Obama on His Troubled Trade Agenda
The White House and Republican leaders in Congress face long odds in trying to revive trade legislation after a telling defeat engineered by President Barack Obama's fellow Democrats.
Obama's ambitious trade agenda is in serious doubt, as is his quest for a capstone second-term achievement.
Without the power to negotiate trade deals that Congress can approve or reject, but not
Newsmax (News)Jun 11 2015
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GOP leaders move to cut immigration out of trade talks
GOP leaders moved to ban President Obama from negotiating global warming policy and changes to U.S. immigration policy in any new trade deal, working feverishly Wednesday to secure final support as they prepare for a Friday showdown on granting the White House fast-track trade authority.
Washington TimesApr 16 2019
Opinion
OPINION: Trump’s Trade War With China Doesn’t Look Like a Win
Prevailing against a fast-growing country run by autocrats isn’t so easy.
In March 2018, President Donald Trump uttered his famous declaration that “trade wars are good and easy to win.” A little more than a year later, it looks as if Trump is losing the trade war he started with China.
The tariffs that Trump slapped on Chinese goods -- and the additional tariffs he threatened
BloombergJun 24 2015
News
Obama trade agenda clears key Senate test vote
President Obama's trade agenda narrowly survived a key Senate test vote on Tuesday, moving the legislation toward likely passage just days after congressional leaders helped rescue it from a Democrat-led rebellion.
Fox News (Online News)