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Sep 23 2019
News
Apple will build new Mac Pros in Texas amid tariffs
Apple’s insanely expensive new desktop computer will be made in the United States — not China, the company announced Monday.
The $6,000 Mac Pro will be built at Apple’s Austin, Texas, plant following US trade regulators approving 10 requests for tariff exemptions filed by Apple for computer parts.
“The new Mac Pro will include components designed, developed and manufactured by
New York Post (News)Oct 06 2020
Analysis
What business needs from the 2020 election
Ask Catherine Monson what she wants most from the election, and her first words aren’t about issues like tax rates, trade, or regulation, at least not directly. She’s CEO of Fastsigns, a franchisor of stores that make custom signs and graphics products, with about 700 franchisees worldwide, so all those issues affect her business. But what does she want most? “What helps us is certainty, the
FortuneNov 06 2020
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The Feds Seized $1 Billion in Stolen Silk Road Bitcoins
MORE THAN SEVEN years have passed since Ross Ulbricht was arrested in the science fiction section of a San Francisco library and charged with running the sprawling, dark web drug bazaar known as the Silk Road. But when the Feds laid hands on Ulbricht's laptop that day, they found keys to unlock only a fraction of the bitcoins that he had amassed over the Silk Road's years of bustling black
WiredJun 11 2014
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Five challenges facing the American economy in 2014
As the U.S. economy continues to sputter, American Enterprise Institute economists identify five areas that could heavily affect an American recovery in 2014: trade, the Federal Reserve, housing, taxes and the Internet.
American Enterprise InstituteJun 16 2019
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India imposing increased, retaliatory tariffs on US exports including apples, almonds
India is now imposing increased tariffs on 28 U.S. products including apples, almonds and walnuts, a move seen as a retaliatory act. The new tariffs on $240 million worth of goods went into effect Sunday and include levies of up to 70%. In early June, President Donald Trump announced India would lose its trade privileges with the country as a beneficiary of the Generalized System of
USA TODAYFeb 18 2021
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Biden disappoints liberals on minimum wage hike and student loan forgiveness
The White House and left-wing Democrats are likely heading for blows after President Biden appeared to close the door on several of their top demands, threatening to splinter the party.
The president used his first town hall in office to pour cold water on the liberals’ calls for $50,000 worth of student loan relief per person and also took a step away from them as he signaled he is
Washington ExaminerOct 18 2016
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Documents show State Dept. official pressed FBI to change classification of one of Clinton’s emails
A top State Department official tried to pressure the FBI to change its determination that at least one of the emails on Hillary Clinton’s private server contained classified content, prompting discussion of a possible trade to resolve the issue, two FBI employees told colleagues investigating Clinton’s use of a private server last year.
Washington PostNov 12 2014
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U.S., China Reach New Climate, Military Deals
China and the U.S. struck new climate, military, trade and visa agreements during a marathon two days of talks, as presidents Barack Obama and Xi Jinping made significant strides in improving an often-tense relationship.
Wall Street Journal (News)Jan 07 2015
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Happy New Year, Wall Street: Congress Has Another Gift For You
After stuffing Wall Street's stockings in December with subsidies for risky trading, the House of Representatives plans to wish big banks a happy New Year on Wednesday by hacking up and delaying the Volcker Rule.
The Volcker Rule is a key reform adopted after the 2008 financial meltdown that bans banks from gambling in securities markets with taxpayer money -- a tactic known as
HuffPostMay 29 2020
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Trump says U.S. to withdraw from World Health Organization and announces new broadsides against Beijing
President Trump on Friday leveled an extraordinary broadside at the Chinese government, accusing it of a comprehensive “pattern of misconduct” and ordered U.S. officials to begin the process of revoking Hong Kong’s special status under U.S. law.
The U.S. as a result will no longer treat Hong Kong and China as separate entities for the purposes of extradition, customs, trade and visa
Washington Post