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WA businesses brace for curbs on immigration, trade under Trump 2.0
Washington businesses that rely on global trade and foreign workers are anxious about potential disruptions under President-elect Trump.
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Household debt at record levels as lower-income Americans feel squeeze
Higher debt levels for mortgages, auto loans, credit cards and student loans last quarter drove overall consumer debt to a record of $17.9 trillion.
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Suspected attacks by Houthi rebels in Yemen target a ship in the Red Sea and...
Suspected attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels have targeted a Panama-flagged bulk carrier traveling through the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
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Airbus CEO says year-end delivery goal is ‘a tough journey’
Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury said that hitting a goal of 770 aircraft deliveries this year will be a sprint over the final weeks of the year.
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Why oil companies are walking back from green energy
Renewable energy seemed to many companies and investors to be not just cleaner but a better business than oil and gas. No longer.
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Canada’s provincial leaders want a free trade deal with the US that excludes...
The leader of Canada’s most populous province says all of the country’s provincial and territorial premiers want Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's federal government to negotiate a bilateral trade deal...
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German auto supplier Bosch to cut 5,500 jobs in further sign of carmakers’ woes
Germany's technology and services company Bosch is cutting its automotive division workforce by as many as 5,500 jobs in the next several years, in another sign of the headwinds hitting the German and...
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Trump threatens to impose sweeping new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China on...
President-elect Donald Trump is threatening to impose sweeping new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China as soon as he takes office as part of his efforts to crack down on illegal immigration and drugs.
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Massive EU-South American free trade pact would reduce tariffs, but some...
The EU and the South American trade bloc Mercosur are working to finalize a trade deal that has been in negotiation for over 20 years.
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Trump’s sharp tariff hikes could speed up China’s shift to new markets and...
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to sharply raise tariffs on all Chinese imports and close some loopholes Chinese exporters currently use to sell their products more cheaply in the U.S....
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Mexico suggests it would impose its own tariffs to retaliate against any...
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has suggested Mexico could retaliate with tariffs of its own after threats from President-elect Donald Trump.
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Avocados, tequila and other iconic Mexican products are jeopardized by...
Mexicans are worried that President-elect Donald Trump's threatened tariffs could affect a wide range of products, some of which support entire regional economies.
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Alaska Air, flight attendants return to bargaining with new urgency
Members of the Association of Flight Attendants, which represents 6,900 Alaska employees, rejected their union’s tentative three-year contract in August.
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Dollar’s year-end strength to give way to murky 2025
The dollar is set to start 2025 on solid footing before facing risks such as faster inflation and a surging fiscal deficit over the coming year.
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Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau flies to Florida to meet with Trump on...
The Canadian PM said President-elect Donald Trump's threatened tariffs on Canadian products would raise prices for Americans and hurt American business.
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Biden Targets China’s Chip Industry With Wider Trade Bans
New rules prohibit the sale of certain types of chips and equipment to China, in an effort to close loopholes and cement the Biden administration’s legacy in countering the U.S. rival.
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Seattle’s glass recycling network shatters as wine bottle maker closes
A wine bottle maker that played a crucial role in the Puget Sound region’s glass recycling network has shut down, leaving cities like Seattle in the lurch.
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US expands list of Chinese technology companies under export controls
The U.S. Commerce Department has expanded the list of Chinese technology companies subject to export controls to include many that make equipment used to make computer chips.
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China bans exports to US of gallium, germanium, antimony in response to chip...
China has announced a ban on exports to the United States of gallium, germanium and other key high-tech materials with potential military applications.
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Trump says he will block acquisition of U.S. Steel by Japanese firm
The announcement reiterated sentiments the president-elect expressed on the campaign trail, and further imperiled a deal that had already run into widespread political opposition.
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