China’s ban on key high-tech materials could have broad impact on industries,...
China has banned exports of key materials used for a wide range of products, including smartphones, electric vehicles, radar systems and CT scanners, swiping back at Washington after it expanded export...
View ArticleJapan’s Nippon Steel sets sights on a growing overseas market in its bid to...
The signs at Nippon Steel read: “The world through steel,” underlining why Japan’s top steelmaker is pursuing its $15 billion bid to acquire U.S. Steel.
View ArticleShopping on Shein and Temu for holiday gifts? You’re not the only one
Ultra low-cost online retailers Temu and Shein are giving Western retailers a run for their money this holiday shopping season.
View ArticleTrump Organization leases brand to 2 new projects in Saudi Arabia
The Trump Organization says it has leased its brand to two new real estate projects in Saudi Arabia just weeks before President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House.
View ArticleOntario premier says US energy exports will be cut off if Trump imposes...
The premier of Canada’s most populous says he will cut off energy to the United States if President-elect Donald Trump imposed sweeping tariffs on all Canadian products.
View ArticleTrump is threatening to raise tariffs again. Here’s how China may fight back
Here's a look at how the showdown between the world's two largest economies played out the last time Trump was in office and where things might be headed now.
View ArticleUS hikes tariffs on imports of Chinese solar wafers, polysilicon and tungsten...
The Biden administration has announced it is raising tariffs on solar wafers, polysilicon and some tungsten products from China to protect U.S. clean energy businesses.
View ArticleTrump extends unprecedented invites to China’s Xi and other world leaders for...
President-elect Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping and other world leaders to his inauguration next month.
View ArticleSome in seafood industry see Trump as fishermen’s friend, but tariffs could...
The incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump is likely to bring big changes to seafood, one of the oldest sectors of the U.S. economy.
View ArticleThe billionaires duel: Musk and Bezos in Trump’s Washington
Elon Musk is considered a "shadow president" in the new administration. Jeff Bezos, his rival, has become friendly toward Donald Trump, Jon Talton writes.
View ArticleWhy is tech giant SoftBank investing over $100 billion in the US?
Japanese tycoon Masayoshi Son has joined President-elect Donald Trump in announcing plans by technology and telecoms giant SoftBank Group to invest $100 billion in projects in the United States.
View ArticleWhat a merger between Nissan and Honda could mean for the automakers and the...
Japanese automakers Nissan Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. have confirmed that they are discussing closer collaboration but denied reports they have decided on a merger.
View ArticleChina Airlines orders Boeing, Airbus jets in $11.9 billion deal
Taiwan's China Airlines will order two dozen Boeing and Airbus SE long-range passenger and air cargo jets as it seeks to renew its fleet of older planes.
View ArticleBoeing wins $36 billion deal from Turkey, trumping Airbus
Boeing won an order valued at $36 billion from Pegasus Airlines, in its biggest commitment so far this year that deals a blow to rival Airbus.
View ArticleSea-Tac Airport construction and holiday travel: What to expect
It’s the most wonderful time of the year at Sea-Tac — if you’re a fan of construction projects. This is what travelers can expect.
View ArticleCan Wall Street pressure ease brutality in India’s sugar fields?
Pension funds and big investors are pressuring Coca-Cola, Pepsico and others over brutal working conditions in India’s cane fields. Some of the sugar buyers are tiptoeing toward change.
View ArticleFearing a trade war, Yukon lobbies Don Jr. … over bear meat
Yukon's premier chewed the fat with the president-elect's eldest son over meals of black bear spring rolls, turkey, deer and oysters at a hunting lodge.
View ArticleChina sanctions 7 companies over US military assistance to Taiwan
The Chinese government has placed sanctions on seven companies in response to recent U.S. announcements of military sales and aid to Taiwan, the self-governing island that China claims as part of its...
View ArticleMarkers for the new year: From the Trump effect to tech and downtown
Our columnist's take on what to watch in a year that may not be like one we've seen in a long time.
View ArticleBoeing joins hunt for answers after 15-year-old Jeju Air 737 crashes in South...
Investigators appear to be focusing on reports of a bird strike and a possible landing-gear malfunction on the older Boeing airliner.
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