At a time when most of the tech industry is building new artificial intelligence systems into our devices, Apple is focusing on making its products look prettier. In a 90-minute presentation on Monday, Apple revealed a new design for its…
China’s Ministry of Commerce has started issuing more export licenses for shipments of rare earth magnets in recent days, but the pace remains slow and China appears committed to keeping licensing requirements introduced two months ago. Many factories in the…
President Trump ignited a global trade war on a gamble that taxing other countries’ goods would bring jobs and factories “roaring back” to the United States. Many business leaders are skeptical. Some are incredulous. Sanjeev Bahl is optimistic. From his…
The legitimacy of President Trump’s tariffs is being questioned by U.S. courts, but the president is showing no signs of backing off his favorite tool. On Wednesday, the tariffs that Mr. Trump imposed on foreign steel and aluminum are set…
Americans are spending less at McDonald’s. Fewer container ships are expected at the Port of Los Angeles. Procter & Gamble is raising prices. Mattel is shifting production out of China. Evidence for the economic impact of President Trump’s trade wars…
President Trump signed a pair of executive orders on Tuesday that walked back some tariffs for carmakers, removing some levies that Ford, General Motors and others have complained would backfire on U.S. manufacturing by raising the cost of production and…
President Trump’s 100th day in office started with what seemed to be a fresh and fast-escalating spat between the White House and Amazon. Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, came out swinging in her press briefing on Tuesday morning,…
A third round of talks between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s nuclear activities concluded Saturday after several hours of negotiations, partly in writing, between senior officials and teams of technical experts from both sides. Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign…
Elon Musk, Tesla’s chief executive, said on Tuesday that he would spend less time in Washington working for President Trump after the automaker reported a profit drop of 71 percent in the first three months of the year. Mr. Musk…
President Trump’s tariffs have been good for China’s economic growth. At least they were over the first three months of the year, as the country’s factories raced to ship exports ahead of the trade restrictions. China’s National Bureau of Statistics…