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With the White House’s self-imposed deadlines to reach trade deals with dozens of countries just a little over a week away, states are bracing themselves for the potential impact of higher tariffs. That impact is likely to vary widely from state to state, according to Dan Anthony, president of Trade Partnership Worldwide, a Washington, D.C.-based…
Outside view of a Meta data center in Eagle Mountain, Utah on July 18, 2024, a complex of five large buildings each over four football fields long and totaling 2.4 million square feet. George Frey | Afp | Getty Images On a massive, 2,250-acre site about 250 miles north of New Orleans, hundreds of construction…
US President Donald Trump prepares to sign executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 23, 2025. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to find a workaround after suffering a major blow to a core part of his economic agenda. The…
China is the world’s second-largest economy and second-largest importer of U.S. goods. Entities in China hold at least $784 billion in U.S. federal debt. The country also controls much of the world’s rare element supply, which is vital for manufacturing technology. China could weaponize these assets if an all-out trade war breaks out, to the…
The threat of rising tariff rates on U.S. imports could hobble the economic trajectory of countries such as Vietnam. Foreign direct investment in Vietnam has increased in recent years as firms search for ways to manage risks stemming from production in China. Vietnam has received approximately $18.5 billion in net foreign direct investment, according to World Bank…
The U.S. government is set to increase tariff rates on several categories of imported products. Some economists tracking these trade proposals say the higher tariff rates could lead to higher consumer prices. One model constructed by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston suggests that in an “extreme” scenario, heightened taxes on U.S. imports could result…
Priscilla Chan, left, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and Lauren Sanchez are among guests attending Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 47th U.S. president in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2025. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images Mark Zuckerberg kicked off 2025 with an Instagram video that outlined his vision for what he…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the crowd as U.S. Vice President JD Vance looks on in the VIP overflow viewing area in Emancipation Hall after his inauguration at the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th President of the United States. …