trade war

A trade war is an economic conflict resulting from extreme protectionism in which states raise or create tariffs or other trade barriers against each other in response to trade barriers created by the other party.

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Trade War Casualty: Chinese Tourism — And Businesses Serving Tourists
Trade War Casualty: Chinese Tourism — And Businesses Serving Tourists
June 07, 2019  |  Economy

Trade wars are wars where injuries accrue cut by cut, tariff by tariff, slices taken off the top of GDP. But getting a bit granular,...

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Jobs Number Shows Trade War Hitting Home?
Jobs Number Shows Trade War Hitting Home?
June 07, 2019  |  Economy

The headline numbers are these: The latest jobs report shows that 75,000 jobs were created in the United States last month. A slew of economists, as...

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China’s Megvii Might Postpone IPO
China’s Megvii Might Postpone IPO
June 07, 2019  |  IPO

Chinese facial recognition company Megvii might decide to postpone its initial public offering (IPO), due to tensions and the trade war between the U.S. and...

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Luxury Retailers Find Growing Opportunities In China
Luxury Retailers Find Growing Opportunities In China
June 06, 2019  |  Retail

Look to China, and look some more — that’s one of the main messages in mid-2019 for luxury retailers, at least for ones not based...

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Retail Clothing Sales Down 24 Percent, Worst Since ‘08
Retail Clothing Sales Down 24 Percent, Worst Since ‘08
May 31, 2019  |  Retail

Clothing retailers like the Gap, Canada Goose and Abercrombie & Fitch are all experiencing troubling sales reports, the likes of which haven’t been seen since...

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Another Payment Megadeal, Amazon Suppliers And PayPal SMB Lending Top The Week’s News
Another Payment Megadeal, Amazon Suppliers And PayPal SMB Lending Top The Week’s News
May 31, 2019  |  The Weekender

Are you ready for the weekend? Silly question — of course you are. But don’t forget to review this past week of busy news, if...

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Retail’s Fizzling Store Count
Retail’s Fizzling Store Count
May 31, 2019  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Perhaps at this point it might  be better to ask which retailers, if any, are not shuttering stores. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Promoting Faster Payments In The Face Of Trade Uncertainty
Promoting Faster Payments In The Face Of Trade Uncertainty
May 30, 2019  |  Today In Data

Financial institutions (FIs) and service providers are promoting offerings for rapid, cross-border transactions in the face of trade uncertainties. On another note, over half of all...

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Huawei Files Motion To Toss Out Federal Ban
Huawei Files Motion To Toss Out Federal Ban
May 29, 2019  |  Legal

Huawei, the Chinese telecom company that landed on a blacklist in the U.S., has filed a motion in U.S. court aiming to get it tossed...

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