U.S. tariffs have reportedly left Chinese companies on Amazon with a tough choice: Hike their prices, or leave the platform altogether. That’s according to a report late Wednesday (April 9) by Reuters, citing interviews with those merchants and the head of China’s largest eCommerce association. The shift follows President...
The European Union is reportedly prepared to retaliate if President Donald Trump imposes threatened tariffs. That retaliation could come in the form of restrictions on trade in services against American Big Tech companies, the Financial Times (FT) reported Wednesday (Feb. 5). Two officials with knowledge of the...
The everyday goods of life increasingly come from everywhere. Tomatoes are shipped in from Canada, avocados and beer from Mexico, and cheap electronics and apparel from China. And that’s just across grocery and retail. To make it all work, 365 days a year, the global...
Recent challenges in key markets, particularly China and the Middle East, have significantly impacted sales for major corporations like Procter & Gamble, which reported a 1% decline in first-quarter net sales, to $21.7 billion, reflecting the effects of a sluggish Chinese economy and ongoing geopolitical tensions...
September 22, 2022
The summer of 2022 was a watershed moment for the global digital economy. For millions of consumers in the Northern Hemisphere, this summer was the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic that they felt comfortable traveling and enjoying the outside world. Not only did 178 million consumers across 11 countries buy travel […]
March 17, 2020
The coronavirus continues to have reverberations across the global stage, and is especially impacting developed economies, and in particular, the small businesses that are a key foundation of those economies....
May 17, 2019
In the digital economy, geographical and physical borders are no longer barriers to employment. The doors to opportunity are wide open for anyone willing and able to join the global...
May 08, 2019
Anything that grows faces various challenges, and even choke points — those things that can directly or indirectly cut off oxygen and other fuel, and slow or even eliminate further...
June 10, 2025
The World Bank says tariff-related discord is threatening 80 years of global prosperity. In the latest edition of its Global Economic Prospects report, issued Tuesday (June 10), the bank reduced its global growth forecast for the year by 0.4 percentage point to 2.3%, saying that higher tariffs and increased uncertainty were a “significant headwind” for nearly all economies. […]
April 10, 2025
U.S. tariffs have reportedly left Chinese companies on Amazon with a tough choice: Hike their prices, or leave the platform altogether. That’s according to a report late Wednesday (April 9) by Reuters, citing interviews...
February 05, 2025
The European Union is reportedly prepared to retaliate if President Donald Trump imposes threatened tariffs. That retaliation could come in the form of restrictions on trade in services against American...
August 09, 2023
The world is facing a major slowdown in global trade as economic growth weakens. In addition, governments around the world are increasingly curbing business with China, and Russia’s invasion of...