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Amid a Battery Boom, Graphite Mining Gets a Fresh Look In the US
Demand for graphite, a key material in the lithium-ion batteries that power everything from phones to electric cars, is surging as trade tensions with China persist. read more >
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FCC Bans New Chinese-Made Drones, Citing Security Risks
The FCC cited upcoming major events, such as the 2026 World Cup, America250 celebrations and the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, as reasons to address potential drone threats. read more >
by Associated Press -
Trump Launched Global Tariff Wars In 2025. Here’s a Recap of His Trade Actions This Year
Volley after volley of threats and steeper import taxes often arrived erratically — with Trump claiming that such levies needed to be immediately imposed to close trade imbalances and take back wealth that was “stolen” from the U.S. read more >
by Associated Press -
Markets, Not Handouts (Editorial)
With the end of the year fast approaching, the aid package feels more like a band-aid on a bullet hole. read more >
Trump is Giving Farmers $12B In Aid. They’ve Been Hit Hard by His Trade War With China
The aid is the administration’s latest effort to defend Trump’s economic stewardship and answer voter angst about rising costs. read more >
by Associated Press -
US and China Seek to Strike a Deal Over Rare Earths, Tariffs, Soybeans
The two countries sent out reassuring signals over the weekend that an agreement was drawing closer. read more >
by Associated Press -
Trump Plans Aid Package for US Soybean Farmers While Seeking Trade Deal With China
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said news of “substantial support for our farmers, especially the soybean farmers” could come as soon as Tuesday. read more >
The Treasury Department Wants Banks to Monitor for Money Laundering Networks
The Trump administration is calling on banks to flag certain customers who may fit a profile of people who could launder money for cartels. read more >
by Associated Press -
Trump Says US Gets Rare Earth Minerals from China In Trade Deal, Tariffs on Chinese Goods Go to 55%
Trump will also allow Chinese students to attend American colleges and universities. read more >
by Associated Press -
China Says US Moves on Computer Chips and Student Visas ‘Seriously Violate’ Tariffs Truce
Trump stirred further controversy by saying he will no longer be nice with China on trade, declaring in a social media post that the country had broken an agreement with the United States. read more >
by Associated Press -
US and China Take a Step Back From Sky-High Tariffs, Agree to Pause for 90 Days
Stock markets rose sharply as the globe's two major economic powers took a step back from a clash that has unsettled the global economy. read more >
by Associated Press -
The Cost of Disruption (Craig Douglass Commentary)
Household and business planning faces paralysis in trade uncertainty. read more >
by Craig Douglass -
‘Nowhere to Turn’: Small Businesses Dependent On Imports From China Are Feeling More Desperate
Major orders canceled. Containers of products left stranded overseas. No roadmap for what comes next. read more >
by Associated Press -
Farmers Fear Tariffs Could Cost Them One of Their Biggest Markets in China
Soybean and sorghum farmers have particular reason to worry because at least half of those crops are exported and China has long been the biggest buyer. read more >
by Associated Press -
China Imposes a 34% Tariff on Imports of All US Products Starting April 10
The Commerce Ministry in Beijing also said in a notice that it will impose more export controls on rare earths, which are materials used in high-tech products such as computer chips and electric vehicle batteries. read more >
by Associated Press -
The Next Generation of Steel (Randy Zook Commentary)
The proposed U.S. Steel-Nippon Steel merger would be a game changer for Arkansas. read more >
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Trump’s Erratic Trade Policies are Baffling Businesses, Threatening Investment and Economic Growth
His tariffs on Canada and Mexico effectively blow up a 2020 North American trade deal he negotiated himself five years ago. read more >
by Associated Press -
Businesses Scramble to Contain Fallout From Trump’s Tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico
President Donald Trump on Tuesday went ahead with plans to impose 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico and to double levies on Chinese goods to 20%. Now businesses are scrambling to deal with the fallout. read more >
by Associated Press -
China Counters With Tariffs On US Products. It Will Also Investigate Google
Compared to Trump's first term, analysts said, China is much better prepared, announcing a slew of measures that go beyond tariffs and cut across different sectors of the U.S. economy. read more >
by Associated Press -
Trump Agrees to Pause Tariffs On Mexico, but Import Taxes Still In Place for Canada and China
The U.S. and Mexican leaders announced the pause after what Trump described on social media as a “very friendly conversation,” and he said he looked forward to the upcoming talks. read more >
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