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CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: Tourism surge defies consumption slowdown
Tourists visit Pingyao Ancient City on the second day of the May labor day holiday on May 2, 2025 in Jinzhong, Shanxi province of China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images This report is from this week’s edition of CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter, which brings you insights and analysis on what’s driving […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Trump says the U.S. doesn’t need a trade deal — the UK and India have made one without it
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Macomb Community College on April 29, 2025, at Warren, Michigan, U.S. Scott Olson | Getty Images News | Getty Images After U.S. President Donald Trump shattered — or at least fractured — global trade relationships and supply chains, there are promising signs of reconstruction in recent […]
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Mattel CEO says toy manufacturing won’t come to America, but price hikes will
One of the goals of President Donald Trump’s 145% tariffs against China is to drive manufacturing back to America. But the odds of that are low, at least when it comes to toys. “We don’t see that happening,” Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” Tuesday, less than a day after the company […]
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Trump trade tariffs slump widens to ‘nearly all U.S. exports,’ supply chain data shows
An empty container ship of COSCO Shipping sails to a container terminal in Qingdao in east China’s Shandong province Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Feature China | Future Publishing | Getty Images What began as a rapid drop in U.S. imports as shippers cut orders from manufacturing partners around the world has now extended into a […]
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Temu and Shein face massive tariffs. But don’t count them out of the U.S. e-tail scene, experts say
Photo illustration of the Shein app on the App Store reflected in the Temu logo. Stefani Reynolds | Afp | Getty Images The closure of a trade loophole and prohibitive tariffs on China have upended Temu and Shein’s business model in the United States. And yet the e-commerce companies are likely to remain a dominant […]
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Barbie-parent Mattel pulls annual forecasts, will hike prices as tariffs raise costs
Mattel Inc. Barbie brand dolls for sale in the Toys “R” Us section of the Macy’s flagship store on Black Friday in New York, US, on Friday, Nov. 25, 2022. Jeenah Moon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Barbie-parent Mattel withdrew its annual financial targets on Monday and said it would increase prices for some products […]
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Why the Panama Canal is a big, long-term prize in Trump’s global trade war
The Panama Canal has spent the past few years battling extreme weather, with the El Niño phenomenon and severe drought leading to a water-level crisis. Now, it’s President Trump’s trade war that is threatening the global trade gateway. A critical passage for U.S. East Coast bound ocean freight container traffic, the Panama Canal is facing […]
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Trade fight is an opportunity to invest in emerging markets, including China, Ariel’s Phillpotts says
Despite simmering trade conflict between China and the U.S., Beijing is still an attractive market in which to invest, according to Ariel Investments emerging market equities portfolio manager Christine Phillpotts. “What’s important to note is that U.S. exports from China to the U.S. are less than 3% of Chinese GDP, they have massively declined over […]
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Trump’s China tariffs are raising costs for wedding dresses and threatening the small shops that sell them
Denise Buzy-Pucheu, founder and owner of The Persnickety Bride, said steep tariffs on imports from China are hurting U.S. businesses, including bridal shops and wedding dress designers. Some of the brands she carries have added a tariff surcharge. Courtesy of The Persnickety Bride; Photograph by Stella Blue Photography Days after President Donald Trump announced steep […]
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Here’s how China could retaliate against U.S. tariffs
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 […]
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