Trade
Bessent: Unlikely Supreme Court will overrule tariffs, Trump’s ‘signature economic policy’
Scott Bessent, US treasury secretary, during an Economic Club of Minnesota event in Golden Valley, Minnesota, US, on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. Ben Brewer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday said it’s “very unlikely” that the Supreme Court will overturn President Donald Trump’s use of emergency powers to impose tariffs, […]
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‘Unacceptable’: European leaders hit back at Trump’s Greenland tariffs threat
People bear Greenlandic flags as they gather in front of the U.S. consulate protest against U.S. President Donald Trump and his announced intent to acquire Greenland on January 17, 2026 in Nuuk, Greenland. Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty Images European leaders have hit back at U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to impose […]
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EU and South American bloc Mercosur sign trade deal after 25 years of negotiations
European Council President Antonio Costa, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Paraguay’s President Santiago Pena and Argentina’s President Javier Milei during the signing ceremony of a free trade agreement between the European Union and the South American bloc Mercosur, ending more than 25 years of negotiations, in Asuncion, Paraguay, on Jan. 17, 2026. Cesar […]
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Trump floats new tariffs in push to acquire Greenland
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during a “Great, Historic Investment in Rural Health Roundtable” in the East Room of the White House on Jan. 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images President Donald Trump said Friday he may impose tariffs on countries “if they don’t go along with Greenland.” […]
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India’s exports to China surge in December while shipments to U.S. decline as Trump tariffs bite
Aerial view of cargo ship and cargo container in harbor. Adoff 01 / 500px | 500px | Getty Images India’s exports to China soared in December while shipments to the U.S. declined as President Donald Trump’s steep tariffs prompt New Delhi to focus on alternative markets. Exports to China surged 67% in December to $2 […]
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Supreme Court tariff ruling: It’s not just about refunds. Volume of U.S. freight trade could hinge on decision
A demonstrator outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. Eric Lee | Bloomberg | Getty Images The looming U.S. Supreme Court decision on the legality of many of President Donald Trump’s tariffs has companies on edge as they eye potential refunds, but the ruling also could quickly influence […]
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Boeing outsold Airbus last year for first time since 2018, deliveries rise to 600
A Boeing Co. 737 Max airplane at the company’s manufacturing facility in Renton, Washington, US, on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images Boeing logged net orders for 1,173 airplanes last year, marking the first time it outsold its European rival Airbus since 2018, the latest sign of Boeing’s recovery. Boeing […]
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Trump says any country doing business with Iran will face 25% U.S. tariff
U.S. President Donald Trump takes questions from reporters, as he attends a meeting with oil industry executives, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Jan. 9, 2026. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump on Monday said any country doing business with Iran will face a 25% tariff “on any and all business being […]
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Op-ed: Trump’s ‘Donroe Doctrine’ and China are headed for Latin American clash
US President Donald Trump shows a lapel pin as he speaks during a meeting with US oil companies executives in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on January 9, 2026. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images The conversation in Washington right now is abuzz with talk of President Donald Trump’s […]
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Boeing’s airplane deliveries are the highest in 7 years. Now it’s about to pick up the pace
A Boeing Co. 737 Max airplane at the company’s manufacturing facility in Renton, Washington, US, on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images Boeing is set to report this week that it delivered the most airplanes since 2018 last year after it stabilized its production, the clearest sign of a turnaround […]
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