Confusion grips Big Tech over exemptions from Trump tariffs

Confusion grips Big Tech over exemptions from Trump tariffs

WASHINGTON — American technology companies hoping for relief from President Trump’s trade war with China grappled with further uncertainty Monday, left to decipher whether a government policy exempting businesses that are core to the U.S. economy from crippling tariffs could be relied upon. An industry that plans product launches and manufacturing years in advance faced four days…

Read More
Donald Trump’s export controls hurting China could rankle US allies: analysts

Donald Trump’s export controls hurting China could rankle US allies: analysts

US president-elect Donald Trump is expected to broaden usage of export-control tools including the foreign direct-product rule against China, possibly generating more friction with American allies, economic analysts warned on Thursday. The incoming Trump administration may want a “much broader decoupling” with China and is “prepared to bear costs” associated with such an act, including…

Read More