Tag: Tariffs
PARIS (AP) France is threatening a strong European riposte if the Trump administration follows through on a proposal to hit French cheese, Champagne, handbags and other products with tariffs – of up to 100%.…
Just over a week ago, Caterpillar laid off 120 workers at its plant in Victoria, Texas. That concerned us, not just because those are 120 Texans suddenly unemployed, but also because Caterpillar is one of…
Many Republicans have been blasting House Democrats for failing to vote on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement. The agreement was developed after President Donald Trump trashed NAFTA. He called the North American Free Trade Agreement, a…
MILAN (AP) European producers of premium specialty agricultural products like French wine, Italian Parmesan and Spanish olives are facing a U.S. tariff hike due Friday with a mix of trepidation and indignation at being…
BEIJING (AP) China will lift punitive tariffs imposed on U.S. soybeans and pork in a trade war with Washington, a state news agency said Friday, adding to conciliatory gestures by the two sides ahead…
WASHINGTON (AP) American farmers have not only endured retaliatory tariffs from China and other nations, theyve watched as most of their top foreign competitors used free trade agreements to make inroads into Japan, a…
An exceptionally wet summer has local farmer Dick Works ?cautiously? optimistic about potential harvests this fall. Farmers are not ready to turn the page on 2019, despite an array of obstacles. Low-flying crop dusters have…
With Labor Day upon us, lets look at some numbers to help us assess the health of our economy and the jobs it provides those who call Kansas home. 1,430,121 Thats the number of people…
Stocks tumbled on Wall Street after President Donald Trump said he hereby ordered U.S. companies to consider alternatives to doing business in China. He also said he would respond to Beijings latest tariff increase later…
WASHINGTON (AP) President Donald Trump acknowledged his aggressive China trade policies may mean economic pain for Americans but insisted theyre needed for more important long-term benefits. He contended he does not fear a recession…
