China’s Rare Earth Restrictions Aim to Beat U.S. at Its Own Game
Beijing’s latest effort to weaponize global supply chains is modeled on the American technology controls that it has long criticized.
Beijing’s latest effort to weaponize global supply chains is modeled on the American technology controls that it has long criticized.
Tariffs and other restrictions between the United States and China are reverberating in unpredictable ways.
The president is threatening to widen his trade war against China as tariffs on timber, lumber, kitchen cabinets and other products took effect on Tuesday.
The new taxes went into effect on Tuesday as President Trump also threatened to widen his trade war with China.
Federal layoffs and an end to diversity initiatives have weakened a historically strong labor market for Black workers.
The president made the threat after Beijing imposed new global restrictions on the use of rare earth minerals, which are vital supplies for U.S. makers of chips and batteries.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is calling back some employees to produce the Consumer Price Index for September. That data is needed to calculate the annual cost-of-living adjustment for Social Security beneficiaries.
David Yaffe-Bellany, a technology reporter who has covered the cryptocurrency industry since 2022, has come to embrace learning on the fly.
David Yaffe-Bellany, a technology reporter who has covered the cryptocurrency industry since 2022, has come to embrace learning on the fly.
Union leaders and Democratic lawmakers say the move would run afoul of a law adopted under President Trump’s first term.