Airbus widens aircraft delivery lead

Airbus widens aircraft delivery lead

A Boeing 737 Max aircraft during a display at the Farnborough International Airshow, in Farnborough, Britain, July 20, 2022. Peter Cziborra | Reuters Boeing handed over 27 airplanes to its customers last month as it continues to struggle with quality-control problems and production delays that have frustrated the CEOs of some of its biggest airline … Read more

Did Starbucks’ job in China just get tougher? Our take on Trump tariff talk

Did Starbucks’ job in China just get tougher? Our take on Trump tariff talk

Former President Donald Trump ‘s promise of tougher China tariffs if elected again could make doing business in the world’s second-largest economy more difficult for American companies like Starbucks which are already facing tough competition from lower-cost domestic competitors. “I fully believe in them [tariffs] economically when you’re being taken advantage of by other countries,” … Read more

The economy has a plan for second Trump presidency China trade war

The economy has a plan for second Trump presidency China trade war

Global logistics companies tell CNBC they have started the planning for a potential Trump win in November and the strategies that will be needed to mitigate any additional tariffs, with Mexico a key import gateway for any escalation in the trade war against China begun under Trump and continued during the Biden presidency. The planning … Read more

Trump pledges to get tough with tariffs again if elected

Trump pledges to get tough with tariffs again if elected

Proclaiming that “I’m a big believer in tariffs,” former President Donald Trump on Monday indicated he’s likely to reinstitute duties on foreign goods should he win election to a second term. In a CNBC interview, Trump cited both economic and political benefits from targeting foreign goods entering the U.S. “I fully believe in them economically … Read more

India inks ‘watershed’ $100 billion free trade deal with four non-EU nations

India inks ‘watershed’ 0 billion free trade deal with four non-EU nations

India flag, stock market, exchange economy and Trade, oil production, container ship in export and import business and logistics. Texbr | Istock | Getty Images India will lift most tariffs on four nations in Europe in a “watershed” deal that is expected to yield $100 billion worth of investment over 15 years and one billion … Read more

Strikes at East Coast, Gulf ports are rising as a supply chain risk

Strikes at East Coast, Gulf ports are rising as a supply chain risk

The potential for a strike by the largest union of maritime workers in North America, the International Longshoremen’s Association, is beginning to rise on the list of concerns among logistics decision-makers and advisors in a year already fraught with a multitude of trade uncertainties. Red Sea diversions and Panama Canal drought restrictions are already influencing … Read more

Three dead in first fatal Houthi attack in the Red Sea

Three dead in first fatal Houthi attack in the Red Sea

TV broadcast speech of Yemen’s Houthi Spokesperson Yahya Sare’e, on March 4, 2024, in Sana’a, Yemen.  Mohammed Hamoud | Getty Images News | Getty Images Three people were killed in a Houthi attack against a civilian merchant ship, U.S. authorities said, marking the first lives claimed since the Iran-backed militant group began targeting the Red … Read more

China blames U.S. for bilateral tensions, reaffirms support for Palestinians

China blames U.S. for bilateral tensions, reaffirms support for Palestinians

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in 2019. Mark Kauzlarich | Reuters BEIJING — China’s top diplomat slammed the U.S. for worsening bilateral tensions, while reiterating Beijing’s support for peaceful resolutions to the Middle East and Russia-Ukraine conflicts. “There is some progress in the China-U.S. bilateral relationship, but we have to point out that U.S. continues … Read more

AMD reportedly hits U.S. regulatory roadblock for Chain-tailored chip

AMD reportedly hits U.S. regulatory roadblock for Chain-tailored chip

A smartphone with a displayed AMD logo is placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken March 6, 2023.  Dado Ruvic | Reuters American semiconductor company Advanced Micro Devices has failed in getting a made-for-China AI chip past U.S. regulators and will need to apply for an export license, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. The report … Read more

U.S. considering sanctioning Chinese firms aiding Russia’s war

U.S. considering sanctioning Chinese firms aiding Russia’s war

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands during a meeting in Beijing on October 18, 2023. Sergei Guneyev | Afp | Getty Images Munich, GERMANY — The U.S. is considering slapping sanctions on Chinese companies it believes are helping Russia fuel its war in Ukraine, members of Congress told CNBC, marking … Read more