Dow Drops 724 Points Amid Fears Of A U.S. Trade War With China
The Dow Jones industrial average tumbled nearly 3 percent Thursday after the Trump administration announced plans to impose tariffs on Chinese imports.
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What Newly Proposed Tariffs On China Mean For The U.S. Business Community
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Erin Ennis, Vice-President of the US-China Business Council, about the White House proposal for tariffs on China. She talks about how the proposed tariffs concern American companies doing business with China.
Former South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak Is Arrested On Graft Charges
Lee's arrest comes just a year after the impeachment of his successor, Park Geun-hye, over corruption allegations of her own. Both former presidents are now in jail.
5 Ways China May Try To Win A Trade War With The U.S.
After President Trump unleashes new tariffs, China has a number of key U.S. imports — from soybeans to airplanes and iPhones — that it can choose to strike back against.
China Acknowledges Sale Of Advanced Missile Technology To Pakistan
The technology, described as a "large-scale optical tracking and measurement system," is reportedly for use in testing Pakistani ballistic missiles that can carry multiple warheads.
If Necessary, China Has A Strategic Plan For A Trade War With The U.S.
China says it wants no trade war. But it could retaliate, imposing tariffs on exports from the constituencies of U.S. politicians who support punishing China, ahead of midterm elections.
Trump Administration Expected To Announce Tariffs Against China
David Greene talks to Rufus Yerxa president of the National Foreign Trade Council, about the expected announcement of trade action and trade tariffs against China.
New Zealand Eradicates Invasive Mice From Antipodes Islands
In 2013, the government began a program to get rid the rodents from the subantarctic island, which is a World Heritage Site that is home to dozens of unique and endangered species.
American Business Leaders In China Concerned About Trump's Trade Actions
U.S. businesses in China have had intellectual property stolen, technology 'transferred' and some have had data taken from them by China's government. But many still oppose tariffs as a response.
Bodies of 39 Kidnapped Indian Workers Found In Mass Grave In Iraq
DNA analysis of remains prove that the men who were abducted in 2014 were killed. Government officials say the victims, found in a village outside of Mosul, were murdered by ISIS.