Trump’s Tariff Threat Stokes Anxiety in Canada’s Auto-Industry Hub

Since 1988, the hulking presses at Lanex Manufacturing on the edge of Windsor, Ontario, have been…

Trump Treasury Pick Scott Bessent to Face Grilling

Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick for Treasury secretary, will face questions from lawmakers on…

Defending Michigan’s Auto Industry, Whitmer Warns of Tariff Risks

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, a leading Democrat from a critical battleground state, on Wednesday subtly…

Biden Administration Adds 37 Chinese Companies to Forced Labor List

The Biden administration said on Tuesday that it would block imports from more than three dozen…

China’s $1 Trillion Trade Surplus: What to Know as Trump Takes Office

China’s record trade surplus of almost $1 trillion last year has a nearly perfect mirror image…

Economists Are in the Wilderness. Can They Find a Way Back to Influence?

Partway through a panel discussion at a recent economics conference in San Francisco, Jason Furman, a…