Trump’s Trade War Risks Forfeiting America’s Economic Primacy
The global economic system that the United States has shaped and steered for more than three-quarters of a century was animat...
Trump’s Tariffs Don’t Apply to Chips, but Taiwan Remains Wary
Taiwan, the center of the global supply chain for computer chips, woke up on Thursday to the news that President Trump had pu...
Athletics pays less than other sports. Michael Johnson wants to change that
“Track and field has failed to reach its potential for years,” says Michael Johnson, an American sprinter with four Olympic g...
Does it pay for bosses to embrace nationalism?
Canadian nationalism is very unlikely to get out of hand. But when even the politest people on Earth are wrapping themselves ...
One of the world’s biggest mega-malls is worryingly empty
On a recent Thursday afternoon, the Haikou International Duty Free City, a sprawling mega-mall on China’s southern island pro...
Trump Took a Wrecking Ball to Southeast Asia’s Role as an Alternative to China
For years, countries like Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand have worked to turn themselves into alternatives to China for factor...
China and America are racing to develop the best AI. But who is ahead in using it?
WHO IS BETTER at the technology of the future: America or China? Speculation is at fever pitch. The world’s most famous artif...
A Stunned World Reckons With Economic Fallout From Trump’s Tariffs
Laptop computers from Taiwan, wine from Italy, frozen shrimp from India, Nike sneakers from Vietnam and Irish butter. These p...
Auto Tariffs Take Effect, Putting Pressure on New Car Prices
Tariffs on imported vehicles took effect Thursday, a policy that President Trump said would spur investments and jobs in the ...
Tesla Sales Are Slumping, Even in the Most E.V.-Friendly Place
If there is anyplace Tesla should be thriving, it’s Norway. Electric vehicles account for more than 90 percent of new car sal...