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The United States and Mexico have reached a deal to avoid a tomato anti-dumping investigation, ending a tense tariff dispute that had lingered for months. The deal was first announced by Mexico's Economy Minister Graciela Marquez on Twitter just before midnight August 20, according to Reuters. "...

Home Depot Inc (NYSE: HD) rode a continuing strong home improvement market to a solid quarter, keeping analysts upbeat, but watching China and interest rates. Home Depot’s second-quarter earnings beat Street expectations with margins and share repurchases giving it a boost, mitigating low...

The simmering trade war between the United States and China is the greatest ongoing risk to commercial vehicle forecasts, according to ACT Research. In addition to matching U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods, the Chinese use their renminbi currency (RMB) to make American imports more expensive. "...

FreightWaves Market Expert Zach Strickland talks with Kevin Hill about a gloomy broker's market and also speaks with economist Ibrahiim Bayaan about the state of shipping. Zach Cunningham gives you the traffic update and Nick Austin sends you into the weekend with an update on weather.

As the U.S.-China trade war intensified with the Trump administration announcing more tariffs, the two countries clashed in two disputes this week at the World Trade Organization (WTO). During a meeting of the WTO Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) on August 15, the DSB agreed to China's request to...

American Trucking Associations (ATA) praised the fact that 53-foot intermodal containers won't be subject to the next round of Section 301 tariffs on China. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative deleted the goods from the next planned tranches of trade measures to take effect September 1 and...

Macy's Inc (NYSE: M) competes against "pitiful" J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE: JCP) so its poor performance in the second quarter is either a function of poor execution or a loss of identity, according to Jim Cramer. Macy's traded lower by 13.3% to $16.78 on Wednesday afternoon....

As Chinese online retailer Alibaba Group Holding LTD (NYSE: BABA) forges into new markets in recent months, it’s been facing a few forces from a couple directions. On the one hand, its shares have lagged seemingly in tandem with negative news on the U.S.-China trade front, an issue that...

Any lingering doubts on the effect of trade-war rhetoric on U.S.-listed ocean shipping stocks should have been laid to rest in the first half of August. Trade politics is clearly moving these equities – which begs the question of whether shipping stocks can break out of their lows until the...

Well, that didn’t last long. Less than a day after the market got a shot in the arm on the tariff front, warning signs here and abroad seem to be flashing “recession.” Sentiment has slipped back into negative territory after German GDP data showed Europe’s largest economy...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened down more than 400 points on Wednesday after the bond market gave investors a very historically reliable bearish signal. For the first time since 2007, the yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell below the yield on 2-year Treasury notes on Wednesday morning....

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is delaying until December 15 the imposition of tariffs on some goods included on a list of $300 billion worth of products from China set to be subject to new trade remedies, USTR announced August 13.   While 10% tariffs across about $300 billion worth...

The S&P 500 roared back to life on Tuesday led by Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) after the U.S. Trade Representative released a long list of exemptions from the new 10% tariffs on an additional $300 billion in Chinese imports set to go into effect on Sept. 1. Tariffs on the exempted items do not go...

Earlier this summer, the United States Trade Representative announced 10% tariffs on $300 billion imports from China. These tariffs will go into effect Sept. 1, 2019. Below is the full list of goods to be tariffed on Sept. 1 On Aug. 13, USTR announced some tariffs will be delayed until Dec. 15....

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) shares jumped 4% Tuesday after the United States Trade Representative announced the U.S. would be delaying new 10% tariffs on certain Chinese imports, including cell phones, until Dec. 15. Apple investors breathed a sigh of relief that iPhones and iPhone components...