BloombergMore from BloombergGlobal Trade & EconomicsVietnam Inks Deals to Buy $3 Billion U.S. Products Before TalksVietnam has engaged in weeks of intense diplomacy with the U.S. — its largest export market — as it seeks to avert a threatened 46% tariff.June 7, 2025Global Trade & EconomicsLululemon Sinks 20% With Tariffs, Fashion Shift Hitting ResultsPressure from tariffs and weak store traffic is offsetting any positive feedback on new products.June 6, 2025Global Trade & EconomicsU.S. Trade Deficit Narrows by Most on Record as Imports PlungeThe April trade report showed imports of consumer goods slumped $33 billion, largely due to a sharp decline in inbound shipments of pharmaceutical preparations.June 5, 2025Ocean TransportationShip Carrying EVs Abandoned in Pacific After Catching FireDemand for lithium-ion batteries, including in EVs, is bringing a new risk to the global shipping industry, particularly given the value of the vehicles on board the largest car-carrying vessels.June 5, 2025Global Trade & EconomicsWalmart Pledges Transparency on Prices After Drawing Trump’s IreTrump blasted Walmart in May on social media after the retailer said it would raise prices of some goods in the wake of new tariffs.June 4, 2025Global Supply Chain ManagementCanada Premiers Pitch Carney on New Pipelines, Ports and MinesThe meeting was a first step toward Carney fulfilling his campaign promise to reduce Canada’s overwhelming reliance on the U.S. as an export market.June 3, 2025Global GatewaysAustralia Says U.S. Not Making Demands Over Chinese-Owned PortChina is Australia’s biggest trading partner by far and previously expressed anger over pressure from the Trump administration concerning the Panama Canal.June 2, 2025Global Trade & EconomicsTop Japan Shipper Sees Orders Recover as Trade Tensions EaseWith regard to shipping autos, which have faced a 25% U.S. tariff since April 3, Soga said bookings “have not dropped at all.”May 30, 2025Global Supply Chain ManagementFord Says Michigan Battery Plant at Risk If Tax Credits Are CutThe legislative risks mark the latest potential hurdle for a plant Ford announced in 2023 that was originally intended to produce enough batteries for 400,000 EVs.May 30, 2025Transportation & DistributionNY Wins Order Against U.S. Funding Freeze in Congestion FightThe ruling means the program — designed to reduce gridlock and raise money to modernize the city’s transit system — will almost certainly continue as the legal battle proceeds.May 29, 2025Previous PagePage 54 of 354Next Page