World Business
The latest World Business coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Business section.
More in World Business, page 51
-
Global growth remains sluggish as tariff threats loom
The global economy is projected to slow this year and next as persistent uncertainty over trade policy and supply chain disruptions continue to weigh on world output, according to new forecasts published Tuesday by the International Monetary Fund.
-
Nobel economics prize goes to 3 researchers for explaining innovation-driven economic growth
Three researchers who probed the process of business innovation won the Nobel memorial prize in economics Monday for explaining how new products and inventions promote economic growth and human welfare, even as they leave older companies in the dust.
-
Wall Street veers upward after Trump softens his criticism of China
U.S. stocks rallied Monday after President Donald Trump said ” it will all be fine,” just days after he sent the market reeling by threatening much higher tariffs on China.
-
China vows to stand firm against Trump’s 100% tariff threat
A helicopter that was coasting above a popular Southern California beach Saturday suddenly lost control and began spiraling in midair, eventually losing altitude and slamming into a row of palms as stunned sunbathers and beachgoers looked on.
-
How a family-owned costume shop is keeping tariffs from making Halloween a nightmare
A family that runs two costume stores in Chicago is putting a creative twist on Halloween this year due to tariffs on Chinese imports.
-
Trump threatens tech export limits, new 100% tariff on Chinese imports starting Nov. 1 or sooner
President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to place an additional 100% tax on Chinese imports starting on Nov. 1 or sooner, potentially escalating tariff rates close to levels that in April fanned fears of a global recession.
-
Pope Leo condemns economies that marginalize the poor while the wealthy live in a bubble of luxury
Pope Leo XIV criticized how the wealthy live in a "bubble of comfort and luxury" while poor people suffer on the margins, confirming in his first teaching document that he is in perfect lockstep with his predecessor Pope Francis on matters of social and economic injustice.
-
A mystery CEO and billions in sales: Is China buying banned Nvidia chips?
On a humid June night last year, Jensen Huang, the CEO of Nvidia, held court with several of his company’s major Asian customers at a bar with sweeping views of Taipei, Taiwan.
-
Tesla hit with probe after crashes involving a self-driving feature that Musk has boasted about
Federal regulators have opened yet another investigation into Tesla's self-driving feature after dozens of incidents in which the cars ran red lights or drove on the wrong side of the road, sometimes crashing into other vehicles and causing injuries.
-
Canada’s prime minister discussed reviving contentious Keystone XL pipeline with Trump
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney raised the prospect of reviving the contentious Keystone XL pipeline project with U.S. President Donald Trump during his White House visit this week, a government official familiar with the matter said Wednesday.
