World Business
The latest World Business coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Business section.
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‘I bought their dream’: How a US company’s huge land deal in Senegal went bust
Rusting pipes in a barren field and unpaid workers are what remain after a U.S. company promised to turn a huge piece of land in Senegal — about twice the size of Paris — into an agricultural project and create thousands of jobs.
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Tesla sales tumble 13% as Musk backlash, competition and aging lineup turn off buyers
Tesla sales fell 13% in the first three months of the year, another sign that Elon Musk's once high-flying car company is struggling to attract buyers.
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A Senate vote to reverse Trump’s tariffs on Canada is testing Republican support
With President Donald Trump's so-called "Liberation Day" of tariff implementation fast approaching, Senate Democrats are putting Republican support for some of those plans to the test by forcing a vote to nullify the emergency declaration that underpins the tariffs on Canada.
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Want to play a game? Global trade war is the New Washington pastime.
The world’s biggest powers were deep in a trade war. Economic losses from the tariffs that President Donald Trump had imposed on most of the world, along with global retaliation, were accumulating. Jobs were being lost, inflation was ticking up and the world was both frustrated with and anxious about the United States.
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Trump to hold a meeting on possible investors to buy TikTok with possible ban at stake
President Donald Trump will hold a Wednesday meeting with aides about possible investors who could buy a stake in TikTok, a deal that could potentially stop the social media site from being banned in the United States.
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As Trump squeezes the immigrant workforce, employers seek relief
In recent weeks, managers of the nation's resorts, plant nurseries, fish processors and racetracks started getting very worried.
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Wall Street swings again as the approach of Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ wallops stock markets worldwide
President Donald Trump’s fast-approaching “Liberation Day” sent stock markets swinging sharply worldwide on Monday.
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China’s telecoms giant Huawei Technologies says its profit fell 28% while revenue surged in 2024
Chinese telecoms gear giant Huawei said Monday its net profit fell 28% in 2024 while its revenue surged, as the company invested heavily in advanced technologies.
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The US is on an egg hunt in Europe to ease prices at home
The U.S. government is on a global egg hunt, seeking exports from countries in Europe and elsewhere to ease a severe shortage that has caused egg prices at grocery stores to hit record highs.
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Trump places 25% tariff on imported autos, expecting to raise $100 billion in tax revenues
President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was placing 25% tariffs on auto imports, a move the White House claims would foster domestic manufacturing but could also put a financial squeeze on automakers that depend on global supply chains.
