In Lesotho, the small southern African nation that is among the countries hardest hit by President Trump’s new tariffs, business owners were meeting on Wednesday to strategize their response. For a country with an economy […]
Tag: Factories and Manufacturing
The ‘China Shock’ Offers a Lesson. It Isn’t the One Trump Has Learned.
When Congress voted to normalize trade relations with China at the beginning of this century, U.S. manufacturers braced for a stream of cheap goods to begin flowing into U.S. ports. Instead, they got a flood. […]
E.P.A. Is Said to Plan Deep Cuts to Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program
The Environmental Protection Agency has ordered the virtual elimination of a 15-year-old federal program that requires thousands of power plants, oil refineries, cement factories and other large industrial facilities to publicly report their greenhouse gas […]
Trump’s Tariffs Could Impact Apparel Companies That Make Clothing in the U.S.
On the open 15th floor of a loft building in Midtown Manhattan, about a dozen skilled workers make their way through piles of pants, stitching each piece together with focus and precision. Some of the […]
Inside Factories in China, a Struggle to Survive Trump’s Tariffs
As President Trump ratcheted up new tariffs on goods from China to 125 percent this week, the mood in the dusty streets and small factories of southeastern China was a mixture of anger, worry and […]
