How Volkswagen’s Troubles Were Made in China
Volkswagen has problems around the world, spurring it to announce on Thursday that it would slash the number of models ...
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Volkswagen Is Cutting Production as Sales in China Plunge
Volkswagen said Thursday that it would cut the number of models it offered by as much as half to reduce ...
Why One Global Shipping Choke Point Isn’t a Blueprint for Another
As Iran and Oman explore ways to charge ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, attention has turned to another maritime ...
What to Know About the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement Talks
The United States, Mexico and Canada face an important deadline on Wednesday for the future of the mutual agreement that ...
BMW Will Build a New Electric S.U.V. in South Carolina
BMW said Tuesday that it would begin producing electric vehicles in the United States by the end of the year, ...
Trump Threatens to Impose 100% Tariff on European Countries Over Tech Taxes
President Trump threatened to scrap a just-finalized trade deal with the European Union on Friday, saying that any country that ...
Oil Prices Return to Prewar Levels After Four Months
Oil prices have fallen to levels not seen since before the war in Iran started, offering relief to households, businesses ...
In Europe, Tesla Sales Are Rising Despite Views on Elon Musk
Europeans seem to have gotten over their antipathy toward Elon Musk.A year ago, Tesla sales in Europe were in free ...
While the World Scrambles for Oil, China Sits on Full Tanks
While the United States and Iran haggle over reopening the Strait of Hormuz and restoring oil exports from the Persian ...
Mines, Logistics and Deep Uncertainty Threaten a Middle East Oil Rebound
Oil is trickling out of the Persian Gulf as stranded tankers take advantage of the fragile détente between the United ...
How Deal With U.S. Could Reconnect Iran to the Global Economy
Despite the wreckage left by Iran’s 16-week war with the United States and Israel, the country’s potential outlook over the ...
U.S. Exports Rose in April, as War with Iran Buoyed Oil Demand
U.S. exports of goods and services rose 2.6 percent in April, to $327.1 billion, according to data the Commerce Department ...
The Iran War is Forcing Energy-Importing Countries to Turn Inward
The monthslong closure of the Strait of Hormuz is reinforcing an expensive geopolitical lesson about how risky it can be ...
Trump Administration Turns to a New Rationale to Justify Old Tariffs
Since the Supreme Court struck down President Trump’s global tariffs in February, his administration has been busily working to reconstruct ...
U.S. Military Is Quietly Guiding Ships Through the Strait of Hormuz
American forces in recent weeks have helped coordinate the passage of dozens of commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, ...
Reopening of Strait of Hormuz Still a Question Mark
The United States and Iran have reached a deal in principle that calls for the reopening of the Strait of ...
The War-Driven Supply Shock Already Roiling Manufacturing in Asia
Countries in Asia are reeling from a shortage of naphtha, a petroleum derivative used in a dizzying array of products, ...
Thousands of Miles From the Iran War, Asia’s Currencies Feel the Strain
The Indian rupee and the Philippine peso have fallen to record lows. Japan and South Korea have spent billions propping ...
Elon Musk and Other CEOs on Trump’s Trip to China Sought Relief
The chief executives who accompanied President Trump to a meeting and grand banquet in China last week were seeking to ...
The Iran War Is Crippling One of the World’s Wealthiest Nations
In Qatar, a desert peninsula protruding into the Persian Gulf, natural gas turned the country from a pearl-diving backwater into ...
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