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President Donald Trump has requested the United States Trade Representative to identify $200 billion worth of Chinese goods for additional tariffs at a rate of 10 percent. » Read More
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- China pledges it will fight back firmly if Trump goes ahead and publishes list of additional tariffs
China's Commerce Ministry said on Tuesday morning that it will take counter measures if the U.S. publishes an additional tariffs list.
CNBC asked analysts what constitutes a trade war amid the latest escalation in U.S.-China trade tensions.
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U.S. futures fell amid an escalation in trade tensions between the world's two largest economies.
Asian stocks declined on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump fired a fresh salvo in an ongoing trade spat between the U.S. and China.
China's central bank on Tuesday lent 200 billion yuan ($31 billion) to financial institutions via its medium-term lending facility (MLF), highlighting concerns over liquidity and potential economic drag from a trade war with the United States.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk sent an e-mail to all employees late on Sunday night alleging a saboteur within the company's ranks had tweaked code on internal products and sent company data out without authorization.
According to correspondence attained by CNBC, a fire at Tesla's Fremont, California plant interrupted vehicle production there on Sunday night.
The White House, Air Force and Defense Secretary James Mattis had disapproved of creating a sixth branch of the military last year.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is in China on a two-day visit, Chinese state television said on Tuesday, his third visit to the North's major ally this year.
Shares of ZTE sank during Tuesday morning trade after the U.S. Senate passed a defense bill that had implications for an agreement struck with the Chinese telecommunications equipment maker.
It's not yet clear whether provision keeping sanctions on ZTE will ultimately make it to Trump's desk.
The White House continued to claim that separating families was U.S.-Mexico border was not administration 'policy," even as it defended the controversial practice.
Wall Street bull Tony Dwyer says now is a good time to buy financials. Here are three reasons why.
The poll underscores the backlash Trump and closely associated congressional Republicans could face for the policy.
House Republicans — especially in districts with a large share of foreign-born voters — face a tough immigration vote later this week.
Foreign governments pulled back their purchase of U.S. debt as trade tensions escalated. One of the most glaring declines has come from Russia, which sliced its holdings nearly in half from March to April, from $96.1 billion to $48.7 billion.
President Donald Trump told Apple CEO Tim Cook that the government would not levy tariffs on iPhones assembled in China, the New York Times reported, citing a source familiar with the negotiations.
Goldman Sachs analysis of the current prediction market concluded that November will be a closer election than earlier forecast.
Joshua Schulte, a New York City resident, was charged in a 13-count superseding indictment connected to alleged theft of classified information from the CIA.
