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No Tariffs on Day One, but Trump Promises to ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’
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Donald Trump held off on tariffs on his first day as the president of the United States and is placing a big bet that his executive actions can cut energy prices and tame infl...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Uncommon Bonds: AI Export Controls
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The rapid advancement and proliferation of artificial intelligence has fueled a US government push to assert more control over the global export of the advanced semiconductors...
By Geoffrey Gertz
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With Donald Trump’s Inauguration, U.S.-China Rivalry Opens New and Uncertain Chapter
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When Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on Monday, a new chapter of geopolitical uncertainty will be written, potentially ushering in an inten...
By Adam Tong
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Even Before TikTok’s Troubles, Chinese Companies Were Wary of Washington
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Chinese tech companies long looked to the United States as a key market and source of investment....
By Geoffrey Gertz
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Incoming Trump Team Signals Tough Oil Sanctions Policy
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Key members of US President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration have indicated support for robust sanctions actions on Russian, Iranian and Venezuelan oil exports, ba...
By Rachel Ziemba
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Syria Seeks to Rebuild Oil and Gas Industry, but Needs Western Backing
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Syria's oil industry, along with its agriculture sector, was once the lifeblood of its economy, with international majors like Shell and TotalEnergies investing in the country...
By Alex Zerden
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Biden Takes Aim at Russian Oil. Trump Is Up Next.
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Talk about a parting shot. After nearly three years of winking and nodding at Russian oil exports, President Joe Biden dealt them a body blow two weeks before leaving office. ...
By Edward Fishman
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U.S. Issues Fresh Round of Sanctions Against Russia Ahead of Trump Return to White House
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The United States on Wednesday imposed hundreds of sanctions targeting Russia, seeking to increase pressure on Moscow in the Biden administration's final days and protect some...
By Edward Fishman
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Biden Administration Ignites Firestorm With Rules Governing A.I.’s Global Spread
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The next big fight over offshoring is playing out in Washington, and this time it involves artificial intelligence....
By Geoffrey Gertz
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‘New’ Syria Is Up Against Economy Ravaged by War
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Syria’s economy has been decimated by more than a decade of civil war and sanctions that have severed it from the global financial system....
By Rachel Ziemba
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U.S. Steel Faces an Uncertain Future — and a Daunting Legal Fight — After Biden Blocked Sale
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Inside U.S. Steel’s mills on Friday, ideas for the company’s future ranged from hedge funds buying up assets to a fractured sale to domestic competitors....
By Geoffrey Gertz
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With Election Over, Biden Eyes Parting Blow to Putin War Chest
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President Joe Biden is weighing major new sanctions against Russia’s energy sector in his final weeks in office, four people familiar with the matter said, as the administrati...
By Edward Fishman
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Millions in Bonds for Israel Put U.S. States at Odds with Investment Policies
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The United States has long been Israel’s primary international backer, lending it vast political, diplomatic and financial support....
By Rachel Ziemba
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Limits on Aid to Syria Threaten to Worsen the Country’s Humanitarian Crisis
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In the week since President Bashar al-Assad’s government in Syria fell in a shocking conclusion to the country’s 13-year civil war, Syrians have celebrated the end of a regime...
By Alex Zerden
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Could Chinese Cars Still Enter the United States?
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As the sun sets on the Biden administration, it is preparing one last maneuver that could prevent Chinese cars from driving on American roads for years to come. The Departmen...
By Emily Kilcrease
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Major Cloud Providers Could Get Key Role in AI Chip Access Outside the US, Sources Say
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In its latest jab at Beijing, the U.S. will empower companies like Google and Microsoft to act as gatekeepers worldwide for highly sought-after access to AI chips, two people ...
By Geoffrey Gertz
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Biden Tees Up Trump With a Final China Chip Battle
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With one foot out of the Oval Office, U.S. President Joe Biden fired a parting shot at China’s semiconductor industry—setting the stage for fresh trade tensions over the power...
By Geoffrey Gertz
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China Is Studying Russia’s Sanctions Evasion to Prepare for Taiwan Conflict
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China has been supporting Russia’s economy since the start of the Ukraine war by buying its oil while supplying it with everything from microelectronics to washing machines. M...
By Edward Fishman
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‘Blood Will Emerge from My Ear’: Experts Pounce on Trump’s New ‘Weaponization’ Threat
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Donald Trump Saturday made a threat to foreign countries on social media, leading one expert to say it amounts to "weaponization of the dollar." Trump over the weekend took to...
By Rachel Ziemba
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The Real Numbers Behind Trump’s Canada Tariff Threat
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The data point is just one of many that help to contextualise Donald Trump’s threat to hit Canada and Mexico with a 25 per cent tariffs on all goods. The tariffs, which will a...
By Rachel Ziemba
