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Why tariffs threaten to raise the cost of drinking water

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Oct 25, 2018
The Trump administration's tariffs on steel, aluminum and more than $250 billion worth of Chinese products are turning up in the darndest of places.
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Game theory suggests the trade war could last a long time

by Scott Tong
Oct 25, 2018
Social scientists say it's rational for countries to act in their self-interest.
Half of everything China sends to the United State is subject to tariffs. Above, container ships outside of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
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Trade showdown

Game theory suggests the trade war could last a long time

by Scott Tong
Oct 25, 2018
Social scientists say it's rational for countries to act in their self-interest.
Half of everything China sends to the United State is subject to tariffs. Above, container ships outside of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
David McNew/Getty Images
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Retaliatory tariffs could be a boon for U.S. food banks

by Bret Jaspers
Oct 24, 2018
Some crops from U.S. farmers losing money from a trade spat with China will be redirected to food banks across the country.
Volunteers sort pears at a San Francisco food bank in 2017.
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Foreign infant milk formula still highly coveted in China 10 years after the melamine scandal

by Jennifer Pak
Oct 24, 2018
Eight of the top 10 baby food brands in China are foreign.
The e-commerce platform JD.com is one of the most popular ways to buy foreign infant milk formula.
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Foreign infant milk formula still highly coveted in China 10 years after the melamine scandal

by Jennifer Pak
Oct 24, 2018
Eight of the top 10 baby food brands in China are foreign.
The e-commerce platform JD.com is one of the most popular ways to buy foreign infant milk formula.
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WTO talks! See who's invited! (Not the U.S. or China)

by Emma Jacobs
Oct 24, 2018
With the trade feud between the U.S. and China looming, the main goal of the talks is reform.
A man is seen in silhouette leaving the World Trade Organization (WTO) headquaters on September 21, 2018 in Geneva.
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WTO talks! See who's invited! (Not the U.S. or China)

by Emma Jacobs
Oct 24, 2018
With the trade feud between the U.S. and China looming, the main goal of the talks is reform.
A man is seen in silhouette leaving the World Trade Organization (WTO) headquaters on September 21, 2018 in Geneva.
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Weather and trade tensions worry tobacco farmers

by Andy Uhler
Oct 23, 2018
Farmers in North Carolina face losses from recent storms and Chinese tariffs.
A tobacco field in North Carolina. China is the largest consumer of the state’s tobacco.
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Trade showdown

Weather and trade tensions worry tobacco farmers

by Andy Uhler
Oct 23, 2018
Farmers in North Carolina face losses from recent storms and Chinese tariffs.
A tobacco field in North Carolina. China is the largest consumer of the state’s tobacco.
Travis HEYING/AFP/Getty Images
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