China’s slowing economic growth and weakening consumer sentiment pose a challenge to an e-commerce giant with world-swallowing ambitions.
Tag: International Trade and World Market
Fact Check of the Day: Fact-Checking Trump’s Claims About the Chinese Economy
At a news conference, the president answered a question about healing national divides by saying, falsely, that he had forced China to back down from a plan to strengthen its manufacturing industry.
At China’s Internet Conference, a Darker Side of Tech Emerges
The World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, China, has long showcased flashy new tech. This year, discussions also dealt with counterterrorism, data breaches and surveillance.
After Midterm Results, Canadians Watch Fate of Trade Agreement
The Democrat’s control of the House of Representatives may create new trade headaches for Canada.
The Election Showed a Divided Country. Investors Can Live With That.
The S&P 500 has risen in four of the first five trading days of the November. Wednesday’s 2.1 percent gain was its third-best showing this year.
China Seeks Allies as Trump’s Trade War Mounts. It Won’t Be Easy.
President Xi Jinping kicks off a Shanghai event showing a growing Chinese appetite to buy from the rest of the world. Even critics of the U.S. have doubts.