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Lisa Baertlein

Lisa Baertlein

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United States eases port fees on China-built ships after industry backlash

The Trump administration shielded on Thursday domestic exporters and vessel owners servicing the Great Lakes,

United States eases port fees on China-built ships after industry backlash
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Trump trade war could hit imports at busiest US port in May, port executive says

Imports to the busiest U.S. seaport could drop as soon as May, as companies pause orders in response to President Donald Trump's escalating tariffs on China

Trump trade war could hit imports at busiest US port in May, port executive says
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Trump's escalating tariffs threaten to reverse US import boom

U.S. container imports rose 11% year over year in March, continuing this year's outsized monthly gains, but U.S.

Trump's escalating tariffs threaten to reverse US import boom
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Trump signs executive order seeking to revitalize US shipbuilding

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Trump signs executive order seeking to revitalize US shipbuilding
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US importers, whip-sawed by tariff uncertainty, move to sidelines

So many U.S. companies rushed in goods to avoid President Donald Trump's threatened tariffs that imports soared to near-record levels in recent weeks.

US importers, whip-sawed by tariff uncertainty, move to sidelines
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Trump's reciprocal tariff plan amplifies risk of ocean shipping chaos, executives say

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Trump's reciprocal tariff plan amplifies risk of ocean shipping chaos, executives say
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Trump tariff threats prompt some drugmakers to expedite shipments to US

Some drugmakers are taking the unusual step of sending more medicines by air to the U.S., two executives and two

Trump tariff threats prompt some drugmakers to expedite shipments to US
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US fossil fuel, farm groups rail against Trump port fee plan at hearing

Fossil fuel and agriculture industry executives on Wednesday criticized a plan by President Donald Trump's administration for big fees on

US fossil fuel, farm groups rail against Trump port fee plan at hearing
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Trump's port fees on Chinese ships threaten US maritime industry, say executives

President Donald Trump's plan to revitalize the U.S. shipbuilding industry is likely to backfire because it relies on proposed

Trump's port fees on Chinese ships threaten US maritime industry, say executives
Business|Economy|Finance|US

FedEx cuts full-year results forecast on 'uncertainty' in economy, bad weather

FedEx Corp lowered its full-year profit and revenue forecasts on Thursday, as the parcel delivery firm battles stubbornly soft demand and uncertainty in

FedEx cuts full-year results forecast on 'uncertainty' in economy, bad weather
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Proposed US port fees on China-built ships begin choking coal, agriculture exports

President Donald Trump's plan to revive U.S. shipbuilding using massive fees on China-linked ship visits

Proposed US port fees on China-built ships begin choking coal, agriculture exports

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