All US articles
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News briefsUS and China to suspend part of tariffs for 90 days starting May 14
The US said it would lower its reciprocal tariff on Chinese goods to 10 percent from 125 percent, while China said it would cut its tariff on US goods to the same level.
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ArticleInvestment firm William Blair on Trump tariffs
Like many others, the companies in the firm’s network seem to be taking a wait-and-see approach.
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ArticleA way out of the trade dispute: Is Cambodia the new Vietnam of the footwear industry?
We talked to shoe manufacturer Shoe Premier about state-of-the-art production and low-risk environments.
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ArticleTrump orders begin to affect US ‘de minimis’ policy
Trump has signed three Executive Orders affecting the ‘de minimis’ exemption, which includes products that are from Mexico, Canada or China.
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ArticleLatest on Trump’s first 30 days: Panama will not renew Belt and Road deal
The isthmus country appears to be reorienting its foreign policy.
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ArticleMore evidence of pickleball’s rise outside the US
The annual growth rate (CAGR) of the sport is 9 percent per year from 2020 to 2030, our research shows.
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ArticleWhat about AI, CBDCs and NATO? More on Trump’s early days
The new administration of President Donald Trump is not letting up yet.
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News briefsAnother call in the US to investigate Shein, Temu
This time it’s coming from an independent government agency.
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News briefsTemu beginning to compete on Amazon’s territory
Temu has opened its local warehouse program to vendors with corporate entities registered in Europe and to holders of European passports.
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News briefsAfter bitcoin, SEC gives the nod to ether
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has amended its rules and cleared the way for exchange-traded products (ETPs) – notably, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) – that deal in spot ether. The change results from petitions from NYSE Arca, Nasdaq and Cboe BZX. Ether is the crypto currency associated with the ...
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ArticleNo more non-competes in the US
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has deemed non-compete clauses to be unfair competition (in violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act) and issued a nationwide ban. Once the ban goes into effect – 120 days after its publication in the Federal Register – existing non-competes will no longer ...
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ArticleA look at racquet sports in the US
RacquetX and marketing agency LaneTerralever (LT) published a report titled Who’s on the Court: A Profile of Today’s Racquet Sports Player, available online, to lay out the results of a survey they conducted in February of this year. The sample was 506 people in the US who have played “at ...
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ArticleMerger produces new league in American football
In the world of American football, the XFL and the USFL have merged into the United Football League (UFL). The league will be playing in the spring, which is the off-season for the National Football League (NFL), and has scheduled a first game for March 30. The league’s President and ...
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ArticlePádel has a “courts” problem in the US
Eric Loftus discovered pádel as a business proposition when, in 2021, he traveled to Cologne and paid a visit to FSB, the self-described international trade show for public space, sports and leisure facilities. As he has now explained to The Padel Paper, “every single booth at that trade show was ...
