Politics
Kudlow: Economic boom here to stay as U.S. faces new trade talks
Oct. 19The Trump administration aims to keep up the U.S. economy's trajectory as it faces new trade talks with the European Union, Japan and China in the coming months.
Geely 'corrects' rumors about presidential family ties
Oct. 18Geely Automobile Holdings, long the subject of speculation about its political ties, has moved to dispel a widely held belief its chairman's wife was related to Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Trump warns Mexico on migrant caravan, threatens new trade deal
Oct. 18President Donald Trump threatened to deploy the military and close the southern border if Mexico did not halt large groups of migrants headed for the U.S. from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.
GOP's McConnell says tariffs hurt, urges trade progress
Oct. 17Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell prodded President Donald Trump's administration to quickly resolve festering trade disputes, particularly with China.
McConnell rules out vote on new NAFTA trade deal before 2019
Oct. 16The renegotiated U.S. trade deal with Mexico and Canada won't get a vote in Congress this year, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said, setting up a potential fight with Democrats next year.
World's largest car market risks historic drop as Chinese buyers waver
Oct. 12China's car market has been one of the most reliable engines of global growth for decades. Now that all might be coming to an end.
China car dealers push for tax cut as auto growth stalls, report says
Oct. 11China's top auto dealers' association has asked the government to halve taxes on car purchases to revive faltering sales, as worries grow the country's auto market could shrink this year.
Trump plans to drop 10 U.S. self-driving car test sites, report says
Oct. 4Ten sites picked by the Obama administration to be nation's hotbeds of self-driving car testing will soon have to compete with the rest of the country.
California dealer bill vetoed by governor over warranty payment formula
Oct. 1California Governor Jerry Brown, in a surprise move, vetoed a wide-ranging bill backed by the California New Car Dealers Association over his concerns regarding a formula automakers would have had to use to pay dealers for warranty and recall repairs.
Trump lauds NAFTA successor deal as win, chides tariff 'babies'
Oct. 1President Donald Trump celebrated a trade deal with Canada and Mexico to replace NAFTA as a “historic” win that vindicated his strategy of threatening tariffs on trade partners.
Gonna try now: But this Rocky is oh-for-nine
Oct. 1California Cadillac dealer Rocky De La Fuente plans to take another stab at a run for president in 2020, in spite of the fact that he's oh-for-nine in political races across the country.
U.S. 'very close' to proceeding with Mexico-only trade deal
Sept. 21The United States is getting "very, very close" to having to move forward on its trade deal with Mexico without Canada, White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said.
