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Anomalies Found in Data Put Census Deadline in Jeopardy
The director of the Census Bureau says irregularities have been found during the numbers-crunching phase of the 2020 census.
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US Official: 2020 Census to End Oct. 5 Despite Court Order
The U.S. secretary of Commerce says the 2020 census will end Oct. 5, despite a federal judge’s ruling last week that the head count of every U.S. resident should continue through the end of October, according to a tweet posted on the Census Bureau’s website Monday
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Judge Halts Trump Administration Order Banning WeChat From Apple and Google App Stores
A U.S. judge in California halted the Trump administration’s ban on downloads of the Chinese-owned app WeChat early Sunday.
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Census Bureau Must Temporarily Halt Winding Down Operations
A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Census Bureau for the time being to stop following a plan that would have had it winding down operations in order to finish the 2020 census at the end of September
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Watchdog Details Storm of Political Pressure From WH in ‘Sharpiegate'
An inspector general report details the political pressure from the White House and Department of Commerce in what later became known as Sharpiegate
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US to Apply Tariffs to Mexican Fabricated Steel Imports
The U.S. Commerce Department announced Monday that it has decided to once again apply tariffs on fabricated steel imports from Mexico. In a statement, the U.S. agency said the decision came after an investigation into government subsidies assisting companies that export fabricated structural steel from Mexico, China and Canada. The agency said it determined Canadian exports do not warrant the...
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China May Restrict Tech Access in Spiraling US Trade Dispute
China is creating a system to protect its technology, according to state media, as the U.S. restricts the access of Chinese companies to American technology in a spiraling trade dispute. The People’s Daily newspaper said Sunday that the system will build a strong firewall to strengthen the nation’s ability to innovate and to accelerate the development of key technologies. “China...
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Cuba Restrictions Hit Cruise Lines at the Start of Summer
The Trump administration’s new restrictions on travel to Cuba will hit hardest at the cruise industry, taking away a new and increasingly popular destination at the start of the critical summer vacation season.
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Mexico Says Tariffs Will Send Tomato Prices Soaring in US
Mexico’s Economy Department said Tuesday that U.S. consumers could pay 38% to 70% more for tomatoes after the U.S. Commerce Department announced it would re-impose anti-dumping duties on Mexican imports.
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Retailers Could Ring Up More Than $1.1 Trillion in Holiday Sales, Topping Last Year
Retailers appear to have the odds in their favor this holiday season, with record-low unemployment across the U.S., strong consumer confidence and building sales momentum so far in 2018. “We think most retailers will have a good holiday season if they have a distinctive value proposition,” Rod Sides, vice chairman of Deloitte’s U.S. retail and distribution practice, told CNBC. “We...
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Moving Beyond China and Mexico, Trump Targets Canada Trade
President Donald Trump has long railed about unfair trade practices of China and Mexico. Now he’s drawn a new target — Canada. The two countries are suddenly sparring openly over inexpensive Canadian timber and Canada’s barriers to U.S. dairy products — disputes that go back years but rarely get such a public airing.
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Obama Administration Loosens Cuba Embargo With New Measures
The Obama administration is loosening the U.S. trade embargo on Cuba with a new round of regulations allowing American companies to sell to Cuba on credit and export a potentially wide range of products to the Cuban government for the first time, officials said Tuesday.