Ana Swanson

New research finds that former President Donald J. Trump’s tariffs did not bring back U.S. jobs, but voters appeared to reward him for the levies anyway.

WASHINGTON — In the depths of the pandemic, as global supply chains buckled and the cost of shipping a container to China soared nearly twentyfold, Marco Villarreal spied an opportunity.

MO I RANA, Norway — In Mo i Rana, a small Norwegian industrial town on the cusp of the Arctic Circle, a cavernous gray factory sits empty and unfinished in the snowy twilight — a monument to unfulfilled economic hope.

Moscow’s continued strength is a humbling result for the U.S. and its allies.

SAN FRANCISCO — In December 2022, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the key maker of the world's most cutting-edge chips, said it planned to spend $40 billion in Arizona on its first major U.S. hub for semiconductor production.

The United States is investing $39 billion to help build factories. But even after U.S. facilities are built, chip manufacturing will remain decidedly global. See how.

The international journey of Onsemi’s product demonstrates how difficult it will be to decouple from East Asia and other regions that dominate the chip market.

Tensions over economic ties are running high, threatening to disrupt a fragile cooperation between the U.S. and China.

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken is in China this week as tensions have risen over trade, security, Russia’s war on Ukraine and the Middle East crisis.

The direct meeting with China’s leader was a sign of continued effort to ease tensions, but officials expect little progress on core issues like Taiwan, trade and Chinese support of Russia.