Nov 14, 2019

Tariffs were a port decision

The US flag flies over a container ship unloading it's cargo from Asia, at the Port of Long Beach, California on August 1, 2019. MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images

Hong Kong enters a recession. Tariffs are taking a toll at our ports. Why inflation figures aren't jibing with all this news of low unemployment.

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Trade war threatens 1.5 million American jobs, study says

by Scott Tong

Nov 14, 2019

The trade war debate often focuses on exports. But the Port of Los Angeles has found more jobs are threatened by tariffs on imports.

Container trucks arrive at the Port of Long Beach on August 23, 2019 in Long Beach, California. - President Donald Trump hit back at China on August 23, 2019, in their mounting trade war, raising existing and planned tariffs in retaliation for Beijing's announcement earlier in the day of new duties on American goods.

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