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China's Export Curbs Threaten Apple's Manufacturing Plans As Firm Shifts US iPhone Production To India: Report

China's Export Curbs Threaten Apple's Manufacturing Plans As Firm Shifts US iPhone Production To India: Report

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  3 Comments  •  last year

Is that a green shoot?  A number of news outlets are reporting that Apple is scaling up production of iPhones in India for export to the US to circumvent the tariffs on China.  China is throwing up...
China caves on 125% tariff for major US export after White House predicts Beijing can't keep up

China caves on 125% tariff for major US export after White House predicts Beijing can't keep up

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  5 Comments  •  last year

No, China hasn't 'caved'.  But even China cannot avoid reality, so China has to blink.  A lot of what the United States exports are low value commodities that are needed as feedstock for...
Congress passes bill to fight deepfake nudes, revenge porn

Congress passes bill to fight deepfake nudes, revenge porn

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  1 Comments  •  last year

Nothing like a good porn bill to bring Congress together in bipartisanship.
New York lawmakers are moving to shut down Elon Musk’s Tesla sales across the EV-friendly state

New York lawmakers are moving to shut down Elon Musk’s Tesla sales across the EV-friendly state

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  36 Comments  •  last year

Does the Democrats' need for political attention outweigh the harm they cause to workers and consumers?  While sales obviously garners the sole attention of politicians (look at all that money!),...
'No way' US can recoup lost China container imports

'No way' US can recoup lost China container imports

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  8 Comments  •  last year

It's not often the unbiased liberal press allows real information to leak into the reporting.  As the data shows, the United States is importing boatloads of cheap, disposable, plastic consumer...
China quietly exempts some U.S.-made semiconductors from tariffs

China quietly exempts some U.S.-made semiconductors from tariffs

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  9 Comments  •  last year

Cracks are appearing in the inscrutable wall.  Reuters reports that the tariff exemptions include pharmaceuticals and aircraft parts.  There may be other exempted US goods. China's economy had...
Congressional Republicans Might Set Off the Debt Bomb

Congressional Republicans Might Set Off the Debt Bomb

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  2 Comments  •  last year

Here we go again.  Here's another rehash of the same Libertarian lies and Neoliberal nonsense we've heard for half a century.  These arguments illustrate why the Republican Party had to be...
If America won't build the future, China will gladly do it

If America won't build the future, China will gladly do it

Via: Nerm_L  •  News Viners  •  1 Comments  •  last year

People can't the see forest because there are too many trees.  China is an industrial economy that depends heavily on engineering. China gets its science from the United States.  China builds...
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