U.S. multinational investment firm BlackRock highlighted some of the main risks about China. For starters, it stated that military conflicts, whether in response to internal social unrest or conflicts with other countries, could disrupt economic development. For example, the Chinese economy is vulnerable to long-standing disagreements and religious
A White House report references the pros and cons of big data, including its impact on economic competition and privacy. Big data is a general term used to describe the voluminous amount of unstructured and semi-structured data that a company creates: data that would take too much time
Trinity Industries delivered 4,325 new railcars in the third quarter of the year, 13.9% below the company’s own projection. Deliveries were 685 units below that expectation due to the closure of the U.S.–Mexico border by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). In addition, increased state vehicle inspections caused
Intel continues to build two semiconductor production facilities in the United States as the U.S. has increased restrictions on its exports of certain related products to China. In 2022, Intel closed a transaction with Brookfield Asset Management that resulted in the formation of Arizona Fab LLC (Arizona Fab),
A total of 130 members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) called for the restoration of the Appellate Body, which the United States opposed. Indeed, Guatemala, on behalf of 130 members, submitted for the 69th time the panel’s proposal to initiate selection processes to fill vacancies on the
World exports of agricultural products totaled US$1.412 trillion in 2022, an increase of 4.9%, according to data from the World Trade Organization (WTO). In discussing market access aspects of agricultural trade reform, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay indicated that international trade plays a fundamental role in food security