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A Former Oil Exec Explains What Low Prices Mean Apart From the Pump

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With oil prices nearing 18-month lows, John Hofmeister, former president of Shell Oil, explains all the different ways the price of oil affects the every day consumer apart from at the gas pump.
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How Cheaper Oil Prices Could Backfire on the Economy

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With oil prices nearing 18-month lows, John Hofmeister, former president of Shell Oil, explains all the different ways the price of oil affects the every day consumer apart from at the gas pump.
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Former Shell Exec Explains the Problem with Low Oil Prices

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With oil prices nearing 18-month lows, John Hofmeister, former president of Shell Oil, is worried about the negative impact of lower prices. In fact, he says, if prices drop below $40 a barrel, the cost of production will exceed the...
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How the Oil Price Plunge Could Backfire on the Economy

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With oil prices nearing 18-month lows, John Hofmeister, former president of Shell Oil, is worried about the negative impact of lower prices. In fact, he says, if prices drop below $40 a barrel, the cost of production will exceed the...
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The Truck Driver Shortage Won't Last In Self-Driving Era

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Jennifer Smith of the Wall Street Journal reports on a theory that autonomous trucks could come to market before passenger cars and obliterate an industry in the process.
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Trump's Tariffs Loom in the Background Before Apple Event

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Something different looms over this year's annual Apple keynote: an escalating trade war with China, a country on which the company is so dependent. What will that mean for the consumer? Plus, could there be some surprises in store at...
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NAFTA 101: Canada's place in the trade agreement

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The National brings you the basics on NAFTA, Canada's place and role in the agreement and how vitally important it is to the Canadian economy.
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China says new U.S. trade tariffs will harm the world

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China has said it will have to take what it called necessary counter-measures after the U.S announced plans for more tariffs on imports. The Asian giant says it's shocked and that the proposals will harm the world. It's been just a few...
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Trump Says He's 'Ready' to Slap Tariffs on All Chinese Imports, As Prices For Goods Rise

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The president, in an interview with CNBC on Thursday, said he's looking to tax every single Chinese good that enters the company, which amounts to $505 billion. The tariffs would come at a time when prices for common consumer products --...
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Watch live: Barnier addresses the UK's Brexit white paper

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The European Union's chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, is set to address the media following Theresa May's release of the Chequers plan on Northern Ireland. Barnier's address, which was originally scheduled for 1pm CEST, comes...
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'We can't afford to lose time' - EU's Brexit warning over Irish border

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We can't afford to lose time - the fresh warning from the EU to the UK over the Irish border issue, plaguing Brexit negotiations. It says without an agreement, there'll be no deal and no transition. It comes after British Prime Minister...
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Trump's 'Ready' to Slap Tariffs on All Chinese Imports

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The president, in an interview with CNBC this week, said he's looking to tax every single Chinese good that enters the U.S., which amounts to $505 billion. The tariffs would come at a time when prices for common consumer products,...
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Trade War Kicks Into High Gear

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The trade war continued to escalate overnight when the White House announced the possibility of rolling out additional tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports including agricultural goods, apparel, and appliances. Leaders from...
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Retaliatory tariff list finalized, industry aid announced

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Canada's list of retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods has been finalized, and on the same day, the federal government announced $2 billion in aid for the steel and aluminum sector.
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Trade War Talk Heats Up as Trump Officially Hits China With Tariffs

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President Trump announced on Friday a 25 percent tariff on $50 billion of Chinese exports, punishing the country for "theft of intellectual property and technology." China vowed to retaliate in equal measure, escalating tensions between...
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US-China trade tensions escalate

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The US and China are heading towards a trade war after President Donald Trump went ahead with his threat to impose tariffs on Chinese goods. Trade between the two countries "has been very unfair, for a very long time," Trump said. "This...
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Trade War Between U.S. and China Escalates As Trump Threatens More Tariffs

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Markets opened sharply lower on Tuesday after President Trump directed his administration to identify an additional $200 billion worth of Chinese goods that could be hit with taxes, upping the ante in the U.S.-China trade war. Trump's...
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Escalating Trade War Sends Stocks Reeling

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Markets opened sharply lower on Tuesday after President Trump directed his administration to identify an additional $200 billion worth of Chinese goods that could be hit with taxes, upping the ante in the U.S.-China trade war. Trump's...
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'The plastic is a disaster' - rescuing Belgium's rivers

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Delve beneath the surface of a river and you don't know what you might find. But, above all, you're likely to discover plastics - and loads of them. As the EU unveils plans to tackle single-use plastics, volunteers have been showing...
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China's strategy

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Wenran Jiang of UBC on how China may approach its trade fight with the U.S.
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How Trade with China Benefits Both Sides

9th - Higher Ed
By imposing tariffs on Chinese goods, the U.S. could be shooting itself in the foot because a lot of companies rely on open trade with China, says Joseph Steinberg, Political Economics Columnist at the Wall Street Journal.
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EU-US trade war talk heats up after Trump steel tariff threat

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American brands including Levi jeans and bourbon could face an import tax of up to 25% from the EU if President Trump goes ahead with his threat to place tariffs on European steel and aluminium. EU Commissioner for Trade, Cecilia...
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Tariffs lead to trade uncertainties

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Kevin Graham of Bourgault Industries on how Trump's import tariffs will affect his business.
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EU online shopping to get cheaper and easier

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Buyers will be able to shop online in the EU without being blocked or automatically re-routed Traders will have to treat cross-border shoppers in the same way as local ones, charging them the same prices 63% of websites assessed do not...