Reviewed by Thomas J. Catalano Fact checked by Jared Ecker International trade is the purchase and sale of goods and services by companies in different countries. Consumer goods, raw materials, food, ...

Yet international trade can be a contentious political issue, both domestically and between governments. When a firm or an individual buys a good or a service produced more cheaply abroad, living ...

US President Donald Trump's use of tariffs as a blunt weapon to extract concessions on everything from commerce to ...

Gain a basic understanding of a government-sanctioned import tariff, what it is meant to accomplish and the common reasons for implementation.

Firing the opening salvos of a trade war, Donald Trump said his reasons were simple: stop “illegal aliens” and put an end to ...

They're commonly used in international trade as a protectionist measure ... Here are five of the top reasons tariffs are used. The levying of tariffs is often highly politicized.

After announcing steep tariffs on Mexico and Canada, President Donald Trump has put them on pause for one month after ...

The world's two biggest economies are on the brink of an economically destructive trade war. Here's what experts think could ...

The president’s threats to slap duties on goods imported from the European Union are part of a pattern of directing the ...