tariffs

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In September 2024, months after the Eletre’s American order books opened, the U.S. government hit Chinese cars with stiff tariffs that pushed the SUV’s starting price from $107,000 to nearly $230,000.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

The EU in recent years has tried to tackle the imbalance through higher tariffs and a wave of anti-subsidy probes in the clean tech sector, leading to increased trade frictions between Brussels and Beijing.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

The industry has seen several increases across hardware and subscription prices recently, with companies frequently citing hardware tariffs, ongoing inflation and shortages of Ram - a type of memory chip used in computing devices.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

An estimated $166 billion in tariffs collected over the past year—plus interest—is due to flow back to the companies that paid the levies the Supreme Court struck down in February.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

The United States and Oman had just completed negotiations on a free-trade agreement to eliminate tariffs and trade barriers between the two nations.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman