As the world’s second-largest economy deals with multiple problems, is it time for a cozier relationship?
Economic Policy
Posted inEconomic Policy
Sketchy Auto Title Loans Under Fire
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is taking aim at the practice of borrowers exchanging the title of their vehicle for a small-dollar loan.
Posted inTAP
Will Biden Have Enough Chips in 2024?
Today on TAP: His industrial-policy programs are great. How much of an election year difference can they make?
Posted inEconomic Policy
Delinking From China Doesn’t Mean U.S. Workers Will Benefit
Not if our corporations produce their goods in countries with lower wages than the Chinese.
Posted inWorking in America
Econ Commentators Join TSMC to Declare U.S. Workers’ Premature Defeat
The econ blogosphere hasn’t really checked, but knows in its heart American workers aren’t up to the job.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Amazon’s Quiet Role in the Green Hydrogen Debate
The e-commerce company is a principal member of the trade group lobbying the Treasury Department for looser rules on the emerging fuel.
Posted inTransportation
Tesla’s Incipient Dominance of EV Charging Networks
Automakers switching to Tesla’s charging plug opens up more opportunities in the short term, but problems in the long term.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Yellow Scapegoats Teamsters for Apollo-Led Bankruptcy
The trucking company alleges the Teamsters used the company as a sacrificial lamb.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Small Town That’s Connecting America
Hickory, North Carolina, is home to nearly half of the country’s fiber-optic cable production, which is growing because of the Biden infrastructure law.
Posted inEconomic Policy
It’s Natural That People Feel Bad About the Economy Right Now
Look past the headline numbers and the story begins to emerge. Whether Biden’s strategy can outlast this rough patch is another question.