The Office of the USTR held two days of public meetings to explore remedies intended to penalize ocean carriers that use Chinese-built ships and revive commercial shipbuilding in the U.S.  

Trump highlighted a list of countries that will be subject to tariffs above the baseline rate, including 20% for the European Union and 34% for China.

One approach is to adopt a three-tier approach to staffing, where you have both short-term hires and permanent workers, with a layer of recurring, flexible workers.

It’s not as if every department head is just waiting for the chance to temper business decisions according to how they’ll play out elsewhere in the company.

There’s an extraordinary amount of insight into why workers stay and leave that can be mined from careful collection and analysis of data.

Several major retail companies have cautioned that tariffs will swiftly lead to higher prices for U.S. consumers. 

"This is not the outcome we wanted," said Doug Ford. "We have no choice; we have to respond."

Mexico continued to attempt to negotiate with the Trump administration right up to the deadline. Canada swore to introduce retaliatory tariffs.

There are no easy answers in the search for fuels that will help achieve the International Maritime Organization’s net zero greenhouse gas emissions target for the industry by mid-century.

U.S.-based companies are also likely to suffer because of reciprocal tariffs imposed by America’s trading partners in retaliation, threatening profit from exports.