Donald Trump is upending a world that has brought peace and stability for 80 years. What is it he doesn’t understand?

A rapidly escalating trade war has socked stocks as investors weigh the fallout from President Trump’s tariff barrage.

The European Union is deepening other trade partnerships as U.S. relations sour. But with China, the relationship could get closer — or more combative.

The Chinese government said it would match President Trump’s tariff, and also barred a group of American companies from doing business in China.

The U.S. tariffs on transshipment countries like Vietnam and Cambodia are so steep that they could force a major reassessment of global supply chains.

Venezuela owes China’s banks about $10 billion, and its oil is about the only legal way it has to pay them back.

A nonprofit group said the president misapplied a law in imposing those levies and portrayed its filing as the first lawsuit to challenge the Trump administration over its tariffs.

And what business executives are saying behind closed doors.

The loophole has allowed retailers to send goods from China directly to U.S. shoppers without paying tariffs. Closing it could raise consumer prices.

The company counts on the sale of devices for three-quarters of its nearly $400 billion in annual revenue, and it makes almost all of its iPhones, iPads and Macs overseas.

The combination of lower oil prices and higher costs for essential materials like steel pipe threatens to squeeze domestic oil and gas producers.

Plus, a rare Beatles audition tape.

Not even America’s closest trading partners were spared by a policy broadside that spooked investors and left policymakers scrambling to formulate responses.

President Trump’s announcement went beyond most predictions, showing a greater willingness to follow his instincts even when critics — and some allies — consider failure a likely outcome.

The scene in the Chinese territory is concentrated at a few beaches with inconsistent swell. One intrepid surfer says it’s all about “turning nothing into something.”

The 34 percent tariff announced on Wednesday is in addition to two rounds of import taxes the president already imposed since January.

President Trump announced sweeping levies on countries across the world. The tariffs create a dilemma for longstanding friends — and an opportunity for foes.

The iPhone maker spent years trying to move production of some products out of China to avoid tariffs. But now that may not matter.

Two dozen trade experts gathered recently to simulate how a global trade war would play out. The results were surprisingly optimistic.

The president did not reveal the details of his plan to impose reciprocal tariffs the same day, but suggested he would move ahead with import taxes on trading partners.

The e-commerce giant put in a last-minute offer for the popular video app, according to three people familiar with the talks. TikTok faces a Saturday deadline to change its ownership structure.

Zou Zhenhao was convicted in London of raping 10 women in Britain, where he was a student, and in China.

The president is set to announce details of his sweeping tariffs, as companies and global trading partners scramble to respond.

Workers said poor-quality materials were used during construction by a Chinese developer as it sought to cut costs. Investigators also said they found substandard steel bars in the rubble.

Beijing’s message to America: We’re not afraid of you. You aren’t who you think you are — and we aren’t who you think we are.

The barges, which link up to form a bridge, could give China a way to land large numbers of vehicles and troops on Taiwan, solving a major logistical problem.

The state-owned automakers, longtime joint venture partners of Ford and Nissan, might combine operations as Beijing consolidates its sprawling car sector.

A popular electric vehicle made by the Chinese consumer electronics giant Xiaomi crashed into a concrete guardrail while deploying its autonomous driving feature. Three people died.

President Trump’s policies are straining trade ties and challenging a long-held truth in China about the centrality of the U.S. market.