Beijing might have little choice but to reconfigure its economy should it become embroiled in a broader trade conflict.

The containment policy set in the first Trump administration and continued under President Biden will get a harder edge, former officials say.

The world is entering an era of protectionism” as the U.S. turns to aggressive tariffs, warns one China expert. How nasty will it get?

Technology stocks soared in Trump’s first term, helped by the administration’s tax policies. But the relationship was tempestuous: Trump’s immigration stance threatened a source of high-skilled immigrants that comprises a significant part of the industry’s work force and his trade wars threatened international sales and supply chains.

The stock market broadly has been rising faster than corporate profits, which raises the volume on criticism from skeptics that it's gotten too expensive. The S&P 500 is still up nearly 25% for the year so far, on top of last year's leap of 24.2%.