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The Las Vegas Strip is deserted as casinos and other business are closed because of the coronavirus outbreak, Tuesday, April 14, 2020, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

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US relief checks begin arriving as economic damage piles up

by Christopher Rugaber Associated Press, Paul Wiseman Associated Press, and Jan M. Olsen Associated PressApril 15, 2020

President Donald Trump pumps his fist after signing a new North American trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, during an event at the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Trump celebrates revised trade pact

by Kevin Freking Associated Press, and Paul Wiseman Associated PressJanuary 30, 2020

President Donald Trump holds the signed a trade agreement with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

US, China strike limited trade agreement

by Kevin Freking Associated Press, and Paul Wiseman Associated PressJanuary 15, 2020

FILE - In this July 22, 2019, file stacked containers wait to be loaded on to trucks at the Port of Oakland in Oakland, Calif. China's government says trade negotiators are in “close communication” with Washington ahead of a weekend deadline for a U.S. tariff hike. But a Ministry of Commerce spokesman gave no indication of possible progress in trade talks or whether Washington might postpone the increase. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

US, China eye deal to suspend tariffs

by Paul Wiseman Associated PressDecember 12, 2019

Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, accompanied by U.S. trade representative Robert Lighthizer, left, and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, greets the media before trade meetings in Washington, Oct. 10.

US-China trade war shows no sign of ending

by Paul Wiseman Associated PressDecember 3, 2019

Esther Duflo, left, and Abhijit Banerjee speak during a news conference at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass., Monday, Oct. 14, 2019. Banerjee and Duflo, along with Harvard's Michael Kremer, were awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in economics for pioneering new ways to alleviate global poverty. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

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Three economists who study poverty win Nobel Prize

by Paul Wiseman Associated Press, Aleksandar Ljubojevic Associated Press, and Steve LeBlanc Associated PressOctober 14, 2019

This 2011 photo provided on Monday Oct. 14, 2019 by the CNRS (National Scientifc Research Center) shows Esther Duflo. The 2019 Nobel prize in economics has been awarded to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer "for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty." The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced the prize on Monday Oct. 14, 2019. (Cyril Fresillon/CNRS Phototheque via AP)

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Economists who study poverty win Nobel Prize

by Paul Wiseman Associated Press, and Aleksandar Ljubojevic Associated PressOctober 14, 2019

Tourists walk on the beach promenade as French police officers stand guard ahead of the upcoming G-7 Summit in Biarritz, France, Thursday.

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Vital signs: Global economy sours

by Paul Wiseman Associated Press, David McHugh Associated Press, and Josh Boak Associated PressAugust 22, 2019

President Donald Trump speaks during the "Presidential Social Media Summit" in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, July 11, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Trump threatens Guatemala over asylum deal

by Jill Colvin Associated Press, Sonia Perez D. Associated Press, and Paul Wiseman Associated PressJuly 23, 2019

FILE - In this May 9, 2019, photo, steel rods produced at the Gerdau Ameristeel mill in St. Paul, Minn. await shipment. Last week's flareup over the Mexico tariffs may prove to be a pivotal juncture. The spat was especially alarming to businesses because it came seemingly out of nowhere. Less than two weeks earlier, President Donald Trump had lifted tariffs on Mexican and Canadian steel and aluminum, action that seemed to signal warmer commercial ties between the United States and its...

Businesses showing discontent with Trump’s trade policies

by Paul Wiseman Associated Press, and Steve Peoples Associated PressJune 12, 2019