J.P. Morgan Backs American Bike Manufacturer with $19 Million Amid Asian Imports

J.P. Morgan Backs American Bike Manufacturer with $19 Million Amid Asian Imports

Guardian Bikes, an American company out of Seymour, Indiana that sells direct-to-consumer, wants to ensure that it keeps manufacturing 100% of its bicycles right here in the U.S., and to do so, has received a $19 million loan from J.P. Morgan to help them.

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Big Ag is Dead Wrong on Trade

Big Ag is Dead Wrong on Trade

Feeding America with abundant, healthy, locally-produced food is as important as any trade or industrial goal. Reinforcing our capacity to feed ourselves makes the nation stronger, safer, and more prosperous, whole the Big Ag status quo blindly follows a globalized model that has left far too many American farms behind.

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CPA Applauds Commerce Department’s Final Determinations Confirming China’s Rampant Trade Violations in Solar Imports from Southeast Asia

CPA Applauds Commerce Department’s Final Determinations Confirming China’s Rampant Trade Violations in Solar Imports from Southeast Asia

The Department’s decision confirms what CPA has consistently warned: Chinese solar companies have been illegally circumventing U.S. trade laws through Southeast Asian shell operations, flooding the U.S. market with dumped and subsidized products directly harming the domestic solar manufacturing industry.

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Wall Street Underwrites China’s Top EV Battery Maker—House China Committee Pushes Back

Wall Street Underwrites China’s Top EV Battery Maker—House China Committee Pushes Back

The Department of Defense designated CATL as a “Chinese military company” under Section 1260H of the National Defense Authorization Act on January 7. Their concern: CATL’s advanced lithium-ion batteries may one day be used to power China’s submarine fleet, replacing older battery models.

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Imports Show Near-Zero Growth Month Over Month As Tariff Reset Begins

Imports Show Near-Zero Growth Month Over Month As Tariff Reset Begins

Imports did not vanish, but their growth rate was flat at zero percent in February compared to January after nearly two months of importers rushing in orders ahead of tariffs. February goods and services imports were $401 billion, a statistically insignificant change from January, the Bureau of Economic Analysis said.

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