Sales at retailers rebounded in June after the White House dialed back high U.S. tariffs, as consumers temporarily shrugged off the trade wars and spent more on cars, clothes, do-it-yourself projects and dining out.

The Chicago Cubs need to add some talent to their bullpen. They could hit the trade market in the coming weeks to fill this massive hole.

All told, 16 teams — or more than half the league — own at least a 20 percent chance of making the postseason. This time last year, eventual playoff teams had odds of 43.9 percent (Mets), 39.5 percent (Padres) and 7.6 percent (Tigers). The Twins were at 82.7 percent. Sorry to remind you, Minnesota.

How, then, to explain the resilience of China’s exports in the turmoil of the global trade war? Some companies have been “front-loading”, or shipping extra goods to America, on fears that the truce will not hold and levies will increase further later.

Swedish engineering group Trelleborg missed market forecasts for second-quarter core earnings on Thursday, as U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war made customers cautious to place new orders, although it said business activity improved towards the end of the quarter.

The president wants tariffs, the higher the better. Whether that is achieved unilaterally or via deals is secondary.

US solar manufacturers said they have filed new trade petitions against India, Indonesia and Laos alleging illegal practices by largely Chinese-owned companies operating in those countries.

South Africa's main coalition partners are embroiled in a spat over how to respond to looming tariffs from a hostile Trump administration, after the smaller party said the president's aide was denied a U.