Tariffs—taxes placed on imported goods—are one of the oldest tools in the United States' economic policy arsenal, dating back to the 18th century. Recently they've returned to the spotlight in a big way.

South Africa urged G20 countries to show global and cooperative leadership to tackle challenges including rising trade barriers, as the club's finance chiefs met on Thursday under the shadow of President Donald Trump's tariff threats.

China has been a fierce critic of sweeping U.S. tariffs that Trump announced on April 2. He later delayed the implementation of most but China, which has said it will respond with its own tariffs on U.S. imports, now faces a deadline next month to negotiate a deal.

“When you punch the United States of America,” said Karoline Leavitt, ... Since Trump imposed his first round of tariffs on China in 2018, Beijing’s leaders have developed a toolkit of ...

U.S. retailers and other importers that had largely halted shipments in May due to tariffs, resumed imports from China in June, amid truce.

The operators of Chicago-area companies that make such goods as kitchen and organizational products say higher tariffs on Chinese imports is threatening the survival of their businesses.

“When you punch the United States of America,” said Karoline Leavitt, ... Since Trump imposed his first round of tariffs on China in 2018, Beijing’s leaders have developed a toolkit of ...

It’s a day that many little girls dream of -- getting to try on and take home their wedding dress -- but recent tariffs placed on China by the United States is slowly turning that experience into a nightmare.