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.

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.

The president has earned a reputation for bluffing on tariffs. But he has steadily and dramatically raised U.S. tariffs, transforming global trade.

Why has the media coverage of Anthony Albanese's China trip changed so markedly since his last visit? Because US apologists here are terrified of what Trump has done to alienate Australians.

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.

U.S. seaport operators are asking for extra time to implement pending tariffs on towering ship-to-shore cranes as they expect President Donald Trump's administration to follow through on a promise to essentially ban that vital cargo-handling equipment.

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

American companies in China are reporting record-low investment plans and declining confidence in profits this year. A survey by the U.S.