A brewing trade war with China threatens to derail the fastest-growing sector of the U.S. manufacturing economy as chemical companies rethink spending almost $100bn on new factories.

China raised import duties on pork, fruit and other products from the United States on Monday in an escalating tariff dispute with U.S. President Trump that companies worry might depress global commerce.

The air in Pohang is thick with steel dust and anxiety. No place in South Korea has more to lose from President Trump’s tariffs on steel imports than this industrial city on the country’s southeast coast.

It's a normal weekday at the Port of Vancouver. That means by noon, piles of steel slab cover the work yard at the docks on the Columbia River.

During this time of uncertainty procurement professionals should take the opportunity to elevate their role as a trusted advisor, says Andrew Coulcher, group membership and knowledge director of CIPS.

We’re now awash in “crypto” hype — cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and fundraising efforts like initial coin offerings. For every venture capitalist or technical expert, there’s a half-dozen hype men and fly-by-night startups making the entire space look like a 21st-century version of the Amsterdam tulip mania.