Protectionism

World The coronavirus outbreak has disrupted supply chains, causing a spike in food prices AFP/WANG Zhao 01 Apr 2020 11:33AM(Updated: 01 Apr 2020 11:40AM) GENEVA: Food supply chains must be protected from any trade-related measures taken during the COVID-19 pandemic, the heads of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and UN…

GENEVA, March 31 (Reuters) - Food supply chains must be protected from any trade-related measures taken during the COVID-19 pandemic, the heads of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and U.N. food and health agencies said on Tuesday, warning of possible shortages and price spikes.They voiced concern that disruptions to the…

(Bloomberg) --With the U.S. now surpassing all other countries in the number of coronavirus cases and health experts estimating the peak may still be weeks away, President Donald Trump’s administration is having a harder time defending tariffs on health-related goods imported from China.That’s especially true for products used in the U.S.…

By Alex BallingallOttawa BureauThu., March 26, 2020timer4 min. readOTTAWA—Amidst a global scramble for medical supplies and a clampdown on travel, Canada’s new ambassador to the United States says no country will get through the COVID-19 pandemic alone. Newly-named in a country intent on putting up walls and charting its own…

Editor’s note: The Economist is making some of its most important coverage of the covid-19 pandemic freely available to readers of The Economist Today, our daily newsletter. To receive it, register here. For more coverage, see our coronavirus hubFACED WITH the first great crisis of his presidency, Donald Trump fell…

Photo Credit: Oliver Contreras – Pool/Getty Images The troubled rapper-producer gave a rare interview with the Wall Street Journal. Over the last few years, Kanye West has lost thousands of people who once previously called themselves stans. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal‘s Christina Binkley, Kanye opened up about…

Kanye West speaks in a new interview on the backlash he's received for wearing his infamous MAGA hat. While it's probably the last thing you're concerned about right now, Kanye West is getting a few things off chest when it comes to his MAGA hat. The rapper sat down for…

Source: The Washington Post / Getty Kanye West will never ever be viewed the same way that was before he decided to lick Donald Trump’s boots clean. Whatever his legacy was prior to his MAGA indoctrination no longer exists. The new Kanye West is a lover of the man who…

I got canceled. It happened just three weeks into a role a recruiter placed me in leading social media strategy for a top global tech brand. What happened? In a blink, a client whom I never saw face to face filed a quick complaint. Without fact-checking, conferring with colleagues or…

Countries Starting to Hoard Food, Threatening Global Trade(Bloomberg) --It’s not just grocery shoppers who are hoarding pantry staples. Some governments are moving to secure domestic food supplies during the conoravirus pandemic.Kazakhstan, one of the world’s biggest shippers of wheat flour, banned exports of that product along with others, including carrots,…