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US hits shippers with North Korea sanctions

With little apparent progress in denuclearization talks with North Korea, the Trump administration stepped up pressure on the isolated nation.

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US restores Iran sanctions lifted under Obama nuclear deal

The Trump administration on Friday announced the reimposition of all U.S. sanctions on Iran that had been lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal.

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US hits Venezuela with oil sanctions to pressure Maduro

The Trump administration on Monday sanctioned Venezuela's state-owned oil company, ratcheting up pressure on Maduro.

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US to end sanctions waivers for importing Iranian oil

The Trump administration said Monday that it will no longer exempt any countries from U.S. sanctions if they continue to buy Iranian oil. Benchmark U.S. crude oil rose 2.4% early Monday.

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US move to end Iran exemptions sending oil prices higher

Oil prices have hit 2019 highs in the the wake of the U.S. move to impose sanctions on countries that buy Iranian oil, and analysts said Tuesday that oil could get still more expensive.

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US-China trade dispute weighing on retail sector

Both Dollar Tree and rival Dollar General warned they would have to raise prices if the fourth round of tariffs on imports from China goes into effect.

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Iran says ‘idiotic’ new US sanctions shut doors of diplomacy

Trump enacted the new sanctions against Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his associates on Monday.

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Trump freezes Venezuelan government assets amid tensions

The Trump administration froze all Venezuelan government assets in a dramatic escalation of tensions with Nicolás Maduro that places his socialist administration alongside a short list of adversaries.

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US extends limited reprieve on tech sales to China’s Huawei

The Trump administration has extended a limited reprieve on U.S. technology sales to Huawei, even as questions remain over the broader effects sanctions are having on the Chinese tech giant.

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Trump threatens to ‘destroy’ Turkey’s economy with sanctions

President Trump announced sanctions aimed at restraining the Turks' assault against Kurdish fighters and civilians in Syria that began after Trump announced he was moving U.S. troops out of the way.

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