Provided is a weekly snapshot of the recent trade tariffs, data center, Internet of Things and plastic waste related news that HOBI’s blog reported during the week 6/24-6/28. Apple letter expresses concern about tariffs on iPhones In a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, dated last Monday but released to the public on the…
According to a new NerdWallet survey, conducted by the Harris Poll, of the predicted 93 percent of Americans that plan to make purchases this holiday season, 44 percent will be comparing prices of products more closely due to the current trade war with China. Tariffs have dominated business and economic news throughout 2018. In an…
Scrap buyers in China greatly reduced their purchases from other parts of the world in September, with the largest contributing factor likely to be the tariffs that China’s government placed on several scrap commodities shipped from the United States, as part of the seemingly omnipresent trade dispute. Statistics issued by the General Administration of Customs of…
Provided is a weekly snapshot of the recent technology, electronic waste, and mobile related news that HOBI’s blog reported on during the week 6/25-6/29. The Doctor on Your Wrist: How Smartwatches are Saving Lives Aside from being convenient and fashionable, wearable technology is also extremely helpful – and maybe even lifesaving! Wearables like smartwatches can…
The U.S. and Chinese governments have doubled down in an escalating trade dispute, with the U.S. threatening to impose tariffs on up to $153 billion of imports for China. The situation then escalated with the U.S. released a list of 1,300 products it proposed hitting with tariffs beginning July 6, which totals about $50 billion…