Government
August 8, 2019
Consumers are now in control. Image credit: Penninsula
By Sarah Jones
The trade war between the United States and China continues to escalate, and the impact of the dispute is reverberating to global markets as well as the luxury business.
{"ct":"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","iv":"c46e8be26af821af48cbc8323fe1d6a8","s":"958d2d0113aca915"}
Share your thoughts. Click here