U.S. Trade Tensions with China Hit Fever Pitch
March 16, 2018
Following through on his 2016 campaign promise, President Trump is implementing trade policies that buck conventional wisdom in Washington, D.C. and among U.S. businesses. Stiff tariffs and the dismantling of longstanding trade agreements –...
Foreign Investment Review Reform Bill Could Spell Trouble for Semiconductor Industry
February 27, 2018
Foreign investment, which fuels technological innovation, productivity, and broad-based growth, is critical to the semiconductor industry’s long-term success. That stream of billions of dollars in investment, however, is at risk of narrowing as a...
Federal Funding for R&D Outlined in Divergent Trends; Congress and White House offer competing visions
February 26, 2018
The White House has released its fiscal year (FY) 2019 budget proposal just as Congress secured a two-year budget deal that will begin the process of wrapping up the rest of FY 2018 and set the government’s top line spending for FY 2019 as well....