global manufacturing

    By Charles Hugh Smith

    | 10:00AM 9/16/2009
    The tiff over tariffs on Chinese tires has sparked a tug-of-war among pundits: Some are rushing to reassure us that China and the U.S. wouldn't be foolish enough to let this little spat blow up into something nasty, while others are labeling this the opening shot of a long-brewing trade...