A controversial type of cryptocurrency is gaining in popularity among some small merchants operating in the shadows of mainstream commerce.

IKEA Supply AG, the Swedish furniture seller, is challenging the Commerce Department’s decision to expand the scope of products covered by duty orders on Chinese plywood.

Petrochemical marketing company The Plaza Group is challenging U.S. duties on acetone from Spain at the U.S. Court of International Trade.

Cargill Inc. welcomes the first phase of a U.S.-China trade agreement but cautions that exports of some agricultural goods have yet to resume and tariffs are still in place.

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French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said he’s hopeful for a compromise with the U.S. on digital tax to avoid a transatlantic trade war.