Cheap pencil wood behaves unpredictably once the lathe reaches full speed. Some fibers shear cleanly while others explode without warning. As the cuts continued, bright colors fused into patterns ...

A production line at the Musgrave Pencil Co. in Tennessee, shown in 2016. (Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg News) Scott Johnson, president of the Musgrave Pencil Co. in Shelbyville, Tenn., was ready to send ...

President Donald Trump is repeating his bizarre toy rationing idea as the holiday gifting season is in full swing. During a speech in Mount Pocono, Pa., Trump was slated to talk about affordability as ...

Karishma Vaswani is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering Asia politics with a special focus on China. Previously, she was the BBC's lead Asia presenter and worked for the BBC across Asia and South ...

Chinese tourism to Japan has taken a nosedive in recent weeks amid a diplomatic spat. At least a dozen air routes between the two countries have been cancelled, according to Chinese aviation tracker ...

THE DAY before Thailand’s king arrived in China, his country’s government sent his host a special gift. On November 12th She Zhijiang, an alleged Chinese criminal kingpin, was extradited from Bangkok ...

According to the White House fact sheet, China will buy 12 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans by the end of 2025 and 25 million metric tons annually through 2028. The deal also restores trade in ...

MOUNT POCONO, Pa. — On the road in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, President Donald Trump tried to emphasize his focus on combating inflation, yet the issue that has damaged his popularity couldn't quite ...