It went like this: (1) Subsidize domestic and foreign companies to entice them set up shop in the U.S., and (2) Impose tariffs to protect the subsidized investments.

On February 21, 2025, President Trump issued the America First Investment Policy Memorandum, which promotes foreign investment in the United States from allies yet also signals restrictions for ...

Apple's latest $500B investment in the United States may sound like a big deal, but it's clearly just a continuation of what it's done for quite a few years already.

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has powered prosperity in development for decades. But in recent years FDI flows have been impacted by overlapping crises, including the pandemic, increasing ...

A proposal in the House version of President Trump’s tax and spending cut bill that could levy a 20 percent tax on foreign investors from countries that “discriminate” against the U.S. has ...

"The U.S. retaliation plan, unfortunately, falls heavily on (foreign direct investment)," Erica York, vice president of federal tax policy at the Tax Foundation, said last week.

Global foreign direct investment grew again in 2023 after declining the previous year. Inward direct investment climbed $1.75 trillion, or 4.4 percent, reaching a record $41 trillion, according to the ...