Name: ____________________________ Block:______
BUSINESS CURRENT EVENTS WORKSHEET
DATE DUE:________
Directions: Find an article that concerns local, national or international businesses or industries online from a newspaper
source (Time.com, USA Today, The New York Times, Bloomberg, etc.). Read the article and fill out the statements or answer the
questions below. Be prepared to present your findings in a 2-minute presentation today in class. Read the Rubric at the end of
the worksheet to complete all the requirements for this assignment. Attach the article to the worksheet.
Topic of Article: America and china trade war
Title of Article: US-China trade dispute is ‘already in the early stages’ of a second Cold War, Niall
Ferguson says
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/06/us-china-trade-war-in-the-early-stages-of-second-cold-war-niall-
ferguson-says.html
WHO is this article about? The trade war between the US and China
WHAT is this story about? List four important facts from your article.
1. President Donald Trump is “no longer” able to simply turn off the trade war when it suits him
2. has escalated into other domains
3. Washington and China have imposed tariffs on billions of dollars’ worth of one another’s goods since the
start of 2018, battering financial markets and souring business and consumer sentiment.
4. On Thursday, both sides agreed to hold high level talks in Washington D.C. in early October.
WHEN did this story take place?
since the start of 2018
WHERE is this event or issue occurring? (Specify city, country, region, etc.)
China and America
WHY is this story important?
It may turn into another cold war over a trade dispute
CONNECT the article. What does it have to do with you? Can it be connected to anything we have learned, are
learning about, or will learn in class?
This could affect all of America and all our business thru the hole country.
