Nike’s Vietnam Manufacturing Shift Puts It in Trump’s Tariff Crosshairs
For the past two decades, Nike has worked to gradually diversify its manufacturing beyond China, with Vietnam emerging as the company’s most important market for…
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Sports Firms Downplay Trump Tariffs as IP, Demand Risks Rise
Worries about the possible initiation of tariffs this weekend on imports from Canada, China and Mexico have been subdued in Wall Street, partly out of hopes they won’t…
Rocket to Rome: Trump Nominates NBA’s Fertitta as Italy Ambassador
President-elect Donald Trump is once against tapping the world of professional sports to bolster his second administration, naming billionaire Houston Rockets owner…
NBA’s 2025 Return to China Aided by New Mavs Owners
The NBA is headed back to China for the first time since 2019 with a pair of preseason games in October 2025 in Macao between the Brooklyn Nets and Phoenix Suns…
Specter of Trump Tariffs Has Sports Companies Bracing for Impact
Amer Sports CFO Andrew Page didn’t mince words on Tuesday when discussing the effect that looming tariffs might have on his business. “We have some degree of…
Steph Curry, Chinese Stimulus Revive Under Armour, Amer as Stocks Gain
A raucous Steph Curry tour and gobs of Chinese government stimulus sparked sporting goods makers Under Armour and Amer Sports to double-digit gains in September, helping…
Jordan Growth, China Stagnation: How Nike Changed Under Donahoe
Nike changed dramatically in the five years under now-departed CEO John Donahoe. And while its hard turn toward direct-to-consumer sales has gotten much of the attention…
ASM Global Sees Amateur Sports Growth From Boston to Hong Kong
Just a few months removed from its billion-dollar-plus acquisition by Legends, ASM Global continues to expand. Two recent moves highlight one of the ways worldwide venue…
Senate Grills PGA Tour Over LIV Deal, Ties to Saudis and China
Calling Saudi Arabia “the dominant owner” and telling PGA Tour COO Ron Price and policy board director Jimmy Dunne that Saudi money “is the reason why you surrendered,”…
UFC Following China Playbook with Mexico City Investment
UFC is expanding its presence in Mexico, the MMA giant’s latest targeted push to train more elite fighters, and therefore grow its commercial presence, in new…
NBA Battles Cybersquatting in China Through International Arbitration
Even though the NBA’s relationship with China has been complicated of late, the league continues to enforce its intellectual property rights as vigorously there as in…
Olympians Fire Up Burner Phones, TikTok Amid China Security Worries
Among the many geopolitical complexities attached to this year’s Beijing Winter Olympics were widespread cybersecurity concerns. Social media became a specific focal…
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