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Carlos Waters

Washington, D.C.

Video Producer at CNBC

economics and housing videos @cnbc | narrator, photographer, video editor, colorist, timelapse, maps, drone, data viz | @voxdotcom @wsj @nprmusic @virginia_tech

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  • 3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Diana Olick |Lisa Rizzolo |Carlos Waters |Lindsey Jacobson |Jason Reginato

    4 hours agoTesla has reportedly yet to start testing its robotaxi service in Austin without a safety driver behind the wheel – just weeks before the planned launch. For months now, Tesla and CEO Elon Musk have been hyping the launch of “Tesla Robotaxi”, a Uber-like ride-hailing service powered by autonomous …

  • 1 month ago | cnbc.com | Carlos Waters

    China is the world's second-largest economy and second-largest importer of U.S. goods. Entities in China hold at least $784 billion in U.S. federal debt. The country also controls much of the world's rare element supply, which is vital for manufacturing technology. China could weaponize these assets if an all-out trade war breaks out, to the detriment of U.S. consumers and businesses.

  • 1 month ago | cnbc.com | Carlos Waters |Lindsey Jacobson

    China's leverage in U.S. trade negotiations extends beyond tariff rate increasesPresident Trump's campaign to increase tariff rates on imports targets China in particular. In response, China's leaders have levied higher duties on imports of U.S.-sourced products. China has also identified U.S. companies to blacklist and limited access to rare earth elements, which enable many modern technologies.

  • 1 month ago | cnbc.com | Carlos Waters

    The threat of rising tariff rates on U.S. imports could hobble the economic trajectory of countries such as Vietnam. Foreign direct investment in Vietnam has increased in recent years as firms search for ways to manage risks stemming from production in China. Vietnam has received approximately $18.5 billion in net foreign direct investment, according to World Bank records that go back to 1970.

  • 1 month ago | cnbc.com | Carlos Waters |Lindsey Jacobson

    ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via EmailHow Vietnam became China's side door to the U.S.Vietnam is the 6th largest source of U.S. imports. If the U.S. government's reciprocal tariffs reach levels suggested in April, it could change the country's economic trajectory. Higher tariff rates are expected to cost U.S. households thousands of dollars.

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Carlos
Carlos @carlos_waters
11 Mar 25

RT @RichLightShed: Legacy media streaming is shockingly top heavy. $DIS $WBD $CMCSA $PARA The LightShed Podcast, Ep. 252. With @BrandoLigh…

Carlos
Carlos @carlos_waters
30 Jan 25

RT @oliviacgeorge: Spencer Lane, 16, had his eyes set on the Olympics. He was adopted from Korea as a baby. His parents thought of him as…

Carlos
Carlos @carlos_waters
14 Jan 25

my latest video for CNBC

Kevin Erdmann
Kevin Erdmann @KAErdmann

We dropped an atom bomb on American mortgage financing & nobody noticed. A great video on the various problems with housing, but there is 1 reason new small homes dropped by 2/3 in 2008, and it’s the best kept secret ever to park in front of your nose. https://t.co/SEWtjYmY3S https://t.co/4iTngsC9nK