Despite President Trump’s promises to bring jobs back to the U.S., most of the work is moving to countries with lower costs. China will remain a vital manufacturing hub, but chief executives say the trade war has prompted a fundamental reassessment.

Yesterday: Mr. Trump said that an “epic” trade pact could be weeks away and that he may soon meet with the Chinese president .

Related: The U.S. economy added 196,000 jobs in March, suggesting that an unexpectedly weak showing in February was an anomaly in a record run of hiring. The unemployment rate remained unchanged, at 3.8 percent, the Labor Department reported today.

Ethiopian crash report casts doubt on Boeing

For months, the aircraft manufacturer dismissed concerns about the anti-stall system on its 737 Max jets, saying pilots could avoid problems by following a checklist.