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When Politics and Trade Collide
Free trade, and the impact it has on U.S. workers, has become a hot-button issue on the presidential campaign trail. Neal Asbury, the Small Business Administ... Read more
Imports and Exports
Recent Articles about Imports and Exports
Trading Places: Inc.'s 2008 Export Guide
Who has petrodollars to spend? Where can you sell construction equipment? Jewelry? Management consulting? And where is the market that grew an astounding 55,... Read more
Trade Gap Narrows
Jan. 10, 2007 -- Cheaper imported oil and increased exports helped shrink the nation's trade deficit in November by 1 percent to $58.2 bi... Read more
Trade Gap Widens in 2004
Feb. 12, 2005 -- While America's economy was one of the healthiest in 2004, so was its appetite for imports, sending the trade deficit to... Read more
China Imposes Higher Export Tax on Textiles
May 23, 2005 --China, under fire from both the U.S. and the E.U. over surging trade deficits, has decided to fire back. Beijing an... Read more
Trade Deficit Falls in March
May 12, 2005 --The U.S. trade deficit fell to the lowest level in six months in March, thanks in part to a surge in U.S. exports of capita... Read more
U.S., China Plan Textile Talks
August 15, 2005 --Negotiators from the U.S. and China will meet this week in San Francisco to discuss placing limits on textile imports fr... Read more
Chinese Imports Flood Apparel Market
April 5, 2005 -- Domestic textile businesses are urging the Bush Administration to initiate safeguards immediately to protect local manuf... Read more
This Week's Economic Roundup
Dec. 15, 2005 -- Inflation worries are putting a slight damper on the holiday spirit at small businesses this year, while consumers are sp... Read more
What About Japan?
FaxPoll results on prevailing sentiments about Japan. Read more
Protectionist Paranoia
Reagan and the Democrats either don't understand free trade or have started believing their own pap. Read more
Time-outs Are for Kids, Not Economies, Hillary
My wife and I and our two young boys recently made a hotel in Miami our home base for a week while our kids were out of school for Spring Break. When my f... Read more
Global Business
Related Terms: Globalization Global business refer... Read more
Offshoring Has Little Effect on U.S. Economy
Sept. 28, 2004 -- Despite a recent surge in offshoring and its emergence as a key issue this election season, there remains little eviden... Read more
U.S. to Consider Quotas on Chinese Textile Imports
Nov. 2, 2004 --With the presidential election coming down to the wire and several key states still up for grabs, the Bush administration l... Read more
Nation's Trade Deficit Widens to an All-Time High
Dec. 15, 2004 --The U.S. economy is breaking all kinds of dubious records this year. The Commerce Department delivered the latest bad news... Read more
This Week's Economic Roundup
Citing rising costs, more small-business owners are raising prices; trade gap continues to widen. Read more
Going Global, Part 22: Toyota Doth Protest Too Much
It's official: Toyota has surpassed GM as the top-selling automaker in the world, ending what the New York Times Read more
This Week’s Economic Roundup
Rising labor costs cut into worker productivity; factory orders take a tumble. Read more
This Week's Economic Roundup
Small-business owners expect weak first quarter; colder weather expected to boost retail sales. Read more
Paranoia Or Realism?
I have just read "Protectionist Paranoia," by Michael Kinsley (Speaking Out, February), and I take direct issue with both the author's premises and conclu... Read more
Energy Costs Impact GDP
April 29, 2005 --The economy slowed in the first quarter of 2005 as higher energy prices sapped consumer spending and a surge of imports m... Read more
This Week's Economic Roundup
More business owners expect economy to improve in months ahead; trade gap with China widens. Read more
Going South
Opportunity is in season as CAFTA opens up Central America. Read more
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
Related Terms: Globalization The North American Fr... Read more
President Urges Passage of CAFTA
June 2, 2005 --The Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) can expect to face much contention in Congress but is seeing a great deal... Read more
Trading, American Style
I'm rather struck by the fact that the author of the article on Jack Boles's trading company ("Our Man in Zurich, Tokyo, and Hong Kong," January) focuses ... Read more
Garbage In, Gospel Out;
Last October 14th, with gloom gathering like a thunderhead over Wall Street, the government reported the trade deficit for August -- an abysmal $15.7 bill... Read more
Feds Promote Trade Pact
Small firms would benefit from a deal with Colombia that makes U.S. exports duty free, officials say. Read more
This Week's Economic Roundup
Consumer sentiment drops slightly in November; analysts predict "solid start for retail sales" as holiday season approaches. Read more
The Oil Boom
With oil well over $100 a barrel and gas prices flirting with $4 a gallon, oil-rich nations are becoming just that -- rich. So who has the most petrodolla... Watch video
How to Save Money, and Avoiding Survivor's Guilt
After the layoff. A Time Magazine article reports on the dangers of ... Read more
Business Groups Rally Against Bush Administration
November 28, 2005 --In the wake of President Bush?s recent trip to Asia, a coalition of U.S. business groups is assailing the administrati... Read more
Cheap Imports Likely to Push Consumer Prices Lower
August 18, 2004 -- The Labor Department reported on Tuesday that consumer prices dipped 0.1 percent in July, which should ease some curre... Read more
Business Groups Rally Against Bush Administration
November 28, 2005 --In the wake of President Bush’s recent trip to Asia, a coalition of U.S. business groups is assailing the admini... Read more
Export-Import Bank
The United States Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank, originally established in 1945, is an independent agency created to help finance U.S. exports to industriali... Read more
How to Design an Export Invoice
Designing export invoices that comply with business practices in other countries. Read more
Happy Birthday, WTO?
An organization best known for sparking riots also deserves some credit for promoting the interests of American entrepreneurs. Read more
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