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  • May 2008

    • For Chinese Companies, US Is Prime Real Estate

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  May 5, 08 1:14 PM CDT

      For Chinese Companies, US Is Prime Real Estate

      For years, American investors have hungrily flocked to China’s massive market, but now the money’s flowing the other way, too, the Los Angeles Time s reports. China invested $9.8 billion in the US in 2007, and not all in big government buys either. With real-estate and other costs fairly low and many states keen to create new jobs, small businesses are finding a good fit. More »

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      China  • investment  • Chinese economy  • international trade  • US-China trade deficit

  • January 2008

    • Bush: Trade Key to US Recovery

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jan 31, 08 11:21 AM CST

      Bush: Trade Key to US Recovery

      Saying "free trade means good-paying jobs for Americans," President Bush yesterday urged Congress to approve proposed deals with Colombia, Panama, and South Korea, the core of a trade agenda he feels can revitalize a shaky US economy. Bush also offered to help lawmakers reshape benefits for workers who lose jobs to foreign competition, the Wall Street Journal reports. More »

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      George W. Bush  • US economy  • Colombia  • South Korea  • economic stimulus  • Panama  • free trade  • international trade

  • November 2007

    • Florida Juicer Puts Squeeze on Foreign Oranges

      newser  |  Orlando Sentinel  |  Nov 9, 07 8:15 PM CST

      Florida Juicer Puts Squeeze on Foreign Oranges

      A Florida orange juice producer is starting an ad campaign to put the squeeze on imported citrus. The campaign by Florida's Natural is aimed primarily at major juice makers such Tropicana and Minute Maid, which rely heavily on Mexico and Brazil for oranges, the Orlando Sentinel reports. The latter nation replaced Florida in recent years as the world's orange king. More »

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      Florida  • advertising  • Brazil  • imports  • international trade  • fruits and vegetables  • oranges

    • Siemens, Banks Bow to US Pressure to End Iran Biz

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Nov 9, 07 4:44 AM CST

      Siemens, Banks Bow to US Pressure to End Iran Biz

      The Siemens company in Germany, one of the world's largest engineering operations, and the country's three largest banks are cutting business ties with Iran under White House pressure to get out or risk US interests. It's a sign that major European corporations are beginning to line up behind American economic pressure on Iran to give up its nuclear ambitions. More »

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      Iran  • Bush administration  • business  • nuclear program  • international trade  • Siemens

  • October 2007

    • Cargo Drop-off a Sign of Slow Economy

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Oct 9, 07 8:02 PM CDT

      Cargo Drop-off a Sign of Slow Economy

      A drop in cargo at US ports has stunned analysts, who call the 1.4% fall more evidence of a stalled economy. A few factors are keeping foreign cargo at bay—the low dollar, wary buyers, and a cool housing market among them—yet observers still expressed shock. "When I first saw these numbers, I asked if they had left a column out of the spreadsheet," said one. "I thought it was a typo." More »

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      US economy  • business  • retail sales  • shopping  • exports  • imports  • international trade

  • September 2007
  • August 2007

    • China Finds Worms, Low Standards in US Goods

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Aug 31, 07 5:35 PM CDT

      China Finds Worms, Low Standards in US Goods

      China got off the latest shot in the war over substandard imports, reporting today it had found tiny worms in wooden packaging and substandard vitamins and children’s fish oil imported from the US. Simultaneously, China unveiled a wide-ranging recall system for its own exports that requires manufacturers to stop production and sales when defects are discovered, Reuters reports. More »

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      China  • exports  • recall  • Mattel  • imports  • international trade  • quality control

  • March 2007

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