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US To Push For Lower Trade Gap In NAFTA Talks

The United States on Monday said it would work to shrink trade deficits with Canada and Mexico in talks to renegotiate...

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NAFTA Foes, Supporters Debate Renegotiation

With talks to begin in August to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement, dozens of industry, agriculture,...

International

TPP Trade Deal Will Continue Without Trump

The controversial trade pact was dealt a blow when the US ditched the deal Asia-Pacific trade ministers have agreed to...

Headlines

Alibaba Quarterly Profits Almost Double To $1.55 Bn

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba said Thursday its net profit almost doubled in the latest quarter on the back of...

Headlines

Trump Warns of Retaliation Against Canada Over Dairy

Trade tensions between the United States and Canada ramped up Tuesday after US President Donald Trump threatened to...

Headlines

Trump Commerce Chief Confirmed Despite Questions On Russian Ties

Wilbur Ross sailed through Senate confirmation to become the new commerce secretary, despite tough questions about his...

International

Trump’s Trade Czar Expected To Get Easy U.S. Senate Confirmation

Billionaire investor Wilbur Ross is expected to be easily confirmed as U. S. Commerce Secretary on Monday, clearing...

International

Trump’s Commerce Pick Wilbur Ross Is No Stranger To Protectionism

When billionaire investor Wilbur Ross salvaged two North Carolina textile mills from bankruptcy in 2003 and 2004, one...

International

Alibaba’s Ma Meets Trump, Promises To Bring One Million Jobs To U.S.

Alibaba Executive Chairman Jack Ma met U. S. President-elect Donald Trump on Monday and laid out the Chinese e-commerce...

International

Trump Assembles A Team of Billionaires

President-elect Donald Trump, who raged against the elite as a candidate, is populating his administration with the...

Feature

An Anti-Ebola March in South West Philadelphia “I’m a West African – Not a Virus.”

Practically everyone at the march had a story about someone who refused to shake hands or moved to a different bus seat...