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U.S.-Mexico tomato trade agreement finalized
After months of wrangling, the U.S. and Mexico signed a new tomato trade agreement late Monday, officially suspending an antidumping investigation of fresh tomatoes from south of the border and raising floor prices for Mexican tomatoes. The agreement,...
Tags: Economic Organization, Tomatoes, U.S. Department of Commerce, Mexico, Trade Agreements
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Miguel de la Madrid dies at 77; former president of Mexico
MEXICO CITY —Former Mexican President Miguel de la Madrid, who led the country amid economic meltdown and natural disaster in the 1980s but laid the groundwork for freer markets and political opening, has died. He was 77.
De la Madrid died Sunday...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Government, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics, Felipe Calderon
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Chinese make big push into animation
Entering the campus of the largest animation production facility in China, visitors are greeted by life-size statues of Disney and Pixar characters: Belle dancing with the Beast, Mowgli and Baloo sitting on a tree trunk and Buzz and Woody in a classic...Tags: Kung Fu Panda 2 (movie), Politics, Action (genre), The Jungle Book (movie), National Government
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Obama taps John Bryson for Commerce secretary, highlighting green energy initiatives at Edison
President Obama on Tuesday nominated former Edison International Chairman and Chief Executive John E. Bryson to be Commerce Secretary, tapping an environmental lawyer-turned-corporate executive in hopes of reaching out to a business community that has...Tags: Politics, Dianne Feinstein, Corporate Officers, George H.W. Bush, Stanford University
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Weekly remarks: GOP's John Hoeven says trade pacts would spur new jobs; Obama salutes Father's Day
Top of the TicketRepublican says Obama holding up trade pact ratification; Obama says unconditional love is important to children.... -
Commerce Secretary nominee John Bryson gets backing of the Business Roundtable
Money & CompanyJohn Bryson, the former Southern California utility executive nominated to be Commerce Secretary, has received the backing of the Business Roundtable, a key boost from a major industry group heading into his Senate confirmation hearing. "John Bryson's... -
Does the U.S. need China? [Most Commented]
Opinion L.A.Reduce the trade deficit with China -- and clean up our economic mess. That's what Peter Navarro, business professor at UC Irvine and CNBC contributor, argues in an Op-Ed in Tuesday's pages. This would significantly reduce the overall trade deficit,...... -
Obama declines to criticize NLRB for Boeing ruling but says companies should be free to relocate factories within the U.S.
Money & CompanyPresident Obama said Wednesday that companies should be free to relocate factories anywhere in the country as long as they follow the law. But he declined to criticize a recent National Labor Relations Board ruling that alleged Boeing Co. opened...... -
Oklahoma senator blocks Commerce secretary nomination
Money & CompanySen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) on Tuesday blocked the nomination of John Bryson to be Commerce Secretary, saying the environmental views of the former Edison International executive were too radical. Inhofe, a leading critic of global warming, said he was... -
Gender gap in science and technology jobs persists, report says
Money & CompanyCommerce Department study shows women in science and technology are better-paid than other women, but are still underrepresented... -
Q&A with FBN's Gerri Willis on the downgrade and what you should do
Top of the TicketThe financial week starts tonight in Asia. What should Americans focus on in turbulent times? FBN anchor Gerri Willis offers insight and advice.... -
Fewer exports push trade deficit to highest level since 2008
Money & CompanyU.S. manufacturers are in a bind as fewer sales of domestic goods such as semiconductors and raw cotton caused the trade deficit to jump to its highest level since 2008, according to a Commerce Department report. Though imports shrank to $223.9 billion in...
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