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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, U.S. Department of Commerce, Mexico, Tomatoes, 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: Communist Party of China, Economic Organization, Economy, Business and Finance, Petroleum Industry, Carlos Salinas de Gortari
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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: Beijing (China), Television, Entertainment, International Trade, Pocahontas (movie)
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China calls on U.S. to oppose currency legislation
Money & CompanyChina warned the U.S. against trade protectionism hours after the Senate passed a proposed bill that would slap tariffs on Chinese goods over its perceived under-valued currency. In a written statement posted on its website, China's Foreign Ministry urged... -
Retail sales up in September
Money & CompanyAn increase in consumer spending in September is good news because it counteracts concerns that the economy is falling into a recession. Retail sales are a big part of the economy, accounting for 70% of economic activity.... -
New home construction surges in September; recovery still elusive
Money & CompanyNew residential construction surged 15% in September, turning in its best performance in 17 months, though economists warned that a housing recovery has yet to take hold.... -
Construction spending and manufacturing growing -- slightly
Money & CompanyCommerce Department and Institute for Supply Management numbers show that construction spending and manufacturing are up.... -
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...
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