Free Trade
WTO Meeting May Be Approaching Deal
Negotiators accede to India's demand to extend a temporary measure that prohibits members from disputing some kinds of food subsidies
Canada to Appeal EU Ban on Seal Products
WTO allowing it because of "public moral concerns" (code for "seals are cute").
Obama Readies Kennedy-Style Free Trade Push
It's his best bet to redeem his legacy and our economy.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: Obama's Dangerous International Deal
A free trade agreement that is about neither trade nor freedom.
Number of Foreign Students Attending US Colleges Reaches All-Time High
More than 800,000 of them
Billions of Dollars Worth of Trade at Risk Because of Global NSA Allegations
Europeans not happy about reported snooping
Swiss Regulators Probe Accusations of Foreign Currency Manipulation
Banks around the world could be implicated
"Buy French" Campaign Likely to Cost Country's Consumers a Mint
France's products are a tad spendy
Obama Administration Approves More Natural Gas Exports
Has a big backlog of companies looking to sell abroad
Mugabe Re-Election May Lead to Takeovers of Foreign Banks, Businesses
Inner Circle sees a mandate
Japan Buys Almost 90,000 Metric Tons of Western-White Wheat From the US
Government had banned purchases after finding an an approved genetically modified variety from Oregon
The Terrible, Bad, No-Good Plan to Boycott Stoli Vodka over Russia's Vile Treatment of Gays
Don't let anger and frustration lead to bad strategies
Freedom Is Good for You
Science proves overwhelmingly that economic freedom helps women, children, and other living things.
Business Groups Push Biden to Ask for Better Trade with India
The veep is visiting the country for four days
Developed Nations Want To Squeeze More Taxes from Multinationals
They especially resent firms that go shopping for friendly jurisdictions
How Reggae Defeated Mambo
When communism squelched popular music in Cuba, Jamaica took over as cultural capital of the Caribbean
France Calls for EU-US Trade Deal Negotiations To Be Suspended For Two Weeks
Not happy about recent NSA revelations of snooping on Europeans
U.S. Jeans Makers Seek New Markets After Europe Triples Denim Tariff
Those jeans are getting tighter
Ecuador Cancels Trade Deal with United States
Because it had become "instrument of blackmail" in connection with Snowden