Globalization
Obama Meets With Other North American Leaders in Mexico
Trade, immigration, and other issues discussed
Obama Signs Executive Order Speeding Up Govt. Approval of Small Business Imports and Exports
Signed on Air Force One
US Files WTO Complaint About India's Solar Energy Rules
Accused of keeping foreigners out of industry
EU Prepared To Lift Tariffs on US Goods as Part of Trade Deal
Protections on a few products like beef and pork will remain
Work on Panama Canal Expansion Suspended Over Cost Overruns
Arguing over who will cover the $1.6 billion
Bill Gates Explains How World Is Getting More Awesome and Less Poor
Mythbusting naysayers about third-world development
European Commission Suspends Trade Talks With US
Concerned that social protections could be undermined
White House Pushing For Congress To Give Obama Trade Promotion Authority
Administration working on negotiating trade deals with the European Union as well as Latin American and Asian countries
U.S., India Hammer Out Issues in First Global Trade Deal in Two Decades
There may be other problems with Cuban embargo, though
Iranians Hopeful About Lifting of Sanctions
Want to kickstart economic ties after forced isolation
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").
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
