by Nico Grant | May 22, 2016 | Trade
By Nico Grant The auction looked like a scene from the 1950s, maybe even the 1850s: a handful of men inside a rusty warehouse, walking through waist-high bales of tobacco and scratching bids on slips of paper. But in at least one important way, this auction, held in...
by Nico Grant | May 4, 2016 | Trade
The Bureau of Economic Analysis releases its tally of goods and services traded in March on Tuesday morning. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg expect the U.S. trade balance to shrink to $41.3 billion for the month. Here are five things to watch in the report. By Nico...
by Nico Grant | Apr 12, 2016 | Trade
By Nico Grant The improving American economy propelled higher imports and exports in February, in a sign the U.S. outperformed flagging foreign economies. However, the trade deficit increased, which may be a drag on first-quarter gross domestic product. The U.S. trade...
by Nico Grant | Mar 8, 2016 | Trade
By Nico Grant The U.S. trade deficit widened in January, with slumps in exports and imports signaling that weak overseas economies are taking a toll on the U.S. The trade deficit for goods and services grew to $45.7 billion, an increase of $1 billion compared to...
by Reem Nasr | May 24, 2014 | Trade
Reem Nasr Stacey Scott doesn’t think that finding international clients for American-made goods is a dying business model. In fact, at the company she works for, West Paw Design, she helps ship eco-friendly pet toys to nearly 30 countries around the world....
by Matthew MacVey | Apr 13, 2014 | Trade
April 12, 2014 by Matt MacVey The polystyrene cups that your coffee has been served in at McDonalds for years will soon be a thing of the past. McDonalds announced in September 2013 that it will begin switching over all of its United States stores to using paper...
