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The recession may be ending, but much of the economy remains badly battered by the worst downturn since the Great Depression. By msnbc.com's John W. Schoen.
A Dutch company and the father and son who managed it pleaded guilty Thursday to exporting American-made aircraft parts to Iran in violation of U.S. embargoes.
Cherry growers in three West Coast states will be able to ship sweet cherries to Japan more cheaply because of a change in the country's pest control requirements for imports of the fruit.
Long-simmering economic tensions between the U.S. and China boiled over Tuesday as the Obama administration filed its first unfair-trade case against Beijing, accusing it of restricting exports of materials needed to produce steel, aluminum and other products.
Iraq's self-ruled Kurdish region officially started pumping crude oil to the international market on Monday, a development that will boost Iraq's cash-strapped economy.
A recent crippling gas pipeline blast in Turkmenistan, which the government blamed on Russia's gas monopoly Gazprom, is proof that energy-rich Central Asian nations need to diversify their export routes, a senior U.S. diplomat said Friday.
Greg Kaffenbarger found himself increasingly and heavily dependent on sales to Japan, China and Mexico as he watched his annual herd of hogs grow to 6,500 over the years.
An Iranian businessman has been arrested and charged with illegally shipping U.S.-made helicopter engines and aerial cameras to Iran, according to a court documents unsealed Monday.
The state-owned Kuwait National Petroleum Co. says it has suspended all oil exports for a second time this month because of bad weather.
A company executive has been charged in Los Angeles with exporting high-tech computer chips to China for potential military use.
Senator Max Baucus on Wednesday urged Vietnam's government to lift "unscientific" restrictions on U.S. beef imports and to crackdown on copyright violations.
The trade deficit has been so big for so long, you may start to wonder: Do U.S. companies sell much of anything overseas? What sorts of American goods — if any — tend to fly off foreign shelves?
Iraq's self-ruled Kurdish regional government will export crude oil for the first time by early next year, a Kurdish official said on Wednesday.
Singapore's non-oil exports fell for a sixth month in October, a sign the city-state's economy will likely contract for a third consecutive quarter.
Mexico is hedging its 2009 oil exports to protect itself against a continued slump in oil prices.
Illegal exports of weapons, military equipment and national security-related technology to potentially adversarial nations are on the rise, the Justice Department reported Tuesday.
On the campaign trail, Sarah Palin says repeatedly that America must tap its own natural gas and oil reserves to become energy-independent.
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, touted by GOP presidential candidate John McCain as his expert on energy, seemed to have problems Thursday explaining whether the government bans oil exports — especially from her state's North Slope fields.
The U.S. is doing little to protect against the potential dangers of obsolete televisions, computers and other devices sent abroad for reuse or disposal, congressional investigators reported Wednesday.
Russian arms sales are set to reach a new post-Soviet record this year, a top official said Tuesday.
Authorities raided a company in southwestern Japan on Thursday on suspicion it illegally exported machinery that can be used to make nuclear weapons, police said.
Guyana is increasing tax rates on some log exports to encourage domestic production of wood products like furniture.
A former sales executive for an aircraft parts company is on the run after being charged with illegally sending military items to the United Arab Emirates and Thailand, prosecutors said Thursday.
With gasoline prices zooming toward $4 a gallon — and beyond — readers are looking for relief and explanations. If fuel is in such short supply, why are refiners shipping some of it out of the country?
Rising global prices for Bolivia's natural gas and minerals are pushing the country's foreign exports to record levels.
Obama visits China as a supplicantIn 1972, when Richard Nixon visited Beijing, his country was embroiled in a war in Vietnam, but its principal adversary was the Soviet Union; China was an economic pipsqueak and a military irrelevance. The U.S.
U.S. exports stall after hefty gainsAfter rising far more for three consecutive months, exports of goods and services increased just 0.2 percent in August to $128.2 billion, while imports edged lower by 0.6 percent to $158.9 billion.
The Economic Recovery That Isn't!While we were focusing our economy on consumer spending, much of the rest of the world was saving for the future. As such, we must begin to produce more for export, so we can sell goods to those who have the money to pay for them.
World faces hi-tech crunch as China eyes ban on rare metal exports. By Ambrose Evans-Pritchard. 5:58PM BST 24 Aug 2009A draft report by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has called for a total ban on foreign shipments of terbium, dysprosium, yttrium, thulium, and lutetium.
BBC NEWS | Business | US wins trade case against ChinaThe US has won a ruling at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) against China's restrictions on the import of American DVDs and other media products.
Post-coup limbo weighs on Honduran economy, tradeBlockades on highways moving cargo, daily curfews, disruption at borders and fewer tourists are part of the new economic reality in Honduras after the president was toppled in a coup last month.
US guns fuel Canada and Mexico crimes, UK gun crime remains rareThe US is undoubtedly a major supplier of illegal guns (particularly handguns) to both Canada and Mexico. But limited data hamper efforts to predict the effect of a successful crackdown on illegal firearms by US authorities, the authors suggest.
Buy American Language Generates Growing Angst Abroad.Fear of the Administration's drive toward a more protectionist American economy has gone global. Brazil, Japan, Australia, the European Union, and Canada are voicing concerns over the Buy American policy.
Freight Shipping Index Grows 4 PercentThe Institute of Supply Management's monthly PMI index of manufacturing activity released this week reached its highest level in six months in April.
China Is Said to Plan Strict Gas Mileage RulesHONG KONG — Worried about heavy reliance on imported oil, Chinese officials have drafted automotive fuel economy standards that are even more stringent than those outlined by President Obama last week, Chinese experts with a detailed knowledge of the plans said on Wednesday.
Calls to ban shark fin exportsConservationists are calling on the Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett to stop shark fin exports from New South Wales.
Obama To End Tax Breaks For Corporations That Ship Our Jobs OverseasThe plan also would make it harder for individuals to stash money in overseas accounts to avoid taxation. Obama will roll out his ideas in an announcement at 11:05 a.m. EDT, where he will be joined by Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.
MAPI: U.S. pays Europe's health care costs U.S. companies selling products into Europe are helping pay for government health care and retirement costs for Europeans according to a report from the Manufacturers Alliance MAPI. "U.S.
Too many cars, and they're not on the roadThe sea of new cars, 57,000 of them, stretches for acres along the Port of Baltimore. They are imports just in from foreign shores and exports waiting to ship out -- Chryslers and Subarus, Fords and Hyundais, Mercedeses and Kias.
How you can still buy AmericanThink nothing's made in America anymore? Not so. The United States has a robust manufacturing sector, the largest in the world.
Mexico slaps tariffs on 89 US products as US ends trucking programMexico is imposing tariffs of 10 to 45 percent on dozens of U.S. exports ranging from fruit and wine to washing machines in retaliation for a U.S. decision to cancel a cross-border trucking program.
Beijing isn't Washington's banker. Try its grocerIt's a faddish notion these days. China is the largest holder of U.S. Treasury bonds, the instruments that Washington issues to finance its growing debt and underwrite hundreds of billions in stimulus for its ailing economy.
We need shock and awe policies to halt depression. by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard. 8:47PM GMT 28 Feb 2009As ordinary citizens with no power over the levers of policy, we watch from the sidelines, and weep. The whole global economy has tipped into a downward spiral. Trade and output are contracting at rates that outstrip the leisurely depression of the 1930s.
Japan's industrial output plunges. 03:07 GMT, Friday, 27 February 2009Japan's industrial production fell by 10% in January - the biggest monthly drop since records began more than half a century ago, the government says.
Japan's economy is in a dreadful stateNot all is gloom. Despite a rise in the yen, Japan's terms of trade have been helped by sharp falls in the price of energy, almost all of which Japan imports. Households are not indebted like those in America and Britain, but rather sit on a pile of savings.
CTV.ca | Canada to use 'intensive' approach in WashingtonCanadian politicians, businesses and political pundits are beginning to circle the wagons and beat their drums as President Obama's visit to Canada on Feb 19/09 approaches. Trade with the U.S. is their theme; Buy American tone of the stimulus package their concern.
I woke up this morning thinking...surely someone has started a listing of all the U.S. manufacturers so that if we consumers only want to BUY AMERCIAN can see exactly WHAT is made here. One thing I was particularly interested in was jeans.
The Last Pillar of the Chinese Economy FallsThe central government has believed that as the demand for exports softened recently due to the global recession, the country's new middle class would continue to help GDP growth through consumption. The plan has fallen apart like a cheap watch.
Aggregate Demand and Finance and the Collapse in TradeDating back to ancient commercial hubs such as ninth-century Baghdad, trade finance is the collection of hard-currency credit lines, insurance policies and guarantees that allows firms in different countries to do business with each other.
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