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August 17, 2007 |
Fed's Poole warns on trade protectionism
Reuters
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) -- St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President William Poole said Friday that rising protectionism in the United States was a worry and the Doha round of world trade talks were on the verge of collapse. |
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August 08, 2007 |
Shopkeeper protest to sweep India
BBC (UK)
Thousands of Indian small shopkeepers are expected to protest against the arrival of international retailers in India on Thursday, just days after Wal-Mart announced its plans to expand in the country. |
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June 29, 2007 |
US offers Canberra a trade fallback
The Australian
AUSTRALIA could be invited to join the North American Free Trade Agreement as part of a strategy among Asia-Pacific nations to deal with the collapse of world trade talks. |
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June 23, 2007 |
Bush risks losing trade powers after talks collapse
Yahoo! News
US President George W. Bush risks losing his special trade negotiating powers after talks between four key players in the World Trade Organization collapsed this week, analysts said. |
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June 21, 2007 |
World trade talks collapse in acrimony
Financial Times
The chance of a global trade deal being clinched before President George W. Bush leaves the White House shrank dramatically on Thursday with talks between core negotiating partners collapsing again in division and acrimony. |
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June 14, 2007 |
Dubai government closer to Barneys buy
Yahoo! News
Jones Apparel Group is finalizing details of the sale of its high-end clothing retailer Barneys New York to a Dubai government investment group for approximately $825 million, according to published reports Thursday. |
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June 13, 2007 |
Hershey's Flight to Mexico a Raw Deal for 3,000 Workers in U.S. and Canada
MarketWatch
n another blow to working families in the United States and Canada, the Hershey Company has announced that it will be closing multiple plants, cutting its workforce by 11.5 percent and moving jobs to a new plant in Monterey, Mexico.
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June 12, 2007 |
Canada: Trade deal a ‘devastating’ blow
The Chronicle Herald (Ca)
The free trade deal with the European Free Trade Association spells a bleak future for Canada’s shipbuilding industry, say industry leaders. |
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June 05, 2007 |
Is free-trade crushing U.S. manufacturers?
CNNMoney
Not everyone believes in the new manufacturing renaissance. Laurie Schmald Moncrieff, owner of Schmald Tool & Die in Burton, Mich. (schmald.com), has already invested in the latest machining and quality-control equipment. But her sales dropped from $4.5 million in 2005 to $3.5 million last year. |
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June 03, 2007 |
Fortress Security for G-8 Meeting
Washington Times
Heiligendamm, a tiny Baltic Sea resort town in what was once East Germany, has been turned into a fortress. |
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