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The rand slumped to its weakest level on record against the dollar as a diplomatic row between South Africa and the US simmered, putting trade of as much as 400 billion rand ($21 billion) at risk. South Africa’s preferential access to US markets under a two-decade-old trade agreement is in focus after the US ambassador […]
An Hour Ago U.S.-listed shares of JD.com rise after earnings beat estimates U.S.-listed shares of e-commerce giant JD.com rose after the company beat earnings expectations. China’s second largest e-commerce company closed 7.21% higher after the company reported stronger-than-expected first-quarter earnings. The Alibaba rival saw its net sales for the quarter rising 1.4% year-on-year to 243 […]
The Atlantic slave trade constituted one of the worst crimes against humanity in recorded history. Over the course of four centuries, a cruel and thriving economy developed around enslaving and transporting millions of African people across the Atlantic Ocean—known as the “Middle Passage.” Here are nine lesser-known facts about slave trade: 1. The Atlantic slave […]
On 2 May 1933, Nazis stormtroopers raided trade union buildings throughout Germany. Union leaders were abducted, imprisoned, and tortured. And union assets and properties were seized. Independent trade unions were replaced with a Nazi-controlled German Labour Front, which served as a propaganda tool for the regime and its hate-filled ideology. The Nazi ban on free […]
MEXICO CITY, April 27 (Reuters) – Trade consultations requested by the United States on Mexico’s plan to limit the use of genetically modified corn are an “unacceptable violation” of Mexican law and feed the interests of seed “oligopolies,” a top Mexican official said on Thursday. The United States, Mexico’s main trading partner,
Taiwan may or may not be discussed at Biden meeting Trip to Washington the first for Marcos as president Visit comes as U.S., Philippines bolster defence ties Philippines wants renewal of U.S. trade concessions – ambassador
WASHINGTON – The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement’s Interagency Labor Committee for Monitoring and Enforcement is applauding a report by the government of Mexico on April 20, 2023, detailing steps taken to address allegations that the Unique Fabricating facility in Querétaro, Mexico, denied workers’ rights. The action follows a petition filed under the USMCA in response to claims […]
What is a free trade agreement? The U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service recently took up this question in providing guidance on electric vehicle (EV) tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). What’s the answer? It’s unclear. Treasury and the IRS see two types: “traditional” free trade agreements, of which the U.S. has few; […]
DDG Paugam: Trade is essential in responding to food security crisis WTO Latest News Source link
Fentanyl has plagued the United States as a public health calamity. But now it’s on the brink of becoming a full-fledged diplomatic crisis between the United States and Mexico while also igniting heated new political rows between the Biden administration and Capitol Hill. Fentanyl has plagued the United States as a public health calamity. But […]