Interestingly, Antares' initial cargo will include small satellites built by NASA from globally sourced smartphones. But Antares should also remind us that, when it comes to America's role in the connected global economy, we also need to act on some weighty issues here on Earth.

If the Republicans are serious about aiding small businesses, then they should be all about supporting the Export-Import Bank's mission.

Promoting exports while ignoring the negative impacts of imports has become an executive mantra in Washington. It's time to end that single-minded focus.

Politicians insisted that identifying slimed beef is not necessary, or even wise, because the fabricated-sans-fat-smashed-meat-scraps-seasoned-with-ammonia mixture is more nutritious. They chose to champion not consumers but slime producers. The reason is obvious.

In his State of the Union Address last week, President Obama announced a renewed commitment to manufacturing in the United States. While the commitment to rebuilding the country's manufacturing base is welcome, he unfortunately left the most important item on the list off the agenda. President Obama failed to commit himself to restoring the competitiveness of dollar as part of his agenda for bringing back manufacturing jobs. The value of the dollar really has to be front and central in any effort to restore U.S. competitiveness since it is by far the most important factor determining the relative cost of U.S. goods compared with goods produced elsewhere.

The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in October to its lowest in 10 months, but imports from China hit a record high, a government report showed on Fri...

The vote by the U.S. Senate to proceed with sanctions to "punish" China for its currency policy is hypocritical and is a further sign of Washington's inability to deal with U.S. economic problems.

Turning up the heat a little more in this long hot summer of our national discontent is the news that American exports are declining.

BANGKOK — Asian stock markets were sharply lower Friday amid signs of a possible U.S. recession and renewed worries over the health of Europe's ...

BERLIN -- Germany's Volkswagen AG, Europe's largest automaker, said Friday it set a new first-half group sales record, as strong growth in the Asia-Pa...

WASHINGTON (Doug Palmer) - The U.S. trade gap widened much more than expected in May as a jump in oil prices helped push imports to the second hig...

CHICAGO (Jessica Wohl) - After hitting a couple of easy layups by opening small stores in its home state, Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT.N) is ready to ...

WASHINGTON (Pedro Nicolaci da Costa) - Import prices rose for an eighth straight month in May despite a drop in fuel costs, with the year-on-year ...

BEIJING (Kevin Yao and Aileen Wang) – China stormed back to post a hefty trade surplus in April as exports hit a record while imports eased more...

WASHINGTON (By Doug Palmer) - The trade deficit shrank in February as imports fell more than exports, according to a government report on Tuesday ...

Surprise consequences to the earthquake in Japan have revealed significant weaknesses in both the worlds of politics and business and from an investment point of view, there are lessons we can learn.