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Trade With China

Are You There, Washington? It's Me, the Shrinking Economy

Scott Paul | Posted 04.02.2013 | Politics
Scott Paul

It means a lot of transactions lost; a lot of contracts unsigned; a lot of economic activity that never took place. So what happened?

Trade Policy: Countering the Walmart Effect

David Coates | Posted 12.12.2011 | Politics
David Coates

Our current trade imbalance with China will not be fixed by currency manipulation alone, because American economic vulnerability is not rooted simply in the relative strength of the dollar.

The Losses of Trade

Clyde Prestowitz | Posted 11.28.2011 | Business
Clyde Prestowitz

A new report on trade with China says that the adjustment costs like rising unemployment and the food stamps, declining tax receipts, reduced school budgets, and other expenses arising from trade with China wipe out up to two-thirds of the gains from trade.

Solar Panel Importers Hit By $70 Million In Surprise Tariffs

nytimes.com | KEITH BRADSHER | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

Companies that import solar panels to the United States are facing up to $70 million in unexpected tariffs. The bill comes at a time when the industry...

Foul-Smelling Chinese Drywall Causes Health Concerns in Florida

Bradenton.com | By JESSICA KLIPA | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

MANATEE -- A growing number of homeowners worry that they, too, could have foul-smelling Chinese drywall in their homes. The building material has b...