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Seaweed sellers worry about tariffs, too

by Sean McHenry
Dec 26, 2019
Fiona Houston co-founded Mara Seaweed five years ago. The company is expanding, but tariffs and geopolitics have been concerning.
Fiona Houston, co-founder of Mara Seaweed, harvesting off the Scottish coast.
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Texas businesses relieved USMCA on track to replace NAFTA

by Andy Uhler
Dec 25, 2019
The trade agreement has passed in the U.S. House, and now moves to the Senate.
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UK's Johnson claims Brexit mandate as Tories secure majority

by Associated Press
Dec 13, 2019
With the stunning victory of Boris Johnson's Conservative Party, will they finally be able to "get Brexit done"?
An arrangement of UK daily newspapers photographed as an illustration in London on December 13, 2019 shows front page headlines reporting on the projected election result based on exit polls in the UK general election.
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What will the new North American trade agreement change?

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer , Scott Tong , Marielle Segarra and Jasmine Garsd
Dec 10, 2019
We take a look at what it will mean for drug prices, automakers and the tech industry.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi during this morning's news conference on the USMCA trade agreement.
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Pelosi announces agreement on North American trade pact

by Associated Press
Dec 10, 2019
Pelosi said it was a “victory for America’s workers.”
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (behind), speaks about the U.S. - Mexico - Canada Agreement, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, Dec. 10, 2019.
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What new import tariffs mean for one American steel company

by Andie Corban and Kai Ryssdal
Dec 5, 2019
"People are scrambling to buy steel," said Lisa Goldenberg, president of Delaware Steel Co.
Brazilian and Argentinian steel on the way to the United States got 25% more expensive after the president's tweet.
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Vice President Pence heads to the U.K.

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Sep 3, 2019
One of the key talking points during the trip will be trade relations after Brexit.
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Trade whiplash costs businesses

by Kimberly Adams
Aug 15, 2019
Importers, shippers and American ports are struggling to stay on top of the ups and downs of the U.S.-China trade war.
Workers prepare a container at the port in Qingdao, China's eastern Shandong province, in earlier this year.
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Alibaba sees bridging the online and in-store experience as a way to spur growth

by Andy Uhler
Aug 14, 2019
The trade war with the U.S. and slowing economy in China pose difficulties at the moment.
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S&P 500 plunges in worst loss of year as trade war escalates

by Associated Press
Aug 5, 2019
It comes as the Chinese yuan dropped to its lowest level against the dollar in a decade.
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange on Aug. 5.
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