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World trade
Tradle brings Wordle-style game to global exports
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sarah Leeson
Aug 24, 2023
Can you figure out what country exports, say, both crude oil and leather footwear? Gilberto García-Vazquez of Datawheel explains the game.
Oil tanker costs climb as Russia ties up system with longer routes
by
Lily Jamali
Apr 13, 2023
The cost to ship fuel has more than doubled since February.
U.S. risks isolation as other countries sign trade pacts
Jul 17, 2018
Tuesday in Tokyo, the European Union and Japan inked a fresh trade pact that will eliminate most of the tariffs between them. The EU has been a busy bee on the trade front. It recently agreed to a new deal with Mexico, and a new one with Canada is now up and running. It’s in […]
Chinese tariffs spark fear among some U.S. farmers
by
Scott Tong
and Sabri Ben-Achour
Apr 2, 2018
The market’s couldn’t ignore a brewing trade war forever. Stocks slid today on the news of countertariffs from China on items including American cherries, wine and pork. We’ll bring you the latest on markets, then we’ll talk to U.S. producers who have become increasingly dependent on the fast-growing Chinese market and now fear they’ll lose […]
Britain's farmers have second thoughts on Brexit
Aug 22, 2017
They face U.S. competition and the loss of EU subsidies.
What happens when shipping lines build for growth that never comes
by
David Brancaccio
, Katie Long
and Justin Ho
Jun 22, 2016
The shipping industry is seeing prices collapse as slowing global trade growth drags down demand.