Tag: Trade

WTO upholds ‘rare earth’ ruling against China

WTO upholds ‘rare earth’ ruling against China

Washington Examiner · August 8, 2014 4:50 am

President Barack Obama listens to a question during his news conference at US African Leaders Summit, Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014 at the State Department in Washington. Obama and dozens of African leaders opened talks Wednesday on two key issues that threaten to disrupt economic progress on the continent: security and government corruption. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama: US sanctions are straining Russian economy

Deb Riechmann · August 7, 2014 1:19 am

President Obama takes a question at a news conference at the end of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit at the State Department Wednesday. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

President Obama wraps up the three-day U.S.-Africa summit

Lisa Ruhl · August 6, 2014 11:13 pm

Why the Pentagon is keeping a close watch on the U.S.-Africa summit

National Security

Why the Pentagon is keeping a close watch on the U.S.-Africa summit

Susan Crabtree · August 6, 2014 1:40 pm

FILE - In this June 28, 2013 file photo, the container ship Baghira, foreground, and the oil tanker Seabulk Arctic, rear, are anchored off shore as they wait to enter Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The government reports on the U.S. trade deficit for June 2014 on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

US trade gap narrows to lowest level in 5 months

Christopher Rugaber · August 6, 2014 1:05 pm

Africa, as seen from space at night (Photo: NASA's City Lights project)

Energy and Environment

Obama announces $12 billion investment in African energy sector

Zack Colman · August 5, 2014 11:06 pm

VIDEO: GE chief says Ex-Im bank isn’t the enemy

Ed Sykes · August 5, 2014 2:50 pm

U.S. businesses to invest $14 billion in Africa

Susan Crabtree · August 5, 2014 12:53 pm

VIDEO: US-Africa summit eyes trade, political corruption

Ed Sykes · August 4, 2014 8:35 pm

Africaâs developing markets represent a huge opportunity for U.S. trade and economic growth.

Five reasons this week’s Africa summit matters

Susan Crabtree · August 4, 2014 11:25 am

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj, right, and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker stand by their sides at Modi's residence in New Delhi, India, Friday, Aug. 1, 2014. Kerry is on a three-day visit, his first following the resounding election win of Modi in May. (AP Photo/Lucas Jackson, Pool)

Global trade deal goes back to drawing board

John Heilprin · August 1, 2014 12:28 pm

$Dominion Energy's Cove Point LNG Terminal in Lusby, Md. The company used the liquefied natural gas terminal on the Chesapeake Bay to import natural gas for years. Now, thanks to a boom in natural gas fueled by hydraulic fracturing, Dominion has contracts to export natural gas to Japan and India. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)$ Energy and Environment

Natural gas exports will have to wait until September

Zack Colman · July 30, 2014 12:44 am