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World Trade Magazine: Top U.S. Trading Partners

By SwizStick • Aug 7th, 2008 • Category: Education, Misc Logistics, QuickNews

No surprise, really: Canada, China, Mexico, Japan, Germany, UK, South Korea, France, Taiwan, Netherlands. It will be interesting to see what happens to China in the rankings next year as weakened U.S. demand along with rising costs make Chinese imports less attractive while exports to China are on the rise. The article has a brief [...]



RealClearMarkets: Anti-Business States Awash in Red Ink

By SwizStick • Aug 6th, 2008 • Category: Education, QuickNews

Excerpt:
Of the approximately $48 billion in accumulated budget shortfalls that the 29 states with projected deficits are facing, $33 billion, or two-thirds of the gap, is concentrated in those five states considered by corporate executives to be the least friendly to business. Meanwhile, among the five states ranked as having the best business environment, Texas [...]



U.S. Customs rolls out online system for anonymous reporting of trade violations

By SwizStick • Jun 19th, 2008 • Category: Education, QuickNews, Security

I wasn’t aware of this before and just kind of stumbled upon it, but this week U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) rolled out their a-Allegations online reporting system that allows any member of the public to anonymously report suspected trade violations. For those who don’t know, CBP has always maintained a toll free number [...]



American companies lag the competition when it comes to investing in Iraq

By SwizStick • Jun 17th, 2008 • Category: Education, QuickNews

Make no mistake, Iraq is still a dangerous place, but as security has improved and the political climate grown more stable foreign investors are seeking deals and sinking money into Iraq while American companies largely remain on the sidelines. From USA Today:
“It’s starting to turn … and the people who are getting in on [...]