http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Imports_and_ExportsFind stories, videos, and photos about Imports and Exports from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:01:47 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Imports_and_Exports14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Imports and Exports from CNN.com.http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/17/news/economy/china_us_trade/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/11/17/news/economy/china_us_trade/index.htmAs President Obama completes his trip to China, it's a natural time to ask if trade with the greatest source of U.S. imports is a good thing or bad thing for the still battered U.S. economyTue, 17 Nov 2009 22:04:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/11/11/singapore/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/11/11/singapore/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhile economists fret whether the sharp "V"-shaped drop of the financial crisis will turn into a double-dipped "W" recovery, Tan Pheng Hock is most worried about the "P" word: Protectionism.Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:07:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/10/29/china.us.trade.ft/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/10/29/china.us.trade.ft/index.html#cnnSTCTextChina and the US resolved several thorny trade disputes on Thursday even as Beijing confirmed it was investigating potential dumping of US-made cars in the Chinese market.Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:12:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/14/markets/thebuzz/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/09/14/markets/thebuzz/index.htmGreat. The global economy finally starts to show signs of emerging from the recession and now a possible trade war between the U.S. and China is throwing a monkey wrench into the recovery.Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:43:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/18/magazines/fortune/power_play.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/18/magazines/fortune/power_play.fortune/index.htmTrying to decipher where President Obama really stands on free trade can be like trying to trace the U.S.-Mexico border with a Google map. There are words, and there are actions - but there is mostly that long squiggly line in between.Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:48:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/13/news/economy/trade_balance/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/13/news/economy/trade_balance/index.htmThe nation's trade deficit narrowed 9.7% in January, shrinking to its smallest gap in 6 years, according to government data released Friday.Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:17:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/06/news/economy/stimulus_protection/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/03/06/news/economy/stimulus_protection/index.htmSome fear that the protectionist trend spreading across the globe could escalate into a growth killing global trade war.Fri, 06 Mar 2009 18:51:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/17/buy.american/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/17/buy.american/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama takes his first foreign trip Thursday, but domestic politics will loom large as he tackles the explosive issue of protectionism in a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, the leader of the United States' largest trade partner.Tue, 17 Feb 2009 20:08:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/13/news/economy/buy_american/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/13/news/economy/buy_american/index.htmThe heated war of words over "Buy American" laws may be nearing a truce in Congress, but there are still fears among critics that it could spark a new global trade war.Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:58:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/11/news/economy/trade_deficit/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/02/11/news/economy/trade_deficit/index.htmThe gap between the nation's imports and exports narrowed in December to a six-year low, according to a government report Wednesday. The gap for the year turned sharply lower and marked the second straight year of shrinking annual trade deficits.Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:21:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/13/news/economy/import_export/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/01/13/news/economy/import_export/index.htmThe nation's trade deficit narrowed sharply in November, to the lowest level in 5 years, reflecting the sharp drop in the price of imported oil, according to a government report released Tuesday.Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:54:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/11/news/economy/trade_balance/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/11/news/economy/trade_balance/index.htmThe trade deficit rose unexpectedly in October as U.S. exports plummeted, according to a government report released Thursday.Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:41:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/11/13/news/economy/trade_balance/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/11/13/news/economy/trade_balance/index.htmThe U.S. trade deficit eased in September as imports of crude oil dropped and economic weakness worldwide curbed exports.Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:22:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1849331,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1849331,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe U.S. trade deficit edged down slightly in August, reflecting a drop in foreign oil from record levelsFri, 10 Oct 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/11/news/economy/trade_deficit/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/09/11/news/economy/trade_deficit/index.htmRecord oil prices sent the trade deficit to a 16-month high in July, according to a government report released Thursday that also showed signs of economic weakness.Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:21:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/08/12/news/economy/trade_deficit/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/08/12/news/economy/trade_deficit/index.htmThe U.S. trade deficit contracted in June, according to a government report released Tuesday, surprising economists who expected an increase.Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:51:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1831783,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1831783,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe dollar continued to barrel to new multi-month highs against the euro and the pound in tandem with oil's dropTue, 12 Aug 2008 12:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/10/news/economy/trade_balance/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/06/10/news/economy/trade_balance/index.htmHigh oil prices helped to expand the nation's trade deficit more than expected in April, reaching levels not seen in over a year, according to a government report released Tuesday.Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:19:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1738826,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1738826,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe U.S. trade deficit narrowed sharply in March as demand for imports fell by the largest amount since the last recession was endingFri, 09 May 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/05/09/news/economy/trade_balance/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/05/09/news/economy/trade_balance/index.htmThe nation's trade gap narrowed in March, as a weakened U.S. economy led to the sharpest decline in Americans' demand for foreign imports in more than six years, according to a government report released Friday.Fri, 09 May 2008 14:17:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/04/10/news/economy/trade_balance/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/04/10/news/economy/trade_balance/index.htmThe trade deficit rose in February, contrary to an expected decrease, according to a government report Thursday.Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:58:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/03/11/news/economy/trade_gap/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/03/11/news/economy/trade_gap/index.htmThe trade deficit widened in January, although the increase was smaller than expected, according to a government report Tuesday.Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:38:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/02/14/news/economy/tradegap/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/02/14/news/economy/tradegap/index.htmThe gap between the nation's imports and exports narrowed in December, according to a government report Thursday, leaving the gap for the year sharply lower and ending a five-year streak of record annual trade deficits.Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:56:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/01/11/china.surplus/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/01/11/china.surplus/index.html#cnnSTCTextChina's trade surplus soared nearly 50 percent in 2007 to a record, despite safety worries about Chinese products and a slowdown in export growth late in the year, according to government data released Friday.Fri, 11 Jan 2008 07:32:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/12/12/news/economy/trade/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/12/12/news/economy/trade/index.htmThe U.S. trade deficit widened in October, coming in above Wall Street's expectations, as higher oil prices and a continued increase in Chinese imports fueled the gap, according to the government's latest reading.Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:04:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/11/news/economy/bc.apfn.bernanke.ap/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/11/news/economy/bc.apfn.bernanke.ap/index.htmThe United States and other countries must work together to right a skewed pattern of trade and investment around the globe, a move that would help worldwide economic stability, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke suggested Tuesday.Thu, 13 Sep 2007 09:25:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/11/news/economy/trade/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/11/news/economy/trade/index.htmThe gap between imports and exports narrowed slightly in July despite a jump in imports from China, an increase that made that nation the No. 1 source of U.S. imports.Thu, 13 Sep 2007 09:24:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/08/22/vietnam.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/BUSINESS/08/22/vietnam.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTextVietnam's trade deficit will nearly double to $8 billion this year from $4.8 billion in 2006, but efforts to reduce the shortfall should not come at the expense of investment and growth, a government minister said on Wednesday.Wed, 22 Aug 2007 07:07:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/17/news/economy/bc.usa.fed.poole.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/17/news/economy/bc.usa.fed.poole.reut/index.htmSt. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President William Poole said Friday that rising protectionism in the United States was a worry and the Doha round of world trade talks were on the verge of collapse.Mon, 20 Aug 2007 02:57:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/14/news/economy/trade/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/08/14/news/economy/trade/index.htmThe nation's trade gap fell unexpectedly in June, as strong exports more than offset higher oil prices and a rise in imports from China.Tue, 14 Aug 2007 04:04:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1651856,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1651856,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsChina's trade surplus soared 67 percent in July from a year ago to its second-highest monthly level on record, according to data reported Friday, amid mounting pressure by U.S. lawmakers to sanction Beijing over trade and currency disputesFri, 10 Aug 2007 16:20:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/02/13/news/economy/trade_gap/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/02/13/news/economy/trade_gap/index.htmThe U.S. trade deficit jumped 6.5 percent to a record $763.6 billion last year as high oil prices and Americans' appetite for foreign-made goods outpaced strong exports.Tue, 13 Feb 2007 13:11:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/12/12/news/economy/trade/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/12/12/news/economy/trade/index.htmThe nation's trade deficit tumbled in October on lower prices for oil imports, but the gap with China kept growing ahead of a key trip to that country by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and other top officials.Tue, 12 Dec 2006 13:21:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/US/11/21/Dobbs.Nov22/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/US/11/21/Dobbs.Nov22/index.htmlThe midterm elections, which produced the highest voter turnout in more than two decades, resulted in not only the Democratic takeover of both the House and the Senate, but a new political reality that has some free-trade-at-all-cost Republicans writhing in pain.Tue, 21 Nov 2006 21:12:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/11/09/news/economy/trade_september/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/11/09/news/economy/trade_september/index.htmThe trade gap fell on lower oil prices and record exports in September, coming in well below Wall Street forecasts, according to a government report Thursday.Thu, 09 Nov 2006 14:15:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/10/12/news/economy/trade/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/10/12/news/economy/trade/index.htmThe trade deficit jumped in August to nearly $70 billion, a record for the second straight month, as the nation's appetite for imported goods and costly oil outstripped strong exports, according to government figures released Thursday.Thu, 12 Oct 2006 12:12:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/12/news/economy/trade/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/12/news/economy/trade/index.htmRising oil prices increased the U.S. trade gap in July to a record high, the government reported Tuesday, as the deficit between imports and exports soared above forecasts.Tue, 12 Sep 2006 12:21:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/08/10/news/economy/trade/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/08/10/news/economy/trade/index.htmThe U.S. trade gap narrowed slightly in June, according to a government report Thursday.Thu, 10 Aug 2006 12:12:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/07/12/news/economy/trade/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/07/12/news/economy/trade/index.htmThe nation's trade deficit edged only narrowly higher in May despite soaring oil imports, as Americans' appetite for non-energy imports started to show signs of waning and U.S. exports made gains in global markets.Wed, 12 Jul 2006 12:19:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/07/07/news/economy/bush/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/07/07/news/economy/bush/index.htmPresident Bush, answering reporters during a press conference in Chicago Friday, called protectionism a "worrisome" trend and compared it to national isolationism.Fri, 07 Jul 2006 15:53:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/12/news/economy/trade/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/05/12/news/economy/trade/index.htmThe nation's trade gap shrank unexpectedly in March, the government reported Friday, but economists said the improvement was probably temporary.Fri, 12 May 2006 12:13:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/04/12/news/economy/trade/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/04/12/news/economy/trade/index.htmThe U.S. trade gap narrowed in February, the government reported Wednesday, as the latest reading came in much smaller than forecasts.Wed, 12 Apr 2006 12:25:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/03/09/news/economy/trade/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/03/09/news/economy/trade/index.htmThe U.S. trade deficit reached a record level in January, according to a government report Thursday that showed U.S. consumers' appetite for overseas goods continuing to grow.Thu, 09 Mar 2006 13:26:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/02/10/news/economy/trade/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/02/10/news/economy/trade/index.htmThe nation's trade deficit soared 18 percent to nearly three-quarters of a trillion dollars last year -- the ninth record in the last 10 years -- fueling a growing debate over the risks to the U.S. economy, and American workers, posed by imported goods.Fri, 10 Feb 2006 13:18:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/01/12/news/economy/trade/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/01/12/news/economy/trade/index.htmLower oil prices cut the U.S. trade deficit in November from the previous month's record level, according to a government report Thursday that showed a narrower gap between imports and exports than Wall Street estimated.Thu, 12 Jan 2006 13:04:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/11/15/china.us.trade/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/11/15/china.us.trade/index.htmlThe United States expects to run a massive trade deficit with China this year of more than $200 billion, despite U.S. exports to China growing 22 percent to about $35 billion.Wed, 16 Nov 2005 00:14:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/11/10/news/economy/tradegap/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/11/10/news/economy/tradegap/index.htmThe U.S. trade deficit soared to record levels in September, according to a government report, as higher oil prices, rising gasoline imports and a fall in exports caused the gap to widen far more than forecasts.Thu, 10 Nov 2005 12:47:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/10/13/news/economy/trade/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/10/13/news/economy/trade/index.htmRising oil prices lifted the U.S. trade deficit in the August, the government reported Thursday, but the gap between the nation's imports and exports was slightly below Wall Street expectations.Thu, 13 Oct 2005 11:57:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/13/news/economy/trade_balance/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/09/13/news/economy/trade_balance/index.htmThe trade deficit fell in July despite a sharp rise in the value of oil imports, the government said Tuesday -- a surprise decline that economists said probably wouldn't last.Tue, 13 Sep 2005 12:17:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/08/12/news/economy/trade/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/08/12/news/economy/trade/index.htmThe U.S. trade gap grew in June, according to a government report Friday that came in wider than Wall Street expectations.Fri, 12 Aug 2005 12:15:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/07/13/news/economy/trade/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/07/13/news/economy/trade/index.htmThe gap between U.S. imports and exports narrowed in May, according to a government report Wednesday that came in smaller than Wall Street forecasts.Wed, 13 Jul 2005 12:17:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/06/10/news/economy/trade/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/06/10/news/economy/trade/index.htmThe U.S. trade deficit widened in April, the government reported Friday, but the expansion was less than expected.Fri, 10 Jun 2005 11:28:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/05/11/news/economy/trade/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/05/11/news/economy/trade/index.htmThe U.S. trade deficit shrank a surprising 9.2 percent in March as big declines in Americans' purchases of imported cars and clothing more than offset a jump in oil imports, the government reported Wednesday.Wed, 11 May 2005 12:18:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/04/12/news/economy/trade/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/04/12/news/economy/trade/index.htmRising oil prices lifted the U.S. trade gap to a record $61.0 billion in February, the government reported Tuesday, as the difference between the nation's imports and exports came in well above Wall Street expectations.Tue, 12 Apr 2005 12:04:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/04/11/news/economy/trade_walkup/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/04/11/news/economy/trade_walkup/index.htmU.S. companies looking for the source of much of the nation's trade gap need only to look in the mirror.Mon, 11 Apr 2005 17:22:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/03/11/markets/bondcenter/bonds/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/03/11/markets/bondcenter/bonds/index.htmTreasuries fell and the dollar slid Friday following news that the trade deficit has grown more than expected; Alan Greenspan's comments Thursday night that a weaker dollar would help ease the gap contributed to the declines.Fri, 11 Mar 2005 14:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/03/11/news/economy/trade/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/03/11/news/economy/trade/index.htmConsumers' demand for imported goods pushed the U.S. trade gap to its second highest monthly reading on record, according to a government report Friday, as the deficit grew more than Wall Street expectations.Fri, 11 Mar 2005 13:08:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/02/11/commentary/column_hays/hays/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/02/11/commentary/column_hays/hays/index.htmSo much focus is on the U.S. budget deficit right now that its "twin," the U.S. trade deficit, is not getting the attention it deserves.Fri, 11 Feb 2005 13:33:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/02/10/news/economy/trade/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/02/10/news/economy/trade/index.htmThe U.S. trade deficit jumped 24 percent to a record high last year, the government said Thursday, though the nation's trade picture showed slight improvement at the end of the year.Thu, 10 Feb 2005 12:39:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/02/03/other.issues/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/02/03/other.issues/index.htmlPresident Bush dedicated a major part of his State of the Union address to what he has been calling one of the biggest problems facing our nation: Social Security.Thu, 03 Feb 2005 22:41:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/01/12/markets/bondcenter/bonds/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/01/12/markets/bondcenter/bonds/index.htmThe dollar fell Wednesday after a report showed the U.S. trade deficit widened in November way beyond expectations, sparking a sell-off in the currency, pushing bonds higher.Wed, 12 Jan 2005 14:37:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/11/10/news/economy/trade/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/11/10/news/economy/trade/index.htmThe U.S. trade gap narrowed in September as the value of oil imports declined, according to a government report Wednesday that put the deficit below Wall Street expectations.Wed, 10 Nov 2004 13:08:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/08/13/news/economy/trade_gap/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/08/13/news/economy/trade_gap/index.htmThe U.S. trade gap in June was so shockingly wide that many economists almost doubted the numbers on Friday.Fri, 13 Aug 2004 13:06:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/06/14/news/economy/trade/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/06/14/news/economy/trade/index.htmThe U.S. trade deficit grew in April to a record $48.3 billion, coming in larger than Wall Street forecasts, a government report Monday showed.Mon, 14 Jun 2004 12:17:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/05/12/news/economy/trade/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/05/12/news/economy/trade/index.htmThe U.S. trade deficit rose to a record $45.96 billion in March as rising oil prices put the gap well beyond Wall Street expectations.Wed, 12 May 2004 12:11:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/04/14/news/economy/trade_balance/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/04/14/news/economy/trade_balance/index.htmThe U.S. trade deficit narrowed in February, coming in below estimates with both exports and imports hitting a record as the weak dollar offset soaring oil prices, the government reported Wednesday.Wed, 14 Apr 2004 12:20:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/03/10/news/economy/trade/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/03/10/news/economy/trade/index.htmThe U.S. trade deficit with the rest of the world expanded in January to its highest monthly level on record, as strong domestic demand and higher energy prices offset the effects of a weaker dollar, the government reported Wednesday.Wed, 10 Mar 2004 13:19:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/03/09/commentary/dobbs/dobbs/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/03/09/commentary/dobbs/dobbs/index.htmYou may have noticed recently that I'm being attacked for my views on the exporting of American jobs and my calls for a balanced U.S. trade policy.Tue, 09 Mar 2004 23:43:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/02/18/commentary/bidask/bidask2/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/02/18/commentary/bidask/bidask2/index.htmA drop in the dollar seems like everybody's favorite answer to how to fix the United States' huge trade deficit with the rest of the world.Wed, 18 Feb 2004 19:06:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/02/13/news/economy/trade/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/02/13/news/economy/trade/index.htmThe nation's trade deficit jumped about 11 percent in December as strong economic growth pulled in record imports and exports inched lower despite a weaker dollar, the government reported Friday.Fri, 13 Feb 2004 13:11:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/01/14/news/economy/trade/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/01/14/news/economy/trade/index.htmNovember's drop in the trade deficit was welcome news and a sign the gap may be stabilizing, but there's little hope the deficit will shrink much further any time soon, economists said Wednesday.Wed, 14 Jan 2004 15:02:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/01/07/commentary/bidask/bidask2/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/01/07/commentary/bidask/bidask2/index.htmThe election year has begun, and politicians are about as apt to espouse the benefits of free trade as they are to rally against apple pie.Wed, 07 Jan 2004 21:21:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/12/08/355137/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/12/08/355137/index.htmPresident George Bush is a free-trader. So is every last one of his economic advisors. "Certainly the rhetoric has been the strongest of any President since Roosevelt in favor of free trade," says ...Mon, 08 Dec 2003 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/11/10/352872/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/11/10/352872/index.htmI'm about to deliver a warning regarding the U.S. trade deficit and also suggest a remedy for the problem. But first I need to mention two reasons you might want to be skeptical about what I say. T...Mon, 10 Nov 2003 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/05/15/279791/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2000/05/15/279791/index.htmAround 1 P.M. on Monday, April 17, a woman with a foam evergreen tree on her head stood before a police barricade on Washington's Pennsylvania Avenue, picked up a bullhorn, and asked several hundre...Mon, 15 May 2000 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1999/05/01/259244/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1999/05/01/259244/index.htmHERE'S A RIDDLE: You're wearing a cashmere crewneck, driving home after a steak dinner at your favorite restaurant. The Louis Vuitton bag on the seat contains a pack of gum, mineral water and a ban...Sat, 01 May 1999 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/10/28/203937/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1996/10/28/203937/index.htmRoss Perot likes to refer to his running mate as "Dr. Pat Choate," and describes him thusly: "In the 1980s, Pat was vice president, public policy, at TRW, a major U.S. company...Business Week has c...Mon, 28 Oct 1996 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1994/04/18/79196/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1994/04/18/79196/index.htmBEHIND THE NEWS of cyclically rebounding profits shines a larger truth: U.S. economic preeminence looks more secure than it has in a generation. ''What's amazing,'' says President Jerry Jasinowski ...Mon, 18 Apr 1994 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1994/01/10/78842/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1994/01/10/78842/index.htmFREE TRADE, despite the considerable odds against it, has just won two of its biggest victories in decades: first the North American Free Trade Agreement, then the successful completion of a new Ge...Mon, 10 Jan 1994 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/12/13/78752/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/12/13/78752/index.htmThe world is becoming accustomed to seeing Third World countries launch their economies into soaring growth by lowering trade barriers. But conventional economic theory does a poor job of explainin...Mon, 13 Dec 1993 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/05/31/77907/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/05/31/77907/index.htmFOR THE FIRST TIME since 1945, the approach to trade disputes favored by Presidents from Roosevelt to Bush is just another option. Today trade talk in Washington is not focused on multilateral nego...Mon, 31 May 1993 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/03/08/77581/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/03/08/77581/index.htmCONFUSED about U.S. trade policy? So are trade negotiators and government officials the world over -- including, it seems, the new guys in Washington. In its opening weeks, the Clinton Administrati...Mon, 08 Mar 1993 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/01/11/77359/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/01/11/77359/index.htmTHIS SEEMS like crunch time in the world's biggest auto market. Some $4 billion of new Japanese factories are starting up in Europe just as European carmakers are watching their own sales slide -- ...Mon, 11 Jan 1993 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/12/14/77247/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/12/14/77247/index.htmTHIS WAS supposed to be Europe's year, the magical, long-awaited 1992 that would release all the competitive power locked up by nationalism, tribalism, and protectionism. Instead, Europe got divisi...Mon, 14 Dec 1992 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/10/19/77000/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/10/19/77000/index.htmWHAT A CHANGE. A few years ago foreign trade looked like some giant leak in the American economy, siphoning all the prosperity of the past 200 years out into the rest of the world. In 1987 America'...Mon, 19 Oct 1992 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/10/19/77010/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/10/19/77010/index.htmTHIS NEW YEAR'S EVE, a thousand bonfires will be set across the Continent to mark the opening of the single European market. But the celebration will be less festive than it might have been. All ki...Mon, 19 Oct 1992 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/09/07/76836/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/09/07/76836/index.htmDOES JAPAN tilt its economic playing field against the rest of the world? The question is crucial, for despite years of pressure to open the world's No. 2 economy to foreign goods and investment, J...Mon, 07 Sep 1992 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/06/15/76523/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/06/15/76523/index.htmAssessing the performance of the U.S. economy during the 1980s is akin to staring at the blot of ink in a Rorschach test: We each see what we want to see. Still, some views are saner than others. I...Mon, 15 Jun 1992 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/05/04/76404/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/05/04/76404/index.htmAS EUROPE rolls through 1992, the long-awaited year of economic integration is beginning to look more like the year of Euro-retreat. Worried by the increasingly obvious uncompetitiveness of much of...Mon, 04 May 1992 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/04/20/76307/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/04/20/76307/index.htmAS EUROPE rolls through 1992, the long-awaited year of economic integration is beginning to look more like the year of Euro-retreat. Worried by the increasingly obvious uncompetitiveness of much of...Mon, 20 Apr 1992 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/12/02/75815/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/12/02/75815/index.htmTHE ENDURING global partnership between farmers and politicians is starting to come unstuck. The leading industrial powers, after years of bickering, now look ready to forge an agreement on rolling...Mon, 02 Dec 1991 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/08/27/73947/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/08/27/73947/index.htmTHEY ARE MOSTLY gray-suited and sober-faced bureaucrats, but they understand magic: If each nation is free to concentrate on doing what it does best, the world will get richer. With that wizardry i...Mon, 27 Aug 1990 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/05/07/73483/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/05/07/73483/index.htmFORTY YEARS AGO almost 90% of the oil the U.S. needed came from gigantic domestic reserves in Texas, Louisiana, California, and other states. So it's easy to find today's numbers alarming: Imports ...Mon, 07 May 1990 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/04/23/73447/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1990/04/23/73447/index.htmDoes the dollar's recent surge against the yen awaken bad memories? Put your fears to rest. It is nowhere near its 1985 peak and is likely to fall in the months ahead. The merchandise trade deficit...Mon, 23 Apr 1990 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/06/05/72048/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/06/05/72048/index.htmAs the Super 301 section of the 1988 trade act starts to take effect and Senators get predictably cranked up about our fiendishly protectionist trade partners, let's remember a thing or two: For al...Mon, 05 Jun 1989 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/05/08/71948/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/05/08/71948/index.htmNOW MORE THAN EVER the U.S. needs some clear thinking about trade. As Europe steams toward economic unification in 1992, American businessmen worry about higher tariff walls. Japan is continuing to...Mon, 08 May 1989 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/04/24/71886/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/04/24/71886/index.htm, THE TOUR GUIDE holds a small flag over his head, and his gaggle of newly arrived Japanese tourists trails closely behind him. He leads them swiftly through the San Francisco airport to buses that...Mon, 24 Apr 1989 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/02/27/71671/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/02/27/71671/index.htmAN UNWIELDY paperback with a numbing title promises to be one of Washington's best-read books this spring. It isn't yet another serve-and-tattle White House memoir. It will tattle, but on America's...Mon, 27 Feb 1989 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/10/24/71157/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/10/24/71157/index.htmEUROPE'S AMBITION to create a truly common market by 1992 was initially greeted by world business with a global ''Awwww riiight!'' Much of that enthusiasm remains, but lately cheers have mixed with...Mon, 24 Oct 1988 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/06/20/70691/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/06/20/70691/index.htmWHERE international trade is concerned, America's top executives are a consummately confident bunch. The latest FORTUNE poll of U.S. CEOs finds that by a margin of 3 to 1 they reject the trendy doo...Mon, 20 Jun 1988 04:01:00 EDT