International Trade

May 20, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and ZTE's global supply chain
Published by Elaine Schwartz at May 20, 2018
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How a Chinese Smartphone Could Be Made in America

When the U.S. proclaimed a seven-year ban on doing business with China’s ZTE, the stock price of Acacia Communications plunged: We could say the butterfly effect […]

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May 6, 2018
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Published by Elaine Schwartz at May 6, 2018
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Why We Need Holey Cow and Other Cheesy Names

Even U.S. cheesemakers suffer when the EU (European Union) says you can't use a label like Parmesan or feta because your cheese wasn't made in the required place.
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April 27, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and EU budget battle
Published by Elaine Schwartz at April 27, 2018
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What Brexit Subtracts From the EU

To how the Europeans feel about a Brexit impact, we can add how the U.K. will affect the EU's GDP, population, budget, imports and exports when it leaves.

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April 15, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and animal welfare
Published by Elaine Schwartz at April 15, 2018
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The Food Fights Between the U.S. and China

Whether looking at chicken paws or hog hooves, U.S. and China food tastes have worked well together until U.S. and Chinese tariffs have upset the benefits of the relationships.

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April 5, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and wine tariffs
Published by Elaine Schwartz at April 5, 2018
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Why U.S. Winemakers Can’t Fight the Trade War That the President Uncorked

While facts about China's wine imports from the U.S. are somewhat surprising, still the impact of a tariff war is predictable.

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March 22, 2018
Weekly economic news roundup and almond growers
Published by Elaine Schwartz at March 22, 2018
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What You Probably Don’t Know About Almonds

Whether looking at bees or tree shakers or water, we can see a lot of surprising activity through the supply and demand sides of almond markets.

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March 20, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and avocado consunption
Published by Elaine Schwartz at March 20, 2018
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The Return of the Disappearing Avocado

If avocado has returned to your favorite veggie wrap, you can ask your economist to explain avocado prices with supply and demand.

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March 13, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and oil facts
Published by Elaine Schwartz at March 13, 2018
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Why It’s Tough for OPEC to Fight the Frackers

The OPEC nations are having a tough time deciding what oil price to target because it all depends on how U.S. shale oil producers will respond.

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March 9, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and EU budget battle
Published by Elaine Schwartz at March 9, 2018
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What Brexit Will Do to the EU Budget

About more than the U.K., Brexit also creates EU budget problems because of the 10 to 12 billion euros that the British will no longer give annually.

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March 5, 2018
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Maine's lobster exports
Published by Elaine Schwartz at March 5, 2018
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How a Steel Tariff Creates a Lobster Trap

As Canadian fisheries enjoy more business because a trade deal lowered the price of lobster exports, Maine's fisherman are suffering from lower sales.

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February 27, 2018
Weekly economic news roundup and free trade for strawberries and chickens
Published by Elaine Schwartz at February 27, 2018
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What a Strawberry and a Chicken Say About Free Trade

More than governments negotiating agreements, free trade is about the variety of strawberries, chickens, pickup trucks and pencils that we can buy.

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