Legacy Topic: World

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Americans imported a record number of goods last year, according to new data from the Commerce Department released Wednesday. U.S. service exports also hit a record high. The net effect was the largest trade deficit since 2008 — $621 billion, up nearly 13 percent from the prior year. However, many economists say the U.S. trade deficit […]

Expectant parents pay them tens of thousands of dollars to arrange every aspect of their trip.

Children born on U.S. soil are granted citizenship under the 14th Amendment.

Every year, thousands travel to ensure U.S. citizenship for their babies, experts say. Here are two of their stories.

The trade talks will be held in Washington on Wednesday. Last year, a dispute between the two parties erupted over cars  — the Trump administration demanded that the Europeans cut their 10 percent import tariff on American vehicles. In July, a trans-Atlantic truce was reached. But the dispute has since widened beyond cars, and that […]

The politics of trade deals are increasingly complex.

On foot of concerns that numbers from Puerto Rico itself could be flawed, the U.S. government is preparing to release gross domestic product data on the U.S. territory for the first time. We took a look at what the adjusted financial data could mean for the island as it continues to recover from Hurricane Maria […]

One Venezuelan economist uses bitcoin to defend his family against financial instability.

Although experts say a no-deal Brexit would be a disaster, some business owners are bullish.