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What differentiates Trump supporters economically?

by David Brancaccio
Aug 25, 2016
The answer isn't trade or income level.
Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump gives thumbs up to the crowd at a rally in Jackson, Mississippi.
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Is the euro to blame for Europe's problems?

by David Brancaccio
Aug 18, 2016
Nobel-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz on the trouble in Europe, globalization, and what the US can do to address trade frustrations.
Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz says changes need to be made to the euro.
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Steel's decline was about technology, not trade

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Aug 9, 2016
Innovation, not imports, cost U.S. jobs. And the jobs that remain pay better.
Steel workers look on during a campaign rally with democratic presidential nominee former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and democratic vice presidential nominee U.S. Sen Tim Kaine (D-VA) at Johnstown Wire Technologies on July 30, 2016 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. 
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Last Ditch Effort: The Panama Canal and Peak Trade

Panama Canal expands as trade falls flat

by David Brancaccio , Justin Ho and Katie Long
Jun 20, 2016
A new, wider channel will allow bigger ships to pass through. But how many will come?
AAL's Kobe ship squeezes through the current Panama Canal locks.
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Robots, data, and the industries of the future

by Molly Wood
Mar 2, 2016
Soon, you may have your own personal C-3PO
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Why foreign consumers shop in U.S.

by Jeff Tyler
Mar 7, 2014
Competition and other factors can lower the price of consumer goods in this country.
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Hollywood wants the rest of the world to follow U.S. copyright law

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Dec 20, 2013
As negotiators continue work on a trans-Pacific trade deal, one of the sticking points is intellectual property.
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In Asia, can Jack Lew succeed where others have failed?

by Shannon Mullen
Nov 12, 2013
Treasury Secretary Jack Lew plans to visit five countries in the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership.
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Its industry in a slump, a Chinese Baijiu company hires American CEO

by Rob Schmitz
Nov 5, 2013
Chinese President Xi Jinping ordered government officials to put a stop to lavish banquets. And that had a tremendous impact on sales of baijiu, a Chinese grain alcohol as strong as moonshine. One Chinese company has chosen an American CEO to help resurrect its sales.
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Six months after factory collapse in Bangladesh

by Lizzie O'Leary
Oct 22, 2013
Many people in Bangladesh want to see a change to building code and safety regulations
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