WASHINGTON -- President Bush's trade representative-in-waiting went before a Senate panel Tuesday and reaffirmed the Administration's free-trade agenda, but he also talked about getting tough with trading partners that don't live up to agreements. However, Robert Zoellick, who's expected to...
Senate Unit OKs Power To Reagan on Tariffs President Reagan would be authorized by Congress to negotiate bilateral tariff and trade pacts with both Israel and Canada, under legislation approved last week by the Senate Finance Committee. The measure changes...
ATLANTA -- UPS Trade Management Services, Inc., a unit of UPS Supply Chain Solutions, (NYSE: UPS), today simplified international trade management by unveiling a new software suite called UPS TradeSenseTM. The software helps U.S. exporters and importers manage customs clearance and security regulations associated with global trade.
E-Trade Financial Corp., the third-largest U.S. discount broker, and Toronto-Dominion Bank ended talks about a possible combination of the Canadian bank's TD Waterhouse unit with E-Trade. The two companies, which said last week they were in talks, were unable to agree on the terms, they said in...
E*Trade Group seems to be making it, though not on its brokerage business, which like most others has been languishing, but on its stand-alone Internet banking unit.The development surprised analysts in the second quarter, most of whom expected the compa E*Trade Group seems to be making it, though not on...
Global trade management solutions provider Vastera will be acquired and combined with the Logistics and Trade Services businesses of JPMorgan Chase's Treasury Services unit for a total ... Global trade management solutions provider Vastera will be acquired and combined with the Logistics and Trade...
Unit values of US imports at the product level reveal a substantial degree of vertical product differentiation among countries exporting to the US. This specialization is not apparent by looking solely at trade flows. Two trends stand out. First, the portion of US import products originating in either rich or...
Banco Latinoamericano de Exportaciones S.A, BLADEX (NYSE: BLX), a unique multinational bank with US$6 billion in assets, created in 1977 to finance trade development in the Latin American and Caribbean Region, announced May 23 the formation of BLADEX Securities, LLC, a new fixed-income...
BANGKOK, June 18 Kyodo The stalemate over who will head the World Trade Organization WTO may torpedo plans to launch a new round of global trade talks at the WTO ministerial conference starting in November in Seattle, a European Commission negotiator said Friday. "I think if no decision is taken...
The Canadian-Swiss-owned Marche's is opening its first U.S.-based unit in Boston this November and they are planning on opening another in New York City's World Trade Center early next year with four other American cities targeted thereafter. Marche currently has four units in Canada and...
HOUSTON--BUSINESS WIRE--June 20, 1996--Enron Capital & Trade Resources ECT, a wholly owned subsidiary of Enron Corp., announced today that it has reached agreement with Shell Western E&P Inc., a unit of Shell Oil ("Shell"), to finance onshore oil and gas exploration and development. ECT will provide a unique financing...
UPS Trade Management Services, a unit of UPS Supply Chain Solutions, unveiled its new software suite called UPS Trade-Sense, which helps U.S. exporters and importers manage customs clearance and security regulations associated with global trade. Be UPS Trade Management Services, a unit of UPS...
SEOUL AFP — The South Korean unit of Qualcomm, a world leader in mobile phone technology, has been raided by fair trade regulators, the California-based company has said. Fair Trade Commission FTC officials had entered the company's office in Seoul and searched the site, said Oh Jae-ha, executive vice...
Donald T. Baker has been named Deputy Assistant Secretary for Trade Adjustment Assistance in the Commerce Department's International Trade Administration, to direct a staff of 200 in assisting U.S. firms adversely affected by imports to become competitive again. Baker previously was Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Office of...
Byline: Dale Funk, Contributing Editor A Trade Service management group announced plans to buy the Trade Service business unit from i2 Technologies, Dallas, and run it as a private company. Tony Dubreville, general manager of the...
Winnipeg, MB, Canada, Dec. 20, 1999 The Canadian dollar was weaker at mid-session, as light demand to buy US dollars weighed on the Canadian unit in a market that lacked liquidity, traders said. There were no major financial reports to spur ...
WASHINGTON FNS -- The Trade Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee has scheduled a meeting this Thursday to vote on the Textile and Apparel Trade Enforcement Act, the domestic industry-backed bill which would put new curbs on imports. The subcommittee "mark-up"...
How to cut down on the frequency of medication dose errors will be the topic of several seminars at the WestPack trade show, to be held this February in Anaheim, Calif.
Today marks the beginning of a new era on the North American continent. This morning, the United States, Mexico, and Canada are announcing the completion of negotiations for a North American Free Trade Agreement - NAFTA. I want to express deep appreciation to Ambassador Carla Hills, our US Trade Representative,...