by Mengjie(Jessie) Jiang | Jul 20, 2017 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — Negotiations for a new version of the North American Free Trade Agreement should give President Donald Trump “a victory,” but not at the expense of Mexico and Canada, Canadian Ambassador David MacNaughton said Thursday. MacNaughton, speaking at a forum...
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by Misha Euceph | Jul 20, 2017 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — Proposals to tax money transfers from the U.S. to citizens in other countries won’t stop the terrorist funding sent through informal channels like hawalas, experts warned a House terrorism subcommittee on Tuesday. Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., proposed...
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by Yemeng Yang | Jul 20, 2017 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON — Facing a 60-day deadline and a looming summer congressional recess, Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas vowed Wednesday that he and his fellow Republicans have enough time to overturn a rule that allows consumers to band together and sue financial institutions....
by Mengjie(Jessie) Jiang | Jul 18, 2017 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON–U.S. and China have different goals for the Wednesday bilateral economic dialogue: President Donald Trump wants tangible success in reducing the U.S. trade deficit with China, while Chinese President Xi Jinping wants to keep the status quo, a number...
by Haley Velasco | Jul 18, 2017 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON — The future of consumer spending? Visa Inc. (V) is betting on cashless. And to further its vision and aid in the transition to a system that it thinks can generate almost $7 billion in New York City alone and save more than almost 200 million hours in...
by Katherine Hyunjung Lee | Jul 13, 2017 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON-The lack of a clear U.S. trade policy is forcing American manufacturers to slow growth plans, especially because of the uncertainty over how nations may respond to President Donald Trump’s protectionist rhetoric, business leaders said Thursday during...
