Tag: exports
Next Commerce Chief Will Play a Key Role in Obama’s Export Plan
by Peter Cohan on Mar.11, 2011, under Towing
This week, President Obama announced that he’s nominating Commerce Secretary Gary Locke as U.S. Ambassador to China. There are several short-list contenders to replace Locke at Commerce, but the question is: Who would best be able to help Obama double U.S. exports in the next five years?
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Next Commerce Chief Will Play a Key Role in Obama’s Export Plan originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 11 Mar 2011 11:30:00.
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U.S. Manufacturing Is Building Hopes for Earnings — and Jobs
by Joseph Lazzaro on Mar.06, 2011, under Towing
The U.S. manufacturing sector is a sight for sore eyes: After more than a year of expansion, it’s still growing, as American factories continue to churn out the equipment, machines and products that emerging-market nations need to develop their infrastructures.
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U.S. Manufacturing Is Building Hopes for Earnings — and Jobs originally appeared on DailyFinance on Sun, 06 Mar 2011 10:00:00.
As Cotton Soars, How Should Investors Stitch It Into Their Portfolios?
by Matthew Scott on Feb.22, 2011, under Towing
Among the questions investors now face: How much rally is left in cotton since skyrocketing 171% already in a year? Among the variables to consider are weather, demand and how much more land gets devoted to cotton. Analysts point to better and worse ways to play this commodity.
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As Cotton Soars, How Should Investors Stitch It Into Their Portfolios? originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 22 Feb 2011 09:15:00.
Filed Under: Economy, Investing, Investing Basics, Market News
The Untold Story of the U.S. Trade Deficit: Rising Exports
by Joseph Lazzaro on Feb.16, 2011, under Towing
The U.S. trade gap widened to just under $500 billion in 2010, but that obscures impressive growth in global sales of U.S. goods. And the outlook for 2011 is even better. Still, to reach a trade surplus, America must solve two serious problems.
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The Untold Story of the U.S. Trade Deficit: Rising Exports originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 16 Feb 2011 11:00:00.
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U.S. National Debt Is Huge, but It’s Not a Catastrophe
by Joseph Lazzaro on Jan.29, 2011, under Towing
Without a doubt, this country’s debt overhang needs to be chopped considerably. But does a large national debt doom a nation to economic ruin? Only if you believe that countries like Germany, France, and Japan are economic basket cases, too.
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U.S. National Debt Is Huge, but It’s Not a Catastrophe originally appeared on DailyFinance on Sat, 29 Jan 2011 10:00:00.







