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WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is considering ways to require imported automobiles to meet stricter environmental standards in order to protect U.S. carmakers, according to two sources familiar with the administration’s thinking. White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said President Donald Trump “will promote free, fair and reciprocal trade practices to grow the U.S. economy and […]
Thomson Reuters International trade makes up a big part of the US economy, and of the 50 state economies that together make up that whole. Using Census Bureau data, Business Insider found the biggest imported good in every state and DC, based on total dollar value in 2016. The US Census Bureau regularly publishes data […]
REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach The White House approved a 30% tariff on imported solar panels. The tariff will apply only to solar cells and modules above 2.5 gigawatts. WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump slapped steep tariffs on imported washing machines and solar panels on Monday, marking his first moves to erect trade restrictions under […]
Enlarge / Long Island solar farm. (credit: Brookhaven National Lab) On Monday afternoon, the Trump Administration released a Fact Sheet (PDF) detailing new tariffs on imports, including a tariff schedule for solar cells and modules starting at 30 percent. The solar tariff determination had been tensely anticipated by the solar industry, with manufacturers arguing that cheap […]
Health Canada has long been vigilant about pesticide levels in the foods Canadians consume. But more manufacturers, many offshore, have been treating non-food products — toys, sofas, clothing, paint — with antimicrobial pesticides to ward off fungus. An internal memo says the agency needs to do more to screen out such products. CBC | Health […]
Published time: 30 Sep, 2017 01:49 A man who imported a “childlike sex doll” into the United Kingdom and was found in possession of child abuse videos and images has been handed a suspended sentence. Simon Glerum, 33, was arrested in January after Border Force officers at London’s Stansted Airport intercepted a parcel from Hong […]
Enlarge (credit: Bloomberg / Getty Images) A US-based solar-panel components maker called Suniva filed a petition with the International Trade Commission (ITC) this spring, alleging unfair trade practices after the company declared bankruptcy. It was later joined in its petition by SolarWorld America, another US-based solar cell manufacturer. Today, the two companies pleaded their case […]
Let’s say you’re casually web shopping for used cars—one of our favorite time-wasting activities—and something unusual grabs your interest. Maybe it’s one of those exotic Japanese domestic market (JDM) cars, one that has lived out the 25-year U.S. import restrictions and is finally available stateside. Even more intriguing, let’s say it can be had for less than […]
Arts and crafts chain, Hobby Lobby, will return 5,500 ancient Iraqi religious artifacts which were smuggled into the US through Israel and the United Arab Emirates as a result of a civil complaint from the US Justice Department. Hobby Lobby announced on Wednesday that it has agreed to return the artifacts and pay a $ […]
