U.S. container imports in December 2023, in 20-foot equivalent units, down 9.2% from the year before but up 0.4% from November 2023, leaving U.S. annual import volume down 11.7% last year compared with 2022, according to Descartes Datamyne.
WSJ Traces Businessman’s Links to North Korea Trade
The U.S. has implemented new sanctions aimed at cutting off business networks that direct goods and currency to North Korea. As reported by the Wall Street Journal, a current FBI inquiry into the business activities of a Chinese business owner (who has not been...
FTAs: Good or Bad?
Americans may have soured on free trade, but isn’t it in their best interests? by Peter Quinter, guest columnist I am still troubled by the Wall Street Journal lead article on October 4, 2010, with the headline “Recession-Weary Americans Sour on Free Trade.” I asked...