US Restricts Exports of AI for Analyzing Satellite Images
U.S. technology companies that build artificial intelligence software for analyzing satellite imagery will face new restrictions on exporting their products to China and elsewhere.
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Skepticism Reigns About China’s Supposed US Farm Purchases
From Beijing to America’s farm belt, skeptics are questioning just how much U.S. farm goods China has actually committed to buy — and whether U.S. farmers will be able anytime soon to export goods there in the outsize quantities about which President Trump has boasted.
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Russians and Italians Accused of Dodging US Trade Sanctions
An indictment unsealed by a Georgia federal judge charges Russian and Italian nationals, a U.S. citizen and several companies in a conspiracy to circumvent American trade sanctions by disguising the destination of drilling equipment.
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Putin, Xi Launch ‘Historic’ Russian Gas Pipeline to China
Russia and China on Monday launched a giant gas pipeline linking the countries for the first time, one of three major projects aimed at cementing Moscow’s role as the world’s top gas exporter.
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China Lifts Ban on US Poultry Amid Trump Trade War
China announced Thursday it will end a nearly five-year ban on the importation of U.S. poultry, a move the Trump administration says could boost U.S. poultry exports by more than $1 billion.
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Slowing German Economy Teeters on the Brink of Recession
The German economy is slowing down — and possibly entering a recession — and that’s giving rise to calls for the economic locomotive of Europe to start spending more to ward off a crisis.
Read moreUS Slaps Tariffs on European Goods in Growing Trade Conflict
A trade conflict between the United States and Europeans got uglier Friday after the Trump administration imposed new tariffs on an array of European goods, many of them luxury items like Scotch malt whiskeys, Italian gourmet cheeses, expensive French wines and Spanish olives.
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China Keeps Penalties on US Pork & Soy, Eases Others
China on Wednesday announced it will exempt American industrial grease and some other imports from tariff hikes in a trade war with Washington but kept in place penalties on soybeans and other major U.S. exports before negotiations next month.
Read moreFirms Under Fire for Helping N. Korea Evade Oil Sanctions
Accusing them of helping North Korea’s illegal ship-to-ship transfers to circumvent U.N. sanctions on Pyongyang petroleum, the United States announced penalties Friday against multiple firms and individuals in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Read moreExtreme Weather to Cut French Wine Output by 12%
France’s wine output is expected to fall 12% this year, the agriculture ministry said Friday, after spring frosts followed by summer heat waves took a heavy toll on vineyards across the country.
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US Exports to Lobster-Loving China Fall off a Cliff
U.S. lobster exports to China have fallen by more than 80% this year as China’s retaliatory tariffs shift the seafood business farther north to Canada.
Read moreChinese Businesses Adapt to US Trade War
Export-reliant Chinese companies are slashing prices, moving production abroad, creating new domestic markets and rebranding goods as they try to survive the escalating trade war with the United States.
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Trump Confirms Deal With EU on American Beef Exports
President Donald Trump on Friday announced an agreement with Brussels on trade in American beef, long blocked from EU markets over concerns about use of hormones.
Read moreTrump Imposes New Sanctions on Iran Metal Exports
Amid rising international tensions, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he is ordering new sanctions on Iran’s industrial metal exports.
Read moreUS Still Sends Lots of Lobster to China, but Tariff a Worry
America is still sending millions of pounds of lobster to China, but members of the seafood industry remain on edge about the future of the United States’ relationship with one of its most important customers.
Read morePoland Says No Sick Cows Slaughtered; EU Begins Inspection
European Union investigators began a weeklong visit to Poland on Monday after reports that sick cows were illegally slaughtered and their meat exported to more than a dozen countries.
Read morePoland Exported 5,500 Pounds of Meat From Sick Cows to EU
Poland’s top state veterinary official says about 5,500 pounds of meat from sick cows who were slaughtered illegally have been exported to 10 other European Union countries.
Read moreThousands Fired After Garment Industry Protest in Bangladesh
More than 5,000 Bangladesh workers who demanded higher wages have been fired by factory owners, and hundreds face police charges in the world’s second-largest garment export industry after China, an activist said Thursday.
Read moreEU Green-Lights US Soybeans for Biofuel Production
In a move expected to increase overseas exports, the European Union approved the use of U.S. soybeans Tuesday in the production of biofuel.
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