Pacific trade ministers fail to reach deal in Hawaii talks
By AUDREY McAVOY Trade ministers from a dozen Pacific Rim nations failed to reach a deal on a new trade agreement that would cover nearly 40 percent of the global…
Trade policy
Trade bill clears Senate hurdle, at brink of final passage
By CHARLES BABINGTON The Senate pushed bipartisan trade legislation to the brink of final approval Tuesday in a combined effort by President Barack Obama and Republican congressional leaders to rescue…
Obama’s trade agenda faces tougher odds heading into House
By JIM KUHNHENN and CHARLES BABINGTON After several near death experiences in the Senate, the trade agenda that President Barack Obama is pushing as a second term capstone faces its…
Emotions over Obama’s trade agenda roil Senate, delay action
By CHARLES BABINGTON Emotional disagreements over trade erupted in Congress on Wednesday, when a liberal senator delayed a committee’s likely endorsement of a top trade priority for President Barack Obama.…
Raul Castro: US must return Guantanamo for normal relations
By JAVIER CORDOBA and MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN Cuban President Raul Castro demanded on Wednesday that the United States return the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, lift the half-century trade embargo on…
Taiwan, Hong Kong a challenge for China’s Xi
By RALPH JENNINGS and CHRISTOPHER BODEEN In this Sunday, Nov. 30, 2014 photo, police officers throw a pro-democracy protester on the main road outside government headquarters in Hong Kong as…
HO– USE GOP LEADERS URGE OBAMA, DEMS TO ACT ON BILLS
FILE – This Jan. 28, 2014 file photo shows House John Boehner of Ohio, accompanied by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Va. speaking at Republican National Committee headquarters in…
EU SPYING BACKLASH THREATENS BILLIONS IN US TRADE
By JUERGEN BAETZ FILE – This is a Friday, May 18, 2012 file photo of President Barack Obama, right, greets President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso on Barroso’s…