International Trade

Harley Trudges Through Tariff Costs, Sending Shares Up Sharply

Bloomberg | July 24, 2018 | International Trade

China’s $9 Billion Plan to Boost 5G Undermined By Trade War

Bloomberg | July 24, 2018 | International Trade

GM, Ford Earnings Likely to Be Overshadowed by Trade, Cost Woes

Bloomberg | July 24, 2018 | International Trade

China Pledges $14.7 Billion in Investments to South Africa

Bloomberg | July 24, 2018 | International Trade

Washington had the fastest growth in the first quarter

International Trade

AJOT | Top Story | July 24, 2018

Washington had the fastest growth in the first quarter

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in 48 states and the District of Columbia in the first quarter of 2018, according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The percent change in real GDP in the first quarter ranged from 3.6 percent in Washington to -0.6 percent in North Dakota (table 1).

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Transportation association awards $10,000 in scholarships to students working towards transportation-related degrees

AJOT | July 24, 2018 | International Trade

University of Southern California and University of Minnesota students awarded $5000 each from International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association

Business groups tell USTR tariffs are ineffective and will harm U.S. interests

AJOT | July 24, 2018 | International Trade

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EIA’s latest International Energy Outlook highlights analysis of China, India, and Africa

AJOT | July 24, 2018 | Energy | International Trade

China, India, and Africa are three of the most populated parts of the world. Their economies collectively consume about one-third of all global energy, and their energy consumption is projected to grow faster than the rest of the world through 2040. As a result, changes in these economies have significant implications for global energy markets.

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Shuster releases plan to transform America’s infrastructure

AJOT | July 24, 2018 | International Trade

This Congress, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) worked to gather input from and build consensus amongst his Republican and Democratic colleagues, the administration, and stakeholders on an infrastructure package designed to meet the challenges of a 21st century transportation system.

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CargoNet’s Second Quarter 2018 Cargo Theft Trend Analysis

AJOT | July 24, 2018 | International Trade

In the second quarter of 2018, CargoNet recorded 328 supply chain risk intelligence events in the United States and Canada. Sixty-four percent of incidents involved a stolen vehicle, and 48% involved stolen cargo among several other kinds of events, such as identity theft, missing drivers, and police intelligence.