Reuters | August 20, 2025 | International Trade
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is looking into the government taking equity stakes in Intel and other chipmakers in exchange for grants under the CHIPS Act, which aims to spur factory-building in the U.S., two sources said...
AJOT Newsroom | August 19, 2025 | International Trade | People | Appointments
Lloyd’s List Intelligence is delighted to announce the appointment of Waqas Samad as Chief Executive Officer. In his role, Waqas will spearhead the Company’s ongoing global expansion and drive ambitious innovation initiatives...
Reuters | August 19, 2025 | International Trade
U.S. stock index futures were muted on Tuesday as investors assessed retailer Home Depot's earnings for insights on the health of the American
The leader of Canada's official opposition Conservatives, Pierre Poilievre, secured a return to Parliament and a chance to grill Prime Minister Mark Carney over
European shares edged higher on Tuesday as investors weighed the possibility of a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine following encouraging diplomatic signals after a
S&P Global on Monday affirmed its 'AA+' credit rating on the U.S., saying the revenue from President Donald Trump's tariffs will offset the fiscal hit from his recent tax cuts and spending...
AJOT Newsroom | August 18, 2025 | International Trade
The Oklahoma Department of Commerce announced today that the state has set a record for new capital investment, with a 2025 year-to-date total of more than $13.7 billion. This surpasses the previous record, set in 2023, of approximately $8 billion.
Reuters | August 18, 2025 | International Trade
U.S. and European shares started the week on a cautious footing ahead of a potentially eventful week for U.S. interest rate policy, as attention turned...
Oil prices were little changed on Monday as investors awaited talks between the U.S. and Ukrainian presidents after an inconclusive U.S.-Russia
Wall Street's main indexes were subdued on Monday, in a quiet start to a week packed with corporate earnings reports from major retailers and the...
Reuters | August 15, 2025 | International Trade
U.S. import prices rebounded in July, boosted by higher costs for consumer goods, the latest indication that inflation was poised to pick up because of tariffs.
Reuters | August 15, 2025 | International Trade | Commodity
On a scorching afternoon in the rural heartland outside Mexico's southern city of Tapachula near the Guatemala border, rancher Julio Herrera calls his herd back from an afternoon of grazing.
He was only eight years old in 1973, but fifth-generation Texas rancher Kip Dove remembers spending countless days trotting up to sick and dying cattle on horseback that year during the last major outbreak of flesh-eating screwworm. He carried a bottle of foul-smelling, tar-like medicine in his saddlebag and a holstered revolver to shoot any animals too far gone to treat.
Taiwan's economy is expected to grow faster in 2025 than previously forecast, the statistics agency said on Friday, as the island continues to reap the benefits of strong demand for tech and artificial intelligence-related products.
Reuters | August 14, 2025 | International Trade | Commodity
The Trump administration is proposing nearly $1 billion in funding to speed the development of U.S. critical minerals and materials, used in everything from electric vehicle batteries to semiconductors, the Energy Department said on Wednesday.
AJOT Newsroom | August 14, 2025 | International Trade | Maritime
South Korea has secured a favorable trade agreement with the U.S. by pledging $350 billion in American industrial investment - including $150 billion to expand U.S. shipbuilding capacity under the "Make American Shipbuilding Great Again" initiative.
Reuters | August 14, 2025 | International Trade
The announcement by President Donald Trump's administration of the results of a probe into pharmaceutical imports and new sector-specific U.S. tariffs likely remains weeks away, four official and industry sources said, later than initially promised as he focuses on other matters.
AJOT Newsroom | August 14, 2025 | Air Cargo | Freighters | International Trade
From May 2025, low-value shipments from China and Hong Kong lost their U.S. duty-free status. On 29 August, that de minimis exemption will be suspended worldwide – disrupting cross-border e-commerce, shifting trade lanes, and forcing forwarders, integrators and carriers to rethink strategy.
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