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Recent Examples of free trade
After years of promoting globalization and free trade agreements, in the past decade, U.S. policymakers have coalesced around an economic agenda that emphasizes industrial policy and supply chain security.
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Roger W. Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 30 Jan. 2025
Trump’s return to the White House on Monday was on everyone’s lips, overshadowing traditional Davos talk about issues like climate change, free trade and economic development.
—Jamey Keaten and David McHugh, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
While free trade agreements promise mutual benefits through comparative advantage and open markets, the reality often diverges from this ideal.
—Robert Daugherty, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Trudeau also addressed Trump’s executive action, signed Monday, that directs officials to analyze how the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (the USMCA) is affecting American workers and businesses — and whether America should remain in the free trade agreement.
—Eve Brennan, CNN, 21 Jan. 2025
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Roger W. Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 30 Jan. 2025
Trump’s return to the White House on Monday was on everyone’s lips, overshadowing traditional Davos talk about issues like climate change, free trade and economic development.
—Jamey Keaten and David McHugh, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
While free trade agreements promise mutual benefits through comparative advantage and open markets, the reality often diverges from this ideal.
—Robert Daugherty, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Trudeau also addressed Trump’s executive action, signed Monday, that directs officials to analyze how the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (the USMCA) is affecting American workers and businesses — and whether America should remain in the free trade agreement.
—Eve Brennan, CNN, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for free trade
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Sacramento police and Sacramento City Unified School District security personnel patrolled the march and limited traffic along Freeport and surrounding streets.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacramento Bee,
7 Feb. 2025
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The interior screen showed us a bird’s eye view of our car, and all the surrounding traffic.—
Rochelle Eastman,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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State Senator Kelly Hancock, who sponsored the state’s 2017 autonomous-driving legislation, said the legislature wanted to promote the industry’s growth in a competitive marketplace and avoid barriers to entry.—
Chris Kirkham and Abhirup Roy,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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Shein’s on-demand manufacturing structure While Temu structured its business around being a marketplace, Shein first sold only its own products.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
7 Feb. 2025
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The current approach risks unintended consequences, such as fueling black markets or displacing workers in developing economies reliant on apparel manufacturing, Mendez noted.—
Andre Claudio,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Feb. 2025
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Experience shows that the black market can innovate faster than legislators can legislate.—
DP Opinion,
The Denver Post,
3 Feb. 2025
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The Joe Biden administration had reportedly rebuffed India’s interest in exploring a free trade agreement, Indian local media reported, citing the country’s commerce and industry minister.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2025
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The second concern is that Musk has talked about wanting his X company to be a commerce and payments platform, and his access to CFPB's records would provide him a competitive advantage.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
10 Feb. 2025
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The greater mystery now is how much — or how little — the 49ers can fetch in return for Samuel, who didn’t generate enough of a market in 2022 or again last March to garner a trade.—
Cam Inman,
The Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2025
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The back-and-forth trade between the two countries extends to other products like the oats used in General Mills cereals.—
Mars King,
Twin Cities,
9 Feb. 2025
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And of the many unlicensed home care aides who work in gray market, many are immigrants, including many who are undocumented.—
Howard Gleckman,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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There are also active gray markets on Chinese apps and e-commerce platforms in Southeast Asia, where popular and rare dolls sell at several times their original prices.—
Lionel Lim,
Fortune Asia,
20 Dec. 2024
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Team officials backed away from including Yeti as a finalist after being unable to work out a co-existence agreement with Yeti Coolers to use the name in branding and merchandising.—
John Coon,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Jan. 2025
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Spring semester students will also have the opportunity to take courses in marketing, brand partnerships, and merchandising, which will give students hands-on, real world experience with the musical while receiving course credit.—
Rebecca Angel Baer,
Southern Living,
28 Jan. 2025
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True omnichannel retailing has fully come to fruition.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
WWD,
10 Feb. 2025
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The downsizing is anticipated to take place April 25. — Walmart, a retailing titan, 77 job cuts affecting software, tech and e-commerce workers in San Bruno.—
George Avalos,
The Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2025
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