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Presidents and officials of 12 South American countries are meeting in Peru to create an economic and political community.
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Itâs hip, itâs fuel-efficient, and itâs cheap. Smart USAâs president explains why he's betting on this tiny Euro two-seater gainingÂ  traction in the United States.
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One often wonders what makes the US dollar a dominant currency in the world economy. The general perception is that the strength of a currency in the market place is a reflection of the inherent strength of the economy it represents.
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A decade after Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay sealed a trade deal with visions of transforming South America into a unified economic bloc, Mercosur nation officials are returning amid mounting criticism to the colonial Brazilian town where they signed the historic agreement.
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The United States and other countries must work together to right a skewed pattern of trade and investment around the globe, Ben S. Bernanke suggested today.
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The S.E.C.'s proposal has had the unusual effect of unifying market participants who had previously been vehemently pitted against each other.
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The United States and Colombia signed an agreement Wednesday meant to knock down trade barriers for U.S. businesses and bolster a South American ally that has been battling drug traffickers and guerrillas.
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By Andrew Hay BRASILIA, Brazil  - The world's largest free tradearea was meant to open across 34 nations of the Americas onJan. 1, 2005. The only visible sign of it in Latin America inthe final days of 2004 is anti-U.S. graffiti sprayed on citywalls.
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Israel, Egypt and the United States are to set up four free-trade zones under an agreement to be signed on December 14, which will give certain goods duty-free entry to the American market, according to the office of Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon.
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Switzerland is famous for its neutrality. It sat out both world wars. It's a refuge for international finance.
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President Bush says the United States should have a simpler tax system. Apparently he has found one he likes _ Estonia's. In a brief stop in the Baltic nation on Tuesday, Bush managed to tout Estonia's flat ...Comment
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Cowboy diplomacy. Unilateralism. Foreign governments have sharply criticized President Bush&#39;s foreign policy in many ways. But on one issue, international trade, you could almost hear a collective sigh of relief over his reelection.
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WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration on Friday won a commitment from China that it will move to a flexible, market-based currency.
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Out of the ASEAN summit, South Korea and Singapore said they agreed to form a free-trade deal that covers nine broad areas, including electronics, finance and intellectual property rights.
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The debate in Washington, DC, has started over the reformation of Social Security. The 1935 plan of President Franklin D. Roosevelt is a safety net Americans have come to depend on.
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Korea is the only country that is divided into two different governments, economic systems, cultures, and militaries.
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The US House of Representatives approves a major financial package designed to stimulate the US economy.