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Tuesday, April 7, 2020
Featured Headlines
CalChamber Companies in the News
United Airlines Partners with New York City to Fly Medical Volunteers
American Journal of Transportation, April 6, 2020
Lyft Is Offering Thousands of Free Rides During the Coronavirus Pandemic to Help Those in Need (Video)
Travel + Leisure, April 3, 2020
10 Million Free Rides and Deliveries to Move What Matters
Uber Newsroom, April 1, 2020
Your Computer Can Help Scientists Seeking Potential
COVID-19 Treatments
IBM Newsroom, April 1, 2020
Confronting the Coronavirus: The Latest on IBM’s Efforts
IBM Newsroom, April 2020
We Fly Crucial Medical Equipment for COVID-19 Testing
United Airlines, March 31, 2020
UPS Mobilizes Against Coronavirus in Collaboration
with Global Customers and U.S. Agencies
UPS Pressroom, March 30, 2020
AT&T Supports Families and Educators During COVID-19
School Closures
AT&T, March 20, 2020
Bank of America Commits $100 Million in Support of Communities
Around the World Impacted by Coronavirus Pandemic
Bank of America Newsroom, March 17, 2020
Trade Policy
From the White House
Presidential Message on World Health Day, 2020
April 7, 2020
By the Numbers: A Massive Nationwide Response
April 6, 2020
These 30 Days: How You Can Help
April 2, 2020
U.S. Department of Commerce
Commerce This Week: April 6
April 6, 2020
While We Are Home, We Can Still Come Together:
Respond to the 2020 Census Today
April 3, 2020
From the U.S. Trade Representative
Joint Statement from Co-Chairs of the ASEAN- U.S. High Level Interagency Video Conference to Counter COVID-19
April 6, 2020
Virtual Forum on Expanding Taiwan’s Participation on the Global Stage
April 2, 2020
U.S. Support for ASEAN in Fighting COVID-19
March 31, 2020
The U.S. Role in International Organizations’ Response to COVID-19
March 31, 2020
From the World Trade Organization
WTO, WCO Chiefs Pledge Joint Efforts to Facilitate Trade
in Essential Goods
April 6, 2020
WTO Issues New Report on Worldwide Trade in COVID-19
Medical Products
April 3, 2020
ICC, WTO Heads Urge Business Dialogue to Inform Response
to Trade Fallout from COVID-19
April 2, 2020
DDG Wolff Outlines Measures Taken in Response to COVID-19, Highlights Key Role of WTO
April 1, 2020
Agency Chiefs Issue Joint Call to Keep Food Trade Flowing
in Response to COVID-19
March 31, 2020
Trade Agreements
Kenya to Reap Big from Africa Free Trade Area
Standard Digital, April 7, 2020
Mexican Auto Lobby Says 90 Days Not Enough to Meet USMCA Rules
Reuters, April 6, 2020
The U.S.-Canada Relationship:
An Enduring Partnership of Free-Market Economies
The Daily Signal, April 6, 2020
The Shape of a Japan-UK Free Trade Agreement
The Japan Times, April 4, 2020
Kenya, U.S. Start Talks on Trade Agreement
CNBC Africa, April 3, 2020
USMCA Trade Agreement Facing Possible Implementation Delay
WNAX, April 3, 2020
China Drops to Lowest Rank as U.S. Importer Since 2004,
180 Months Ago
Forbes, April 2, 2020
U.S. Officials Agree on New Ways to Control High Tech Exports
to China
Reuters, April 1, 2020
Federal
U.S. Economy Will Eventually Reopen but with Big Changes:
White House’s Kudlow
Reuters, April 7, 2020
Employers Posted Solid Job Openings Before Virus Shutdowns
The Associated Press, April 7, 2020
Larger Businesses Share in CARES Provisions
CalChamber, April 6, 2020
Fed Goes All Out to Keep Economy Alive During Coronavirus Shutdown
NPR, April 6, 2020
Food Goes to Waste Amid Coronavirus Crisis
Politico, April 5, 2020
When the Face of American Falls Ill: A Virus’s Toll on Diplomats
The New York Times, April 4, 2020
Updating CBO’s Economic Forecast to Account for the Pandemic
Congressional Budget Office, April 2, 2020
Agriculture Feels Impact as Pandemic Reshapes U.S. Diet,
Rattles Producers
Food and Environment Reporting Network, April 2, 2020
Trump to Meet with Oil CEOs About Helping Industry
The Wall Street Journal, April 1, 2020
U.S. Auto Sales Fall Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
NASDAQ, April 1, 2020
Trump Set to Announce Deferral for Some Tariff Payments
American Journal of Transportation, March 31, 2020
California
Port, Stakeholders Expedite Shipments of Medical Equipment
American Journal of Transportation, April 3, 2020
Coronavirus Fallout: Tourism Losses Could Cost California $54 Billion in 2020
San Francisco Chronicle, April 1, 2020
More International Articles
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COVID-19 Updates
Google’s COVID‑19 Information and Resources
John’s Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center
with COVID-19 Interactive Map
Tracking the Spread of the Coronavirus
Outbreak in the U.S.
Bloomberg, April 2020
COVID-19 Tracker
Channel News Asia, April 2020
Global Dashboard on COVID-19 Government Policies
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Policy Tracker: Policy Responses to COVID-19
International Monetary Fund
Commission to Unveil ‘Exit Strategy’
as Countries Move to Lift Corona Measures
Politico, April 7, 2020
Japan Declared a Coronavirus Emergency.
Is It Too Late?
The New York Times, April 7, 2020
Virus Peril May Make April Cruelest
Month for Emerging Markets
Yahoo Finance, April 6, 2020
Global Trade Is in Sharp Decline. Open Supply Lines Will Be Vital to Fighting the Pandemic
by WTO Director General Roberto Azevêdo
Barron's, April 6, 2020
In China, Travel Resumes—Cautiously
The Wall Street Journal, April 6, 2020
Frightened Workers Stay Away
from Factory Floors, Hitting Output
American Journal of Transportation, April 3, 2020
Saving Lives in America, China,
and Around the World
Asia Society, April 3, 2020
China Pledges Wider Opening-Up to
Mitigate Virus Impact on Foreign Trade, Investment
XinhuaNet, April 2, 2020
In Developing World, Coronavirus
Slams Workers in Informal Economy
The Wall Street Journal, April 2, 2020
Coronavirus Sends Outsource Workers
Home, Causing a Ripple Effect
The Wall Street Journal, April 1, 2020
WTO, WHO and FAO Call for Action on Food Trade
The Maritime Executive, March 31, 2020
Podcast: Perspectives on the Pandemic
German Marshall Fund’s Out of Order Podcast, March 27, 2020
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Impossible Dilemma? World Watches Italy as Business Plead
to Return to Work
Reuters, April 7, 2020
Brexit Trade Deal Gets Tougher as Coronavirus Strikes Officials
on Both Sides
CNBC, April 7, 2020
Business Groups Say Mexican Plans to Boost Economy Are Insufficient
Reuters, April 6, 2020
Mexican President Pitches Frugal Plan Against Coronavirus
Reuters, April 5, 2020
UK Export Finance Expands Exporter Protection Against Non-Payment
Reuters, April 3, 2020
Bank of America Sees Mexico Economy Contracting 8% in 2020
Reuters, April 2, 2020
Overflowing Oil Tanks Have Traders Eyeing Rail Cars for Storage
American Journal of Transportation, April 2, 2020
Coronavirus Reopens Europe’s Angry Divide
The Washington Post, March 31, 2020
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