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Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Featured Headlines
CalChamber Companies in the News
Longest-Serving CalChamber Board Member Retires
CalChamber Alert, December 5, 2014
eBay Encourages Cross Border Trade with New Seller Protections
Ecommerce Bytes, December 3, 2014
TTIP treaty would save automaker $500M a year, BMW chief says
Charlotte Business Journal, December 2, 2014
Trade Policy
From the World Trade Organization
Azevêdo says rise in trade restrictions “cause for concern”
Azevêdo opens 29th Geneva Week for non-resident members
and observers
Azevêdo: Africa set to benefit from WTO breakthrough on Bali
From the White House
The Employment Situation in November
Remarks by the President at the Business Roundtable
From the U.S. Department of Commerce
U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker and U.S. Secretary
of Energy Ernest Moniz Announce Business Development Mission
to China
Statement from U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker
on November Jobs Numbers
Statement from U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker
on International Trade in Goods and Services in October 2014
U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker Announces Launch
of U.S. Foreign Commercial Service Officer Recruitment Process
From the U.S. Trade Representative
Continued Momentum Behind "Made in America" Trade Agenda
U.S. Commerce Secretary Pritzker, U.S. Trade Representative Froman Announce Schedule for 25th Session of the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade
Trade Agreements
In our opinion: U.S., Latin America benefit
from Trans-Pacific Partnership trading
Deseret News, December 5, 2014
TTIP “fresh start” means more clarity, debate,
and realism, Malmström tells MEPs
European Parliament News, December 3, 2014
Obama says he willing to defy Democrats on his support
of Trans-Pacific Partnership
The Washington Post, December 3, 2014
Federal
Economists forecast fast growth in 2015
Associated Press, December 8, 2014
Pritzker: Immigration source of economic opportunity
Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker featured in USA Today, December 8, 2014
Promising jobs report suggests Americans' earnings are rising again
Los Angeles Times, December 5, 2014
Hatch Honored with World Trade Award
by National Foreign Trade Council
U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, December 4, 2014
U.S. trade deficit narrows slightly; exports rise
Reuters, December 5, 2014
Obama says will make strong push for fast-track trade authority
Reuters, December 3, 2014
California
Report: California's alternative energy industry
to add about 70,000 jobs next year
Sacramento Business Journal, December 5, 2014
Sen. Kevin De León leading delegation to Peru on climate change
Los Angeles Times, December 4, 2014
Economic Shifts: Is the California Dream Back?
CalChamber, December 4, 2014
More International Articles
China advisers recommend 7 percent growth goal in 2015
as leaders meet
Reuters, December 8, 2014
Brazil Plans Economy-Wide Pollution Curb for Climate Deal
Bloomberg, December 5, 2014
Canada lost 10,000 jobs in November
CBC News, December 5, 2014
South Africa's Zuma in China to Talk About Trade
Associated Press, December 4, 2014
U.S. Calls on Europe and Japan to Do More to Bolster Growth
Bloomberg, December 3, 2014
Russian Services Industry Slumps to Lowest Since May 2009
Bloomberg, December 3, 2014
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