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A woman and her trainer workout outside the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, June 7, 2021. Stocks are nudging mostly higher in early trading, putting the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average back near the record highs they reached a month ago. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
US trade deficit dips to $68.9 billion with exports up

By Martin Crutsinger Jun. 08, 2021 10:10 AM EDT

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, attends a meeting with senior ruling party officials in Pyongyang, Monday, June 7, 2021. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
State media: Kim has plans to stabilize N. Korean economy

By Kim Tong-Hyung Jun. 07, 2021 10:58 PM EDT

A gantry crane moves containers at a port in Qingdao in eastern China's Shandong province Friday, June 4, 2021. China's exports surged nearly 28% in May while imports jumped 51% as demand rebounded in the U.S. and other markets where the pandemic is waning, though growth is leveling off after a stunning recovery from last year's slump. (Chinatopix via AP) CHINA OUT
Chinese exports jump, gap with US grows as tensions persist

By Elaine Kurtenbach Jun. 07, 2021 12:25 AM EDT

Non-EU member Norway reaches post-Brexit trade deal with UK

By Jan M. Olsen Jun. 04, 2021 09:14 AM EDT
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Non-European Union member Norway said Friday it has reached a post-Brexit trade deal with its greatest trading partner, Britain,...

A health worker gives a shot of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Sergio Quitanilla, 55, during a priority vaccination program for people with Down syndrome, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Monday, May 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Sao Paulo authorities plead with China to release vaccines

By Mauricio Savarese May. 12, 2021 05:02 PM EDT

FILE - In this April 8, 2021 file photo, a container port on the Yangtze River is seen in an aerial view in Nantong in eastern China's Jiangsu province. China reported that its April imports and exports surged over the same month in 2020 as global demand strengthens. (Chinatopix via AP, File)
China trade surges as global demand recovers from pandemic

By Joe Mcdonald May. 07, 2021 12:15 AM EDT

FILE - In this May 18, 2020, file photo, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne speaks in Penrith, Australia. Australia has on Wednesday, April 21, 2021, cancelled two Chinese "Belt and Road" infrastructure building initiative deals with a state government, provoking an angry response from Beijing. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)
Australia ends China deals on national interest grounds

By Rod Mcguirk Apr. 22, 2021 04:40 AM EDT

An employee works inside a laboratory at the Serum Institute of India, the world's largest vaccine maker, in Pune, India, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. The company is a key supplier for the U.N.-backed COVAX program that aims to distribute vaccines equitably in the world. On March 25, COVAX announced a major setback in its vaccine rollout because a surge in infections in India had caused the Serum Institute of India to cater to domestic demand, resulting in a delay in global shipments of up to 90 million doses. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Indian vaccine maker asks US to ease export curbs

By Aniruddha Ghosal Apr. 16, 2021 06:04 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 7, 2020, file photo, a deliveryman carries a food order as he walks through a mostly empty shopping mall in Beijing. China’s exports rose 30.6% over a year ago in March as global consumer demand strengthened and traders watched for signs of what President Joe Biden might do about reviving tariff war talks with Beijing. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
China's March exports rise 30.6% as global demand revives

By Joe Mcdonald Apr. 12, 2021 11:38 PM EDT

Crew members stand on the bow as the CMA CGM Argentina arrives at PortMiami, the largest container ship to call at a Florida port, Tuesday, April 6, 2021, in Miami. The U.S. trade deficit grew to $71.1 billion in February, as a decline in exports more than offset a slight dip in imports. The February gap between what America buys from abroad compared to what it sells abroad jumped 4.8% the revised January deficit of $67.8 billion.vThe increase reflected a 2.6% decline in exports of goods and services to $187.3 billion on a seasonally adjusted basis. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
US trade deficit jumps 4.8% to $71.1 billion in February

By Matt Ott Apr. 07, 2021 09:50 AM EDT

FILE - In this Monday, March 1, 2021 file photo, New Director-General of the World Trade Organisation Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, left, walks at the entrance of the WTO, following a photo-op upon her arrival at the WTO headquarters to take office in Geneva, Switzerland. The World Trade Organization is raising its estimate for the rebound in global trade in goods but warning that the COVID-19 pandemic still poses the greatest threat to a recovery that is being hampered by lagging vaccinations, regional disparities and weakness in services. The organizations' WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala called for a better access to vaccines for people in in poorer countries. (Fabrice Coffrini/Pool/Keystone via AP, FIle)
WTO: Vaccination lag poses threat to rebounding global trade

Mar. 31, 2021 11:13 AM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2015, file photo, workers in the Great Forever factory stitch clothes in the Hlaing Tharyar industrial zone outside Yangon, Myanmar. Garment workers in Myanmar are urging major international brands to denounce the recent military coup there and put more pressure on factories to protect workers from being fired or harassed - or worse arrested and killed for participating in protests. (AP Photo,File)
Myanmar garment workers urge global brands to denounce coup

By Anne D'innocenzio And Elaine Kurtenbach Mar. 19, 2021 07:10 AM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 16, 2019, file photo, packs of frozen beef imported from the U.S. are sold at a supermarket in Tokyo. Imported American beef in Japan has proved so popular it's topped the annual limits called “safeguards,” and the U.S. Meat Export Federation on Thursday, March 18, 2021 urged Tokyo to raise the threshold. Japan's import limit for American beef of 242,000 metric tons was reached in early March, and so tariffs will be raised from 25.8% to 38.5% for a month, starting Thursday through April 16, 2021. The banner at top reads: "Emergency import from America." (Kyodo News via AP, File)
Japan raises tariffs on US beef after hitting import limit

By Yuri Kageyama Mar. 17, 2021 10:49 PM EDT

Police officers use sniffer dogs to check on Tiananmen Square before delegates arrive for the opening session of China's National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Friday, March 5, 2021. China’s No. 2 leader has set a healthy economic growth target and vowed to make this nation self-reliant in technology amid tension with Washington and Europe over trade and human rights. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Chinese exports surge as global demand recovers from virus

By Joe Mcdonald Mar. 07, 2021 12:44 AM EST

President Joe Biden closes the folder after signing an executive order relating to U.S. supply chains, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Biden orders a review of US supply chains for vital goods

By Josh Boak And Tom Krisher Feb. 24, 2021 05:22 AM EST

In this photo taken during a four-day meeting held from Feb. 8, 2021 until Feb. 11, 2021 and provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends at a meeting of Central Committee of Worker’s Party of Korea in Pyongyang, North Korean. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
Kim lays blame at officials for N. Korea's economic failures

By Kim Tong-Hyung Feb. 11, 2021 09:15 PM EST

Czechs to make mandatory minimum of local food in stores

Jan. 20, 2021 08:25 AM EST
PRAGUE (AP) — The lower house of the Czech Parliament approved on Wednesday a requirement that supermarkets carry a minimum share of local food, a move to be...

A container ship leaves a port in Nantong in eastern China's Jiangsu Province, Dec. 20, 2020. China's exports rose in 2020 despite pressure from the coronavirus pandemic and a tariff war with Washington, boosting its politically volatile trade surplus to $535 billion, one of the highest ever reported. (Chinatopix via AP)
China 2020 exports up despite virus; surplus surges to $535B

By Joe Mcdonald Jan. 13, 2021 10:29 PM EST

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a media briefing in Downing Street, London, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020. Britain and the European Union have struck a provisional free-trade agreement that should avert New Year's chaos for cross-border commerce and bring a measure of certainty to businesses after years of Brexit turmoil. The breakthrough on Thursday came after months of tense and often testy negotiations that whittled differences down to three key issues: fair-competition rules, mechanisms for resolving future disputes and fishing rights. (Paul Grover/Pool Photo via AP)
Breakthrough: UK and EU reach post-Brexit trade agreement

By Raf Casert And Jill Lawless Dec. 24, 2020 01:59 AM EST

FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2020, file photo, a worker looks at goods being loaded onto a container ship at a dockyard in Qingdao in east China's Shandong province. China’s politically sensitive trade surplus with the U.S. soared to a record $75.4 billion November as exports surged 21.1% over a year earlier, propelled by strong demand from American consumers, customs data showed Monday, Dec. 7, 2020. (Chinatopix va AP, File)
China trade surplus hits record $75B as Nov exports soar

By Joe Mcdonald Dec. 07, 2020 12:51 AM EST