China’s Xi promises more market opening at trade fair

BEIJING (AP) — President Xi Jinping pledged to open China’s service industries wider to foreign competitors as its first in-person trade fair since the coronavirus outbreak opened under intensive anti-disease…

Blockchain can shield banks from billion-dollar trade finance scandals, says exec

The pressure induced by the ongoing economic crisis, obsolete trade finance systems and mounting geopolitical tensions is pushing the international trade finance industry down a rabbit hole.  To add to…

Analysis: With trade deadline here, Marco Gonzales among a trio of Seattle Mariners with the most value

In these unprecedented times, the Major League Baseball trade deadline feels a little different. It’s a month later than usual, and the hype surrounding it has certainly lessened, despite roughly…

MLB Trade Deadline Live: Trade Rumors, News And Analysis For Each Deal

4:02 p.m.: No more deals for the Red Sox, per The Boston Globe’s Alex Speier. Pillar and Osich were the lone Red Sox deals today. — Alex Speier (@alexspeier) August…

Buffett’s Bet Paves Way for Japan as a Global Value Trade

(Bloomberg) — Warren Buffett’s $6 billion wager on Japan’s trading companies may serve as a catalyst to bring back foreign investors to the country’s value-sector heavy stock market, according to…

U.S. bars trade with 24 Chinese companies over South China Sea activity

The Commerce Department, which maintains the list, has previously used it against Chinese telecom company Huawei and against Chinese entities engaged in alleged human rights violations in China’s Xinjiang region.…