Trade
Senate votes to strip Russia of ‘most favored nation’ trade status
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia April 7, 2022. Mikhail Klimentyev | Sputnik | Reuters The Senate voted unanimously on Thursday to revoke Russia’s “most-favored-nation” trade status, an economic downgrade that opens the door to new damaging tariffs on Moscow […]
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Alaska Airlines is trying to ease staffing shortage by offering flight attendants double pay to pick up shifts
A Boeing 737-990operated by Alaska Airlines takes off from JFK Airport on August 24, 2019 in the Queens borough of New York City. Bruce Bennett | Getty Images Alaska Airlines is offering flight attendants double pay to pick up extra trips this spring in hopes of avoiding staffing shortfalls ahead of an even bigger jump […]
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How the Russia-Ukraine war could hit China’s trade
Cargo ships load and unload containers at Qingdao Port’s foreign trade container terminal in Qingdao, East China’s Shandong Province, Nov 11, 2021. Yu Fangping | Costfoto | Barcroft Media | Getty Images China’s trade surplus surged to historic highs during the pandemic as people consumed more goods than before, but analysts say the Russia-Ukraine war […]
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