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UAL, Ford, ADM CEOs appointed to Export Council

President Barack Obama is scheduled to unveil a report Wednesday showing the U.S. is on track to double exports in the next five years and name the chief executives of United Parcel Services Inc., Walt Disney Co., Pfizer Inc. and other firms to a presidential advisory board on trade issues.

Other large, publicly trade companies that will be represented on the council include Metlife Inc., UAL Corp., Dow Chemical Co. , Ford Motor Co. , Verizon Communications Inc.  and Archer Daniels Midland Co. Get the full story »

Airbus calls for trade talks as ruling nears

Airbus is calling for talks between the United States and the European Union to end the trans-Atlantic fight over subsidies to aircraft manufacturers. Airbus says it’s the only way to end the costly six-year dispute.

Senator accuses China of ‘honey laundering’

Reuters | U.S.-Sino trade relations got even stickier Wednesday
after a senator accused China of “honey laundering” — mislabeling its
honey to avoid U.S. anti-dumping duties.

Senator Charles Schumer told the U.S.-China Economic and Security
Review Commission, a watchdog panel created by Congress, that China was
avoiding U.S. anti-dumping laws imposed years ago by shipping honey
through countries such as Indonesia and Malaysia.

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