Arizona Governor Doug Ducey is set to wrap up his five-day visit to Israel this week to strengthen economic ties between the Jewish state and the state of Arizona. Ducey is on his third trip to Israel since he took office in 2015. He was the first Arizona governor to […]
Trade
First Ever USMCA Dialogue Session Focuses on Small Business Benefits of Trade Deal
Key players in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) met to beef up small business trade opportunities among those entities. The USMCA was enacted on July 1, 2020 and substituted the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). For the USMCA Dialogue Session, trade leaders, and hundreds of representatives from small businesses, […]
Japan Records Trade Deficit as Imports Surge on Energy Costs | Business News
By YURI KAGEYAMA, AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan recorded a trade deficit in April as its imports ballooned 28% due to soaring energy costs and the yen’s weakness against the dollar. Japan’s trade deficit totaled 839 billion yen ($7 billion) in April, for the ninth straight monthly deficit. […]
A.J. Brown trade symbolizes the NFL business story of the offseason
Before getting to the business of football, a thought after doing a couple of speaking engagements last week to groups who know football mostly as fútbol. American vs. European Model I spoke to a couple of groups from UEFA, both front office executives for soccer clubs and former players, including […]
Hall of Flowers trade show showcases cannabis businesses, offers networking
Cathedral City was a hotspot for the cannabis industry this week. Hundreds of cannabis brands and retailers gathered in the city on Wednesday and Thursday for the Hall of Flowers trade show, an industry-exclusive event designed for businesses to network and showcase their products. Located inside the former Burlington Coat […]
Federal Trade Commission Proposes Small Business Protections Against Telemarketing Tricks and Traps
The Federal Trade Commission today proposed extending protections against telemarketing tricks and traps to small businesses and strengthening safeguards against other pernicious telemarking tactics plaguing consumers. The agency is seeking comments on updates to the Telemarketing Sales Rule that would protect small businesses against business-to-business telemarking schemes, address tech-support scams […]