April retail sales hold mostly steady from March and show ‘off the chart’ gains over 2020 shutdowns
Retail sales were virtually unchanged from their strong performance a month before and grew dramatically year-over-year in April as the rapidly recovering U.S. economy marked…
Guest statement from hearing on post-COVID Federal real estate issues
Opening remarks, as prepared, of U.S. Rep. Michael Guest (R-MS) from today’s Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management hearing entitled, “Federal Real…
Graves & Guest introduce bill to spur high-speed broadband projects in rural & economically distressed communities
A bill to remove barriers for communities seeking to use Economic Development Administration (EDA) grants to develop high-speed broadband access was introduced in the House…
Australia leader repeats ‘one country’ China, Taiwan remark
Prime Minister Scott Morrison doubled down on comments that Australia’s Taiwan policy was guided by China’s “one country, two systems” framework, prompting his office to…
New Zealand’s Ardern will pursue closer trade ties with US
New Zealand wants to deepen its trade relationship with the U.S. as well as other key partners and capitalize on its Covid-free status as the…
Mexico flags US food-plant labor concerns in trade tit-for-tat
Mexico flagged labor conditions in the U.S. agriculture and food-processing industries just after Washington raised worker-rights issues at a Mexican auto plant as the neighbors…
U.K. slams EU over Brexit finance ‘threats’ as relations sour
Boris Johnson’s government hit back at the European Union over the prospect of British finance firms being denied access to the bloc’s single market due…
US sanctions Chinese official as it decries rights violations
The Biden administration announced sanctions on a Chinese official over human rights violations, including the arbitrary detention of a Falun Gong practitioner, as it decried…
Oxygen shortage in India sparks hunt for $1,000 machines
Raphael Koch, a retailer of medical devices in the small Swiss town of Wil, has been busy for the past two weeks fielding a flurry…
US lumber importers drive buying mania for European wood
Facing skyrocketing lumber prices at home, U.S. importers are driving competition for European wood, and winning.
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