Erik Autor

China is expected to eliminate some key restrictions by January of 2005. Earlier, companies with a market cap of under read more

China is expected to eliminate some key restrictions by January of 2005. Earlier, companies with a market cap of under $2 billion could operate in China only with a local joint-venture partner. This will no longer be valid.

The Byrd Amendment virtually defines corporate welfare. This is a massive payola scheme that takes money out of the US read more

The Byrd Amendment virtually defines corporate welfare. This is a massive payola scheme that takes money out of the US Treasury and uses it to line the pockets of private companies that have done nothing to earn it except sign on to antidumping petitions that drive up prices for American consumers.

The Byrd Amendment virtually defines corporate welfare, ... This is a massive payola scheme that takes money out of the read more

The Byrd Amendment virtually defines corporate welfare, ... This is a massive payola scheme that takes money out of the US Treasury and uses it to line the pockets of private companies that have done nothing to earn it except sign on to antidumping petitions that drive up prices for American consumers.

We're going to monitor this situation very carefully over the next several months. This is a case where what happens read more

We're going to monitor this situation very carefully over the next several months. This is a case where what happens in Washington can have as much effect on cargo as what happens on the docks.

We have more cargo coming in than last year, largely because of the end of textile and apparel quotas, but read more

We have more cargo coming in than last year, largely because of the end of textile and apparel quotas, but it's flowing much more smoothly from the ships to the stores than we saw in 2004,