US-South Korea Beef Agreement Reached

An agreement has been reached between the USA and South Korea regarding beef exports. Beef from cattle more than 2 1/2 years old will not be shipped to South Korea.The onus will be on US exporters to verify the...

Hemlines fall at London fashion week

Now that New York's fashion week is suddenly yesterday's news, fashionistas are looking to London to lead their hemlines to new heights...er...depths."If hemlines really do rise and fall along with the stock...

Lethal injection challenge could halt Florida executions

 "The U.S. Supreme Court decided Tuesday to hear a case that challenges the constitutionality of death by lethal injection, putting Florida’s on-again, off-again death penalty back in limbo and potentially...

E-Trade offers $20 commission global trading platform

Trading stocks online outside of the US markets hasn't been possible -- until now. Or, well, for some E-Trade customers anyway."The pilot project, which begins with 1,000 E-Trade customers this week, allows them to buy, hold and sell stocks in Canada, France, Germany, Hong...

In Hanoi, US clears WTO path for Russia

"The United States and Russia have signed a bilateral agreement that paves the way for Moscow to join the World Trade Organisation (WTO) after more than a decade of tough negotiations. Susan Schwab, the US Trade...

Bush picks Portman for budget, Schwab for trade

"Reuters - President George W. Bush on Tuesday will nominate Trade Representative Rob Portman as his choice to become White House budget director, a senior administration official said."

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