Read more imports stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3021/imports.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 9:03:53 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69221/obama-slaps-stiff-tariff-on-chinese-tires.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama has imposed tough new tariffs on the import of Chinese-made tires, the Wall Street Journal reports. The 35% import tariff comes in response to industry complaints that Chinese-made tires are flooding the US, jeopardizing thousands of jobs. China attacked the decision, saying it violated trade rules, and threatened...http://www.newser.com/story/69221/obama-slaps-stiff-tariff-on-chinese-tires.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 12 Sep 2009 6:01:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67960/toilet-paper-shortage-gives-cuba-a-pain-in-the.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCuba is battling a toilet paper shortage, the Miami Herald reports. The country says the global financial crisis and recent hurricanes have forced it to shutter factories and cut down on electricity usage. The result: The cost of a four-pack of TP in Havana is the equivalent of 2 days'...http://www.newser.com/story/67960/toilet-paper-shortage-gives-cuba-a-pain-in-the.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 27 Aug 2009 16:36:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66777/big-food-battles-big-sugar-to-cut-import-prices.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmerica could "virtually run out of sugar" if more cheap foreign imports aren't allowed in, some of the nation's biggest food companies warned Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilsack in a recent letter. The firms—which pay around twice the world market price for sugar because of tariffs to protect sugar-beet farmers...http://www.newser.com/story/66777/big-food-battles-big-sugar-to-cut-import-prices.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 13 Aug 2009 1:21:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57540/virus-wary-egypt-to-destroy-all-300k-pigs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Egyptian government says it will immediately slaughter the country’s entire population of 300,000 pigs to protect against the swine flu, the AP reports. Egypt has stressed that it has no reported cases of the virus, though two infections have been confirmed in neighboring Israel. The move comes as...http://www.newser.com/story/57540/virus-wary-egypt-to-destroy-all-300k-pigs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 29 Apr 2009 9:16:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/47614/skirting-laws-iran-buys-bomb-parts-from-us-firms.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThrough front firms and complex maneuvering, Iran skirts trading laws to buy bomb parts from US companies, the Washington Post reports. The equipment allows production of improvised explosive devices, or IEDS, bombs that are the leading killer of US troops in Iraq, according to Justice Department documents and a new...http://www.newser.com/story/47614/skirting-laws-iran-buys-bomb-parts-from-us-firms.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 11 Jan 2009 8:43:04 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46380/mexico-halts-shipments-from-top-us-meat-plants.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMexico has temporarily banned meat from 30 US plants run by some of the largest American meat companies, Reuters reports. The Mexican government says violations in standards of packaging, labeling, and transport conditions occasioned the ban, but many US analysts suspect Mexico is registering its dissatisfaction with an American law...http://www.newser.com/story/46380/mexico-halts-shipments-from-top-us-meat-plants.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 26 Dec 2008 17:10:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/41672/gm-sales-off-45-as-us-auto-sales-hit-25-year-low.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagUS auto sales dived in October to levels not seen since 1983, Bloomberg reports. GM, Ford, and Chrysler saw sales drop 45%, 30%, and 36% respectively as credit dried up and consumer confidence plummeted. Toyota, Honda, and Nissan all saw sales fall over 20%, but managed to gain market share...http://www.newser.com/story/41672/gm-sales-off-45-as-us-auto-sales-hit-25-year-low.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 03 Nov 2008 22:43:15 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/36066/gdp-grew-more-in-q2-than-first-reported.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGDP growth was higher than initially reported in the second quarter, the Wall Street Journal reports. Commerce Department revisions put the increase at a seasonally adjusted 3.3% annual rate—the original estimate was 1.9%. Businesses decreased their inventories less than previously thought. At the same time, exports rose...http://www.newser.com/story/36066/gdp-grew-more-in-q2-than-first-reported.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 28 Aug 2008 12:06:21 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/26950/swiss-face-french-fry-shortage.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSwitzerland faces a potato shortage just weeks before hundreds of thousands of famished European soccer fans descend on the country expecting to snack on French fries. The nation, which is co-hosting the upcoming international soccer tournament Euro 2008, is mashing the pending crisis by lifting trade barriers to import 5,...http://www.newser.com/story/26950/swiss-face-french-fry-shortage.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 09 May 2008 3:07:59 CDT