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Big Boost for Textiles: Obama Vows to Back Industry’s Key Goals
With North Carolina a key swing state in Tuesday's presidential election, Barack Obama has pledged, to…
Fed Rate Cut Lifts Retail Stocks Wednesday
S&P Retail Index closed up almost 1.7% Wednesday.
Obama Details Textile Policy Stance
Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama pledges to support five key textile industry policies.
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China Manufacturing Hard Hit by Financial Turmoil
Factories in China are shutting down as demand for goods slackens.
Consumer Confidence Hits All-Time Low
Conference Board index drops 23.4 points to 38.
Industry Fills Election Coffers to Steer Issues
The industry?s political action committees have poured thousands of dollars into key congressional races in…
Financial Crisis Seen Taking Toll on Textile, Apparel Industry
The global financial crisis and the possibility of a worldwide recession could see the textile and apparel…
WEF: U.S. Still Tops But Rank in Jeopardy
The U.S. retained the top spot as the world?s most competitive economy in 2008, in large part due to its…
Anticounterfeiting Measures Seen as Boost to Battle Bogus Goods
Federal help welcomed despite concerns over bureaucracy.
Wholesale Apparel Prices Down 0.7% in September
Prices for all apparel dropped 0.2 percent in the month, but increased 0.9 percent compared to September 2007.
Dallas: Vital Stats
Number of Dallas homes posted for foreclosure, second quarter 2008... Increase in Dallas foreclosures over…
Rangel Seeks Preemptive China Import Monitoring
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel has asked a federal agency to begin monitoring Chinese…
Chicago: Vital Stats
Population... Local unemployment rate... National unemployment rate...
EU Trade Post Shift Doesn’t Bode Well for Doha Round
The resignation of EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson is a major loss for salvaging the troubled global…
U.S. Coastal Waters Seen as Freight Option
Report says highways and bridges are overcrowded and obsolete.