More From Kristi Ellis
Congress Returns With Focus on China, Trade Deals
Amid volatile election-year politics that will influence the debate, Congress is reconvening with a trade…
UNITE HERE Endorses Obama
UNITE HERE, the apparel and textile industry's main union, endorsed Sen. Barack Obama (D., Ill.) for…
UNITE Endorses Obama for President
Union, with 460,000 active members, lauds Illinois senator’s ‘fresh voice’ and ‘high level of morality.”…
DOT’s Mexican Truck Program Faces Senate Challenge
The U.S. Department of Transportation will maintain a pilot program allowing Mexican long-haul trucks to…
President OKs Spending Bill
President Bush signed a $555 billion omnibus spending bill Wednesday that provides funding for the…
Product Safety Bill Passed in Congress
Legislation is moving through Congress that would overhaul the embattled Consumer Product Safety Commission…
Proposed Commerce, USTR Funding Takes Hit
The Commerce Department and U.S. Trade Representative's office lost millions of dollars in proposed funding…
Truck Drivers Maintain Hours
Retailers stocking store shelves for holiday got a gift from federal regulators last week who upheld existing…
Report Fuels Scrutiny of Vietnam Apparel Imports
A new report is recommending closer Congressional scrutiny of a Bush administration monitoring program for…
Industry Shifts Toward Democrats in Race for White House
Fashion industry executives are voting with their wallets this presidential primary season, getting behind…
Holidays Spark Jump in Specialty Store Jobs
U.S. specialty stores, boosting payrolls for the holidays, added 11,400 seasonally adjusted jobs last month…
Hsu Indicted by Grand Jury
A federal grand jury on Tuesday indicted Democratic fund-raiser Norman Hsu, a former men's sportswear…
Senate OKs Peru Trade Deal
The Senate overwhelmingly passed a free trade agreement with Peru Tuesday and sent the first trade agreement…
Election Seen Slowing Trade Deals
Congress is expected to consider a full slate of trade measures next year amid the heat of a presidential…
China to Eliminate Some Subsidies
China agreed to eliminate a dozen export and import subsidies by Jan. 1, settling a U.S. trade case but…