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Trade with China down overall in 2025
North Carolina's trade with China is down on both imports and exports, on par with the national trend.
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NC soybean harvest approaching, but China’s not buying
Pressure is now mounting as harvest season is not far off, with farmers expecting a significant harvest, while facing the loss of their largest market (China).
Opinion
The protectionist trade delusion: fearing trade while the debt grows
The US remains strong because it embraces trade, not because it restricts it. Those obsessed with trade deficits ignore the real crisis — $36.22 trillion in debt.
Opinion
North Carolina should prepare for cuts
We have already entered a new Cold War with a new Axis, and policymakers inside and outside Washington need to understand fully its implications.
Opinion
Being an expert on trading stocks doesn’t make you an expert on trade
“If you look at the U.S. current account balance … we are ceding about $450 billion of our wealth to mostly Southeast Asia and a little bit to Mexico,” Kyle Bass, Founder of Hayman Capital Management, told the Fox Business Channel. If you are looking for evidence to support the fact that just because you’re successful...
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Burr, Tillis praise Trump during lecture in Raleigh
Both of North Carolina’s U.S. senators and a member of its congressional delegation praised President Trump during their appearance at a conservative lecture series in Raleigh. U.S. Sens. Richard Burr and Thom Tillis, and U.S. Rep. David Rouzer, R-7th Congressional District, all Republicans, had a united front supporting Trump. They spoke Friday, May 11, at...
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Interview: Globalization Great For Urban Elites, Others Not So Much
Europe faces a host of problems connected with mass immigration and globalization. Christopher Caldwell, senior editor for The Weekly Standard, says Americans can learn some valuable lessons from Europe’s current plight. Caldwell dissected Europe’s ongoing challenges during the 2016 John W. Pope Lecture at North Carolina State University. He shared themes from that lecture with...
Opinion
Author of Naked Public Square Led an Extraordinary Life
Theologian and social critic Richard John Neuhaus argued that democratic pluralism promoted peace and social justice much better than any Marxist dogma.
Opinion
Flashback: Sprinkle Some Spice
For anyone inclined to feast on a tasty melange of history, religion, warfare, and economics, there's an interesting new book to read about the spice trade.
News
Friday Interview: Medical Tourism Grows
RALEIGH — More Americans are heading overseas for medical procedures, thanks to growth in what’s become known as “medical tourism.” Rajesh Rao, CEO of IndUShealth, recently discussed medical-related travel with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
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Friday Interview: North Carolina in the Connected Age
RALEIGH — Today we are living in the “connected age” — technologically connected, that is. That’s the idea Michael Walden, William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor and Extension Economist at North Carolina State University, explores in the recent book North Carolina in the Connected Age: Challenges and Opportunities in the Globalizing Economy. He discussed the book’s key themes with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
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Bowles Named UNC President
CHAPEL HILL – Former Clinton Administration Chief of Staff and two-time U.S. Senate candidate Erskine Bowles was named Monday the 16th president of the University of North Carolina system. Bowles’ appointment will become effective Jan. 1, when he will then succeed current President Molly Broad, who announced in April her plans to retire at the end of the 2005-06 academic year or when a successor had been named.
