The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) is the name of a trade agreement that is going to be negotiated between the European Union and the United States. The negotiations will aim at removing trade barriers (tariffs, unnecessary regulations, restrictions on investment etc.) in a...
The United States economy has grown steadily but slowly for more than four years, with home prices, stocks and retail sales rebounding from their lows in 2009. The economic growth has not resulted in large job gains, but there has been a turnaround in longstanding...
Rep. Sander Levin of Michigan, top Democrat on the Ways and Means Committee, proposed that the Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP, talks should link the reduction of U.S. auto tariffs to the opening of the Japanese auto market. ...
Now that the United States and China have agreed this month to resume talks toward an investment treaty, pro-trade lawmakers are urging the Obama administration to complete an agreement while also wrapping up a separate, sweeping Trans-Pacific Partnership deal....
“We are very excited to once again host Barefoot Week,” said Soles4Souls CEO Buddy Teaster “It’s an opportunity to focus in on these cities and take the time to distribute footwear to those in need right here in the United States." ...
The footwear category can be similarly slow-moving. Godfrey says the trend for oxford-style flat shoes started on the street with "young girls going to vintage stores and getting old men's brogues, and then before you knew it you've got so many variants for women with...
Puma has reintroduced their Caroline Sneaker Wedge, proving that a little wedge combined with a hint of a vintage silhouette, is the perfect accessory to keep a classic yet new, fresh, young look. ...
The Better Factories Cambodia report was released last week, and it notes that "some of this deterioration may be attributed to the rapid growth of the industry." The report follows the death in May of two workers at a shoe warehouse south of the capital,...
Dwight Howard and adidas Basketball are preparing to embark on a summer world tour, starting in China next month. The ten-day tour reportedly will include stops in Hangzhou, Chengdu, Beijing and Hong Kong, as well as Seoul, South Korea and Taipei, Taiwan....
Diaz wants the world to know that this is not a vanity project nor an endorsement deal, as she now owns an undisclosed stake in Pour la Victoire's parent company, PLV Studio....