Trade

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Official: Chad halts trade with Sudan
(AP via Yahoo! Finance - May 13, 2008)

Chad closed its border with Sudan on Monday and put a halt to bilateral trade, a minister said, a day after Sudan severed diplomatic ties with Chad.

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McCain to Push Cap and Trade, Nuclear Power in Climate Change Speech
(The Online NewsHour - May 12, 2008)

Presumptive GOP presidential nominee John McCain planned to outline his climate change policy Monday in a speech that focused on setting up a market-based cap and trade system to curb emissions, new technological innovations and working with the international community.

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U.S. farm bill could run afoul of global trade rules
(International Herald Tribune - May 12, 2008)

Critics of the $285 billion farm bill warn that it will inflame relations with trading partners and provoke challenges at the World Trade Organization.

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Agriculture futures mostly trade mixed on CBOT
(AP via Yahoo! Finance - May 12, 2008)

Agriculture futures traded mixed Monday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Wheat for July delivery gained 2.5 cents to $8.07 a bushel; July corn fell 7 cents to $6.2225 a bushel; July oats lost 2 cents to $4.11 a bushel; July soybeans added 7.5 cents to $13.655 a bushel.

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Agriculture futures mostly trade mixed on CBOT
(AP via Yahoo! News - May 12, 2008)

Agriculture futures traded mixed Monday on the Chicago Board of Trade.

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Oil retreats from record high in volatile trade
(Reuters via Yahoo! News - May 12, 2008)

Oil retreated below $125 a barrel on Monday in volatile trade that saw it briefly hit an all-time high earlier in the session.

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British trade deficit narrows in March
(AFP via Yahoo! News - May 12, 2008)

Britain's trade-in-goods deficit with the rest of the world fell to 7.4 billion pounds in March from 7.6 billion pounds in February, official data showed Monday.

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China's trade surplus hits 16.7 billion dollars in April: customs
(AFP via Yahoo! News - May 12, 2008)

China's trade surplus stood at 16.7 billion dollars in April, according to customs figures made public Monday.

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China trade surplus higher than expected
(International Herald Tribune - May 12, 2008)

China recorded a trade surplus in April of $16.68 billion, compared with $13.4 billion in March and $16.9 billion a year earlier, the customs administration said Monday.

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Dollar edges up in Asian trade
(AFP via Yahoo! News - May 12, 2008)

The dollar posted modest gains in Asian trade on Monday as traders braced for a raft of data that may shed new light on the extent of the US economic slowdown, dealers said.

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