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Nike to create 10,000 U.S. jobs if Obama trade deal gets OK
2015-05-08 20:15:07| Footwear - Topix.net
Nike said it could create 10,000 manufacturing and engineering jobs in the United States if a major free trade deal with nearly a dozen Pacific Rim countries is approved. President Obama will travel to Nike's headquarters in Oregon Friday to rally support for the Trade Promotion Authority and the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
As Obama visits, Nike links trade accord to new hiring
2015-05-08 20:15:06| Footwear - Topix.net
President Obama plans to campaign for a Pacific free-trade zone on Friday by visiting the headquarters of Nike, where executives will announce that they will create 10,000 jobs in the United States if the accord is approved. Nike for years has been used as a case study by opponents of trade liberalization for its reliance on low-wage workers in Asia.
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Nike to create 10,000 U.S. jobs if Obama trade deal gets OK
2015-05-08 17:30:57| Apparel - Topix.net
A monster trade deal once looked like it would provoke a classic David-versus-Goliath duel within the shoe industry, pitting New Balance, a company that puts an emphasis in manufacturing its shoes stateside, against Nike, the archetypal outsourcer. NEW YORK -- Nike said it could create 10,000 manufacturing and engineering jobs in the United States if a major free trade deal with nearly a dozen Pacific Rim countries is approved.
UK trade deficit narrows in March
2015-05-08 12:53:05| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The UK trade deficit narrowed to 2.8bn in March from 3.3bn in February, figures from the Office for National Statistics show.
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To Sell His Trade Agenda, the President Turns to ... Nike?
2015-05-08 03:32:57| Footwear - Topix.net
Nike is great at making iconic commercials and catchy slogans, but it's not really great at making American manufacturing jobs. That's why the company's Beaverton, Oregon campus is a strange place for President Obama to make a forceful argument in favor of free trade agreements.
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