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Amid all the talk of a possible recession, it’s important for everyone to remember this: Economic expansions do not die of natural causes. They often die because of missteps and policy mistakes. And the biggest mistake our leaders could make right now — putting our economy at greater risk of a downturn — is to stoke further uncertainty.
By: Myron Brilliant All eyes will be on President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping when they meet this week at the G20 summit in Japan. The stakes couldn't be higher. This summit offers an important chance to stave off a prolonged trade war between the world's two largest economies, one that would throw the entire global economy into a tailspin.
Read the insightful tips and pieces of advice from entrepreneurs at the 2019 CO– Summit.
We here at the Chamber are often surprised to see news stories (like this one) that perpetuate the myth that business contributes to societal ills. The fact remains that businesses are the lifeblood of our economy and play an enormously positive and important role in society. The facts and figures tell the story. Here are a few examples:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Chamber of Commerce today launched the U.S.-Kuwait Business Council, with the goal of fostering stronger commercial ties between the two countries. The new Council will work with both private sectors and governments to set priorities and share best practices to advance both countries’ economic competitiveness in a growing global marketplace.
By Thomas J. Donohoe and Richard Trumka More than half a century ago, Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower and a Democratic-majority Congress empowered millions of Americans to build an interstate highway system that became the envy of the world. Back then, our nation understood that investment in infrastructure was crucial to creating a better future.
When you stand still on trade, you fall behind. Nowhere is this more apparent for the United States than in Japan, the world’s third largest economy and long a top market for U.S. exports. It’s also why the U.S. just launched negotiations for a trade agreement with Japan.
Elizabeth Warren was one of my best law-school professors, but her political ambitions seem to have suppressed her once-reasonable instincts, particularly regarding corporate regulation. One of her recent proposals, the Corporate Executive Accountability Act, would upend hundreds of years of U.S. legal tradition and wreak havoc in boardrooms. The proposal would make it a federal crime, punishable by up to a year in prison for a first-time violation, for corporate executives to “negligently permit or fail to prevent” violations...
Daniel Speer had a simple task: Visit three clients of his home remodeling company in and around Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce issued the following statement on the passing of Chairman Elijah Cummings:
