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29/10/2026

Tracking who trades with whom around the world.

The International Trade in Goods dataset from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) records how much each country exports to and imports from each of its trading partners. This data goes back to 1948.

Countries report to the IMF based on their own trade records and statistics. If this data isn’t enough, the IMF uses the country’s trading partners’ records instead.

This map shows, for each country in the world, the country from which it imported the most goods in 2025. For 83 of the 209 countries with data, that was China — this includes most of Asia, more than half of Africa, and most of South America. (Countries whose largest partner is not one of the most common ones are shown as “Other”.)

We recently updated eight of our charts with the IMF’s latest release, which adds data for 2025 for 209 countries and territories.

(This data update was led by Pablo Arriagada.)

29/10/2026

Exclusive: The boss of Villa Vie Residences sent passengers an "urgent" appeal for financial help in August.

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RECALL: Nearly 6 million French press coffee makers sold on Amazon, Target and other nationwide retailers are being recalled after 70 reports of glass containers breaking unexpectedly, including 48 that caused burns. See the models impacted by the recall: https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/nation-world/bodum-french-press-coffee-maker-recall/507-d4a7963b-c45e-4211-a0ee-4795c98f98a6?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_10_Tampa_Bay

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A top Dartmouth official has resigned from his position after allegations that he violated the school’s AI use policy.

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Breathing out after birth switches off the ability of tissues to regenerate, a study in mice suggests. But the pathway seems to be reversible, raising hopes the approach could one day help humans regenerate damaged tissue.

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Starbucks earnings beat Wall Street's expectations on Thursday, as the company looked to move beyond its turnaround plan to accelerate growth.

For the fifth consecutive quarter, the coffee giant posted better-than-expected same-store sales growth, up 7.2%, compared to Wall Street's expectations of 6.2%.

29/10/2026

The upcoming midterm elections could be a referendum on the Trump administration’s tariffs and trade policy as Americans worry about affordability, new polling finds.

75% of Americans are concerned about affording food and groceries, according to a CFR-Morning Consult poll.

41% of them think the main effect of tariffs is higher prices, but views vary by party. More Democrats believe tariffs raise prices than do Republicans or Independents. Republicans are more inclined to see tariffs as protecting U.S. manufacturing jobs.

“As Americans head to the polls, affordability concerns weigh heavily on their minds and will likely inform their ballot choices," writes expert Allison J. Smith on the findings.

"Americans are split on fundamental issues, including who pays tariffs and what the next president should do with Trump’s tariffs. Those and other questions will not be resolved in the midterms and will continue to play out in the years to come.”

"The Trump administration’s high tariffs, trade war with Canada, and increased barriers to commerce in the name of national security all affect issues Americans care about and by extension will play a role in the outcome of the midterms.”

“The pending question is whether frustrations with President Donald Trump’s trade policy and tariffs will result in widespread losses for Republicans in the midterms and what this means for the future of trade policy,” she writes.

Read the full analysis at the link in our comments.

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Weeks after powerful surf battered the Long Beach Peninsula, 13 residences were red-tagged as unsafe, including Seaside Walk. By mid-October, the home's asking price had fallen to $2.9 million—a $2.05 million price cut.

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