HMJ International Traders, LLC

01/20/2026

World Economic Forum at Davos.

The Swiss town of Davos hosts the annual meeting of elites from business, government and culture this week

12/25/2025

Merry Christmas!

12/22/2025

As iRobot's founder Colin Angle looks back on its path to bankruptcy, he says it was hard to overcome competitors in China.

10/16/2025

Eggs recalled

Black Sheep Egg Company LLC announced a recall for millions of eggs on September 19 due to potential salmonella contamination.

09/06/2025

I sat in Delta's business class on a flight from Europe to the US. Delta One was amazing, but I was surprised by some aspects of the journey.

08/02/2025

More than 60,000 metric tons of food have languished in warehouses in the United States and around the world — with expiration dates nearing on some items.

06/12/2025

The EB-5 visa programme grants Green Cards (Permanent Resident status) to foreign nationals who invest USD 800,000 in a qualifying US business project. That investment must generate or preserve at least 10 jobs for US workers.

Indian families are rushing to file EB-5 investor visa petitions as the US tightens student and work visa rules and a proposed $5 million 'Gold Card' looms

03/04/2025

The business-to-business tax proposed by Democratic leaders who control both chambers of Maryland’s state legislature would apply to services provided by one business to another. For example, if a business owner hires an accountant to file the company’s business taxes, that service would incur a 2.5 percent tax.

The proposal is the legislature’s opening revenue offer in budget negotiations with Democratic Gov. Wes Moore amid a projected $3 billion deficit.

07/05/2024

The US trade deficit widened in May to the largest since 2022 as a decline in exports of merchandise exceeded a drop in imports.

01/07/2024

The president is under pressure from Democrats and Republicans to block the sale to Japan’s Nippon Steel, which could upset a key foreign ally.

12/25/2023

A Very Merry Christmas to all our friends and followers!

09/12/2022

U.S. trade deficit drops down to is lowest level in 9 months.

Bilateral trade between China and the US grew by 10.1 percent year-on-year in the first eight months of 2022, according to official data on Wednesday, indicating that strong complementarities remain despite Washington’s push for decoupling.