clarksville. washing machines provide an early test to bring back manufacturing jobs to the u.s. a new tariffs s lapse of foreign-made machines with attacks. supporters of the tariffs say it s necessary to protect u.s. firms against unfair trade practices. bring in a washer that basically was made overseas and you add a few nuts and bolts here in america and called it made in the usa. that s not true. opponents say it will serve to keep outdated companies afloat. it s unfortunate that certain manufacturers who seem unable to compete in the marketplace turned into these trade efforts has a way to try to compete. the president has aggressively pitched the u.s. is a great investment for foreign manufacturers. there has never been a better time to hire, build, invest,
in the next five years and he wants to create a mini cabinet of officials to focus on exports, seek more refinancing of trade efforts, beef up enforcement of existing trade deals and complete stalled ones. american exports dipped .3 of percentage point in january and trade deficit fell by 6.6%. stocks were up again today. dow gained 44 1/2. s&p 500 finished ahead 4 2/3. the nasdaq was up 9 1/2. head of senate banking committee is going it alone for now on financial regulation overhaul. fox business network correspondent peter barnes has that story. what blew up today? the talk to get bipartisan deal to make sure we don t have to spend trillions of dollars again to bail out the blanks. now the chairman here is senator chris dodd of kentucky who has been negotiating with republican bob corker on the senate banking committee on a compromise bill.
in the next five years and he wants to create a mini cabinet of officials to focus on exports, seek more refinancing of trade efforts, beef up enforcement of existing trade deals and complete stalled ones. american exports dipped .3 of percentage point in january and trade deficit fell by 6.6%. stocks were up again today. dow gained 44 1/2. s&p 500 finished ahead 4 2/3. the nasdaq was up 9 1/2. head of senate banking committee is going it alone for now on financial regulation overhaul. fox business network correspondent peter barnes has that story. what blew up today? the talk to get bipartisan deal to make sure we don t have to spend trillions of dollars again to bail out the blanks. now the chairman here is senator chris dodd of kentucky who has been negotiating with republican bob corker on the senate banking committee on a compromise bill.