NAFTA

Railroad companies Kansas City Southern (NYSE: KSU) and Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) could have a lot on the line if Donald Trump follows through on his protectionist campaign promises. While most analysts have focused on Kansas City Southern due to its exposure to Mexico, Loop Capital...

The North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, had not been widely discussed until the latest presidential campaign. However, Donald Trump’s repeated comments and criticism made it quite notable. “[NAFTA] was one of the worst things that ever happened to the manufacturing...

Kansas City Southern (NYSE: KSU) has been a standout, though not in a positive sense. Railroad stocks such as CSX Corporation (NASDAQ: CSX), Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) and Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE: NSC) have been on a roll since the November 8 U.S. presidential election even as...

According to Rick Paterson of Loop Capital Markets, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's policies could be seen as a "material threat" to Kansas City Southern's (NYSE: KSU) business. Specifically, Trump attacked Ford Motor Company's (NYSE: F) decision to shift...

Former President Bill Clinton said on Tuesday that activist investors are partially to blame when companies flee the United States for Mexico. Speaking to CNBC during the Clinton Global Initiative's annual meeting in New York City, Clinton said activist investors "demand a profit in a year and a...

Wilbur Ross is a billionaire investor best known for restructuring failed companies within steel, coal, telecommunication and other sectors. In an op-ed published on CNBC Friday, Ross and Peter Navarro, a professor of economics and public policy at the Paul Merage School of Business, threw their...

U.S. stocks declined as tensions continue to mount in Ukraine. Russia requested an emergency session with the United Nations Security Council over a recent operation conducted by Ukraine where at least seven people were killed in the town of Slavyansk. Ukraine's interim President Oleksandr...