And don't forget, this also comes on the heels of this summer's failure of the global trade talks, so the concern is that cooperation may be slower, which opens the door for trade and other tensions to go up.
It will continue to trade as a going concern, and chief executive David Sculley says he remains "optimistic" a buyer can be found.
As a result this had created "cash-flow pressures" which in turn had affected the company's ability to trade as a going concern, he said.
Another concern: Trade financing is drying up, and exporters and importers around the world are having a harder time securing letters of credit, says Tiruchelvam.
Trade union Prospect voiced concern about what it sees as a lack of attention of financial cuts to Forest Research - the scientific arm of the Forestry Commission.
The Federal Trade Commission has expressed concern about debt collectors who obtain default judgments against consumers who were never told of the lawsuit against them and never appeared in court.
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Toyota's chairman, Hiroshi Okuda, had previously expressed his willingness to co-operate with US companies, amid concern over growing trade tensions between the US and Japan.
The clearest cases of such transnational state-spoilers concern the drug trade.
This is a particular concern in stocks that trade well into the triple digits, like the Apples and Googles of the world.
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The concern for diplomats and trade ministers now is that Russia will interpret Britain's attempt to seek justice as a hostile act.
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India shares China's concern that, as trade volumes and energy consumption soar, its security is vulnerable to any disruption of sea traffic.
Indeed, owing to his view that we must reduce our "trade deficit, " Bernanke expresses concern with so many dollars reaching China in exchange for the goods we Americans like.
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The Amicus trade union says the announcement "causes enormous concern" and blames the government for the drop in orders.
South Africa's trade union confederation, Cosatu, also expressed concern that Mr Tutu "has allowed his passionate personal hatred of the ANC and its President Jacob Zuma to cloud his judgement".
His big concern: Many people still associate E-Trade with irresponsible bubble-era investing.
With that anniversary, and with stockmarkets teetering at dizzy heights, the renewed trade frictions between America and Japan are therefore cause for concern.
Xcel Energy is one company that opposes a national "cap-and-trade" mechanism on carbon dioxide emissions, partly out of concern that it will promote dependence on natural gas, which has history of price volatility.
"The important change is that very well-educated and upper-income people compared to five to 10 years ago have shifted their opinion and are now expressing significant concern about the notion of...free trade, " said Bill McInturff, a Republican pollster who helps conduct the Journal survey.
To the extent that trade or deposits are in dollars, they do not have to concern themselves with risk of currency movements.
And indeed, the agenda for the upcoming tobacco trade show Tab Info Asia 2009, seems to suggest there is concern in the industry.
Burma's prime concern is the preparation for entry into the ASEAN Free Trade Area (Afta) and ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), as well as wanting to take its turn as ASEAN's chair in 2014.
The protestors say that Obama wants to promote a free trade agreement, long dead between the two countries, and aired concern of a potential US attack on Libya despite a cease fire call by Gadhafi.
But the real concern about this case is the long-term implications for world trade law.
The large deficit in the U.S. current account -- the broadest measure of American trade with the rest of the world -- is also a cause for concern.
Implied volatility on the stock shot up 136.39% to 194.42% in early-afternoon trade on fears the U.S. may be heading into recession and concern AMR Corp. may need to eventually consider bankruptcy protection.
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The secretary of state said retailers representatives had expressed "a huge amount of concern" to her about the impact the violence had on pre-Christmas trade.
Labour and the trade unions have noted the tension between relaxing laws that limit working hours and the professed concern of David Cameron, the Conservative Party leader, with people's work-life balance.
Conference on Trade and Development has taken a second look at the war on inflation and raised a concern: that governments may be needlessly sacrificing growth and jobs on the altar of price stability.
U.S. negotiators to the U.S.-Soviet Trade Agreement were reportedly unable to obtain assurances from the Soviets on two key items of concern to the American business community: (1) profit repatriation, and (2) protection of intellectual property rights.
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The second concern, perhaps even more important, is that regionalism will impede efforts to liberalise trade worldwide.
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