About Ed Zwirn

Ed Zwirn is a journalist/editorial professional with a focus on financial trends and practices. He lives out in the woods in Bethel, NY, not far from where the Woodstock Music and Arts Festival was held in 1969. As a financial writer, his work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Post, CFO Magazine and news services including Dow Jones Newswires and Informa Global Markets. Ed also spent three years in Ukraine, where he ran an English-language news service. He now divides his time between his freelance journalism, song and poetry writing, and barbequing and lawn-mowing on his 2.5 acre property.

Higher freight rates seen on US imports from Asia

By Ed Zwirn

Just-Style.com, Nov. 11, 2016

manitoba-freight-companies1The bankruptcy of South Korea’s Hanjin Shipping Company, the world’s seventh-largest shipper, has exposed weaknesses in the global shipping industry, apparel executives have warned. Continue reading

TPP is not going to happen in a Trump administration

By Ed Zwirn

Just-Style.com, Nov. 10, 2016

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International trade deals, particularly the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), may fall by the wayside following the surprise victory of Republican Donald Trump for the U.S. presidency, participants at the 28th Apparel Importers Trade & Transportation Conference warned yesterday (9 November).  Continue reading