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Old 04-25-2010, 01:54 PM
 
Location: Boston, MA
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I guess the two big cities people will say are LA and NYC but which one is more important for trade?
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Old 04-25-2010, 02:09 PM
 
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i guess the two big cities people will say are la and nyc but which one is more important for trade?
Los Angeles.
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Old 04-25-2010, 02:15 PM
 
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It's Los Angeles. Just look at volume of ports and you can immediately see the order is Los Angeles, Long Beach, New York.
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Old 04-25-2010, 02:25 PM
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"Trade" is a vague, archaic term in a globalized, virtualized economy

Most major cos. in tech or finance or energy earn ~50% of profits outside US and have money/ops/workers scattered throughout globe, but most owners and highest-paid execs work from offices in SiliconValley or MidtownManhattan or Houston or Dallas, far from any ports...and not in Europe or Asia
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Old 04-25-2010, 02:27 PM
 
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"Trade" is a vague, archaic term in a globalized, virtualized economy

Most major cos. in tech or finance or energy earn ~50% of profits outside US and have money/ops/workers scattered throughout globe, but most owners and highest-paid execs work from offices in SiliconValley or MidtownManhattan or Houston or Dallas, far from any ports...and not in Europe or Asia
The fact the OP stated Los Angeles vs NYC led me to believe he or she was referring to trade in the physical sense.
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Old 04-25-2010, 02:28 PM
 
Location: Boston, MA
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Its a bummer the moderators closed my last thread, we were covering this in a strange abnormal way.
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Old 04-25-2010, 02:30 PM
 
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South Louisiana, Houston and New York have the largest import and export totals according to my quick research.
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Old 04-25-2010, 02:33 PM
 
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Yup.

New York is considered the financial capital of the world. However, according to surveys by Trader Monthly magazine and the Financial Times, Chicago and London are considered the top trading cities in the world.

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"Trade" is a vague, archaic term in a globalized, virtualized economy
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Old 04-25-2010, 02:35 PM
 
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I would say these cities are important for several reasons: NY, LA, New Orleans/SOuth Lousiana, Houston, Chicago, Detroit

Our biggest exports are airplanes and automobiles... Hence Detroit and Chi
The busiest ports are... south Lousiana and Houston for energy
NY and LA are huge ports and huge centers of commerce

On the next tier I would put Chicago, Atlanta, and Dallas for being regional distribution centers
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Old 04-25-2010, 02:41 PM
 
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would you still say Detroit is doing fine or on decline considering the current situation of the city?
Same with New Orleans.
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