Lori Ann LaRocco

Lori Ann LaRocco is senior editor of guests for CNBC business news. She coordinates high profile interviews and special multi-million dollar on-location productions for all shows on the network. Her specialty is in politics, working with titans of industry. LaRocco is the author of: “Trade War: Containers Don’t Lie, Navigating the Bluster” (Marine Money Inc., 2019) “Dynasties of the Sea: The Untold Stories of the Postwar Shipping Pioneers” (Marine Money Inc., 2018), “Opportunity Knocking” (Agate Publishing, 2014), “Dynasties of the Sea: The Ships and Entrepreneurs Who Ushered in the Era of Free Trade” (Marine Money, 2012), and “Thriving in the New Economy: Lessons from Today’s Top Business Minds” (Wiley, 2010).

American Shipper

Lori Ann LaRocco Wednesday, September 23, 2020
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Commentary: What products are US consumers buying?

Earnings reports from retailers show a clear shakeout between winners and losers.
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American Shipper

Lori Ann LaRocco Friday, September 18, 2020
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Commentary: The fabric of withhold release orders

The CBP must establish reasonable suspicion a good is made with forced labor in order to institute a WRO.
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Maritime

Lori Ann LaRocco Thursday, August 6, 2020
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Commentary: 20-foot container crunch may impact harvests

Containers are used to carry imports to the U.S., but they also carry exports from the U.S. The agriculture industry depends on them, but COVID-19…
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Trade and Compliance

Lori Ann LaRocco Wednesday, July 8, 2020
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Commentary: COVID-19 severely impacts the ‘Blue Economy’

Lori Ann LaRocco illustrates the disruption to global trade by profiling what has happened at the Port of Miami since the coronavirus pandemic began.
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Trade and Compliance

Lori Ann LaRocco Tuesday, June 16, 2020
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Commentary: Intra-Asia trade waving economic distress flag

Lori Ann LaRocco explains why intra-Asian trade is down and its affect on the United States.
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Trade and Compliance

Lori Ann LaRocco Thursday, May 14, 2020
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Commentary: Trade flow and the warning flares it signals

CNBC's Lori Ann LaRocco writes about the impact of COVID-19 on U.S.-China trade, particularly in regard to the trade war between the two nations.
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American Shipper

Lori Ann LaRocco Wednesday, April 1, 2020
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Commentary: April Fools! Who’s the loser in phase one?

CNBC's Lori Ann LaRocco provides commentary on how the Phase One trade deal between the U.S. and China has not worked as thought, at least…
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Maritime

Lori Ann LaRocco Monday, March 9, 2020
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Commentary: Data shows maritime trade being restored

CNBC's Lori Ann LaRocco writes about the ramping up of manufacturing in China, and the subsequent ramping up of cargo headed to the U.S. via…
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Trade and Compliance

Lori Ann LaRocco Thursday, February 6, 2020
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Commentary: Will coronavirus impact trade flows long-term?

Lori Ann LaRocco writes about the impact of coronavirus on maritime trade between China and the U.S.
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Trade and Compliance

Lori Ann LaRocco Tuesday, January 14, 2020
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Commentary: Trans-Pacific lane is the trade war truth barometer

Phase One of the U.S.-China trade deal is scheduled to take effect Wednesday. Read CNBC’s Lori Ann LaRocco’s take on how that trade has changed…
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