The historic trade deal struck by the U.S. and 11 other Pacific nations would benefit a number of U.S. industries, analysts and trade groups said Monday. But they say the deal won’t be a positive across the board. [ by Robert Schroeder | October 5, 2015 | MarketWatch ] The U.S. and the 11…

ATLANTA — Ending seven years of stop-and-start negotiations, officials from 12 Pacific Rim countries clinched early Monday a free-trade agreement that will allow two-fifths of the world’s goods and services to move more easily — but not entirely freely — across national borders. The pact, known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership, also poses a challenge to China, by…

  Moments after the United States and 11 other Pacific Rim countries reached an agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, Sen. Bernie Sanders, a surging contender for the Democratic presidential nomination, called the accord “disastrous.” [ by Ross Barkan | October 5, 2015 | Observer ] Mr. Sanders, an independent and self-identified socialist, has joined organized…