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Packages Delivered Via Robot? Now There’s an App for That.

November 6, 2018

Starship Technologies plans to broaden its delivery service beyond food to include packages, a move that led it to declare itself “the world’s first robot package delivery service.”

China Has a Big Weapon That It Hasn’t Used in the Trade War Yet: Tourists

November 1, 2018

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Chinese manufacturers need time to rearrange complex supply chains, but Chinese consumers can easily change vacation plans to visit Tuscany rather than Napa Valley.

These Workers Are Hurt by Trump’s Trade War, But Ineligible for His Bailout

October 29, 2018

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Though farmers can receive part of the $12bn bailout, those who transport their goods are out of luck.

Inside Target’s Plan to Win Over Customers This Holiday Season

October 24, 2018

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How will retailers win this holiday season? By making shopping easier.

North Dakota Soybean Farmers, Caught in the Trade War, Watch the Season Close on Their Crop

October 15, 2018

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Snow was dusting out of the steel-colored sky as Monte Peterson stared out his home office window at the land his family has worked since the 1950s.

Trump’s Tariffs Will Harm Growth in 2019, IMF Predicts

October 10, 2018

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The International Monetary Fund has cut its U.S. growth forecast for next year, warning that Trump’s trade policies will harm growth domestically and around the world.

White House Report Points to Severe Shortcomings in Military Supply Chain

October 5, 2018

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Uncertain budgets, a broken procurement system and an unfair trade environment have eroded the United States’ defense industrial base to levels at which national security could be at risk.

An Unexpected Winner From Trump's Trade War: Knockoff Bags From China

When President Trump threatens China with more tariffs, Lulu thinks of her commission checks and smiles.

October 2, 2018

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When President Trump threatens China with more tariffs, Lulu thinks of her commission checks and smiles.

Amazon Is Doling Out Raises in What Employees Call ‘Damage Control’

Amazon.com, fighting back against the image of poor working conditions at its warehouses, has been calling workers around the country into “all-hands” meetings in the past week where they’ve been given raises — of 25 to 55 cents an hour, according to employees.

September 27, 2018

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Amazon.com, fighting back against the image of poor working conditions at its warehouses, has been calling workers around the country into “all-hands” meetings in the past week where they’ve been given raises — of 25 to 55 cents an hour, according to employees.