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China Strikes Back at U.S. Chip Maker
China’s decision to put Micron under review followed sweeping restrictions placed by the United States on China’s semiconductor industry
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Uniqlo Parent to Audit Working Conditions at Third-Tier Suppliers
Fast Retailing had originally performed compliance checks only on plants operated by primary and secondary suppliers. Now, Uniqlo will handle compliance checks for third-tier cotton spinning mills.
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Mercedes G-Wagon Shows 20% Range Jump Coming for EV Batteries
The trick to making batteries with more silicon content is figuring out how to prevent expansion by encapsulating the silicon particles in some kind of binding structure.
An electric prototype of Mercedes EQG on display during the 2021 Seoul Mobility Show in Goyang, South Korea. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg
How to be Successful in Omni-Channel Commerce
The grace period is gone; consumers will find what they want elsewhere if a retailer can’t deliver the product(s) and experience they’re looking for.
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Retailers Plan to Change to Made-to-Fit Boxes for Home Delivery
The made-to-fit packaging addresses a major environmental issue in online shopping, and a cumbersome expense in shipping out orders.
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Airbus Targets A350 Wide-Body Sale on Macron’s China Trip
Adding wide-bodies would bolster China’s global tourism capacity as it emerges from a three-year freeze on international travel because of its COVID-19 border shutdown.
An Airbus A350 passenger jet. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg
Shock OPEC+ Output Cuts to Hit Demand, Rates for Oil Tankers
The production cuts will probably lead to a real loss in supply and tighten global oil markets because those doing the cutting are largely pumping at their quotas.
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Drug-Resistant Bacteria Tied to Products Imported from India
The FDA has long been criticized for lapses in inspections of overseas manufacturing in China and India, which are the two major producers of drugs and raw ingredients for medicines.
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Sartorius to Buy French Biotech Polyplus for $2.6 Billion
The deal would bolster Sartorius’s portfolio of drug-delivery technologies, creating a deeper focus on the fast-growing field of viral vectors, which are tools used to deliver genetic material into cells.
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U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo Announces U.S. Fiber Manufacturing Expansions
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law requires the use of Made-in-America materials and products for federally funded infrastructure projects including high-speed Internet deployment in America.
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Digital Tools Help Metals Supply Chains Experience Less Volatility and More Resiliency
Businesses in the industrial metals industry must increasingly rely on digital tools such as real-time product tracking to optimize their items’ journey and to provide data to inform decisions.
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Japan Plans to Restrict Some Equipment Exports
Japanese trade minister Yasutoshi Nishimura told reporters that the move was not coordinated with U.S. restrictions.

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