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Automotive Supply Chain Disruptions Are Up 30 Percent, Report Shows
The global automotive industry saw a “significant rise” in supply chain disruptions in 2017 compared to the previous year, a report has said.
Free Power From Freeways? China Is Testing Roads Paved With Solar Panels
On a smoggy afternoon in Jinan, China, huge log carriers and oil tankers thundered down a highway and hurtled around a curve at the bottom of a hill. Only a single, unreinforced guardrail stood between the traffic and a ravine.
Portrait of a Steel Town: Where Others Fear a Trade War, Coatesville Sees Hope
Three years into the Iraq war, facing a spike in casualties from roadside bombings, the Pentagon turned to a steel mill in Coatesville, Pennsylvania, to supply emergency armor for combat vehicles.
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Hackers Targeting Ships Could Block English Channel, Security Group Warns
Cyberattacks targeting a shipping navigation system could be used to block the English Channel, a security researcher has warned.
Amazon Is Being Blasted by a Watchdog Group Over China Echo Factory Conditions
A watchdog group is calling on Amazon.com Inc. to improve conditions for factory workers in China who make Echo speakers and Kindle e-readers, renewing criticisms that CEO Jeff Bezos became the world’s wealthiest man on the backs of low-paid laborers.
0612 Amazon Is Being Blasted
U.S. Gig Economy: Data Shows 16M People in 'Contingent or Alternative' Work
How big is the “gig economy”? Last week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics gave the first official reading of how many Americans rely on temporary work, freelancing, and on-demand apps to make ends meet. And the answer is: a lot.
0611 Us Gig Economy Data
Supplier Diversity Key to Tackling Geopolitical Risk, Analysts Say
Diversified supply chains are key to mitigating modern geopolitical risks, buyers have been told.
Billions in U.S. Solar Projects Shelved After Trump Panel Tariff
President Donald Trump’s tariff on imported solar panels has led U.S. renewable energy companies to cancel or freeze investments of more than $2.5bn in large installation projects, along with thousands of jobs, the developers told Reuters.
World Bank Warns Trade Tensions Could Cause 2008-Level Crisis
A worldwide escalation of the trade tensions between the U.S. and its major trading partners would have consequences for global trade equivalent to the 2008 financial crisis, the World Bank has warned.
0607 World Bank Warns Trade
Mexico Looks to Europe After Slapping Tariffs on U.S. Pork
Mexico will import more pork products from Europe after imposing a 20 percent tariff on U.S. pork legs and shoulders in retaliation to steel tariffs, Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo said on Tuesday.
Container Lines Battle Shippers Over Bunker Surcharges
Several of the world's largest container shipping companies have imposed emergency bunker surcharges upon their customers in the past two weeks, seeking to claw back revenues lost to rising fuel bills caused by the jump in crude prices in recent months.
Global Trade Skirmish Puts Factories, Recovery at Risk
Factory growth in major manufacturing hubs showed signs of cooling last month as companies braced for potential damage from rising global trade tensions while also grappling with accelerating inflation and a strong dollar.
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