Why your Christmas ornaments are about to get more expensive
This year, the Chinese city of Yiwu -- the world’s biggest hub for the manufacture of plastic reindeer, twinkle lights and other Christmas paraphernalia --…
Powell risks rerun of 1960s inflation from confusing jobs market
In the late 1960s, U.S. economic policy makers misjudged how hot they could run the jobs market without fanning inflation. The miscue paved the way…
Blame red tape for Germany’s ailing infrastructure
Germany needs to start spending to make up for years of underinvestment, and there’s a ton of money on the table if political parties agree…
Soybeans hit longest slump since dot.com era as China sales lag
The last time soybeans slumped for this long Google was still three months away from being founded.
U.K. threatens to retaliate in fishing dispute with France
The U.K. said it would retaliate with more rigorous checks on fishing activity in its waters if France follows through with its own threat to…
G-20 leaders plan to stop funding offshore coal, draft statement says
Leaders of the Group of 20 wealthy economies are preparing to pledge to stop funding foreign coal-fired plants, but are still wrangling over climate objectives…
Copper output sinks to seven-month low in top producing nation
Chile just registered its worst month for copper production since February as the world’s biggest supplier of the metal was hit with labor disruptions and…
U.K. warns ‘two can play at that game’ after French threats
The U.K. suggested it could respond in kind to French threats to disrupt trade, ratcheting up the tensions in an increasingly bitter dispute over post-Brexit…
Huawei posts fourth straight sales slump as US sanctions bite
Huawei Technologies Co.’s sales shrank for a fourth straight quarter as the Chinese technology giant’s overseas smartphone and telecom-equipment businesses continued to struggle following a…
US says it’s working with Taiwan to secure chip supply chain
The U.S and Taiwan are working together to secure supply chains, Washington’s envoy to Taipei said, as global chip manufacturers face a looming deadline to…
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