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Biden directs staff to address chip shortages idling auto plants
President Joe Biden said he’s directing his administration to address shortfalls in semiconductor production that have idled production at some auto plants as he signed…
Reforming WTO appeals body necessary, won’t be easy, chief says
Reforming the World Trade Organization’s paralyzed dispute-resolution body will be a key priority for the institution, but the process won’t be easy, incoming Director-General Ngozi…
Face mask prices will go up due to China tariffs, group warns
Americans face “significant” increase in prices of face masks if exemptions on some tariffs on imports from China expire, an industry group said in a…
In Trump farm bailout, top 1% reaped nearly one-fourth of aid
The Trump administration’s farm bailouts steered an expanding share of subsidy payments to the nation’s biggest farms, according to an analysis by an environmental advocacy…
Saudi imports from Turkey hit all-time low as spat grips goods
Saudi Arabia’s imports from Turkey all but dried up in December, data from the Saudi statistics authority showed, reinforcing Turkish businespeople’s claims that they’ve been…
Biden to order supply chain review as chip shortage idles plants
President Joe Biden on Wednesday will order a government review of U.S. supply chains, seeking to end the country’s reliance on China and other adversaries…
US freeze chills Asian plastic makers as feedstocks soar
The fallout from the Arctic blast that took out some of the biggest American refineries is being felt across the Pacific Ocean in Asia, where…
Taiwan’s January export orders jump 49%, beating estimates
Overseas orders placed with Taiwanese exporters surged by the most in 11 years in January as global demand for semiconductors shows no sign of abating.
Biden, Trudeau bypass tension for unity on virus, China, climate
Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said their nations would adopt a unified approach toward the pandemic, climate change and China, setting aside…
Biden, Trudeau hold online talks as US-Canada tensions linger
President Joe Biden met virtually with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday, in what the White House is billing as the first formal bilateral…