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Customer hoarding paper towels during the coronavirus crisis in Germany
Retail

Spooked shoppers load up on toilet paper during port strike

By Jaewon Kang, Leslie Patton and Bloomberg
October 3, 2024
This combination of Monday, June 17, 2024, photos, shows top row from left, a plastic turkey, a container of tennis balls, a child's helmet; and bottom row from left, a toy football, a plastic squirt gun and a Crocs shoe, found by Russ Lewis after they washed up on Long Beach Peninsula in Pacific County, Wash.
Environment

This is what happens when shipping containers fall overboard and burst open

By Christina Larson, Helen Wieffering, Manuel Valdes and The Associated Press
October 3, 2024
"New York City, USA - December 6, 2012: The Prada store on Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. Prada is a well known designer of men's and women's clothing and accessories. Many people can be seen on the sidewalk."
Retail

Luxury retailers Prada and Kurt Geiger shamed for taking up to 4 months to pay U.K. suppliers

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October 3, 2024
ranes usually running day and night are shut down during a strike by ILA members.
Finance

Here’s how Biden could use a 1947 law to suspend the dockworkers’ strike

By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press
October 2, 2024
College student studies in classroom.
Newsletters

One company paying out $7.7 million in employee tuition benefits says one change to their program made a huge engagement difference

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September 25, 2024
Hsu Ching-kuang, founder of Taiwan pager supplier Gold Apollo

Supply chain mystery surrounds how Hezbollah’s pagers and walkie-talkies were turned into miniature bombs

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September 19, 2024
A message from American businesses: Don’t walk away from the UN
Commentary

A message from American businesses: Don’t walk away from the UN

By Whitney Y. Baird and Peter Yeo
September 18, 2024
China controls 70% of the world’s critical rare earth minerals. Finding an alternative is proving tough—and expensive
Finance

China controls 70% of the world’s critical rare earth minerals. Finding an alternative is proving tough—and expensive

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September 17, 2024
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan
Finance

Biden’s national security staff have been working on a sovereign wealth fund for months

By Josh Wingrove and Bloomberg
September 6, 2024
Justin Trudeau
Retail

Canada slaps 100% tariff on Chinese EVs in trade standoff with Beijing

By Rob Gillies and The Associated Press
August 27, 2024
Louis DeJoy
Finance

After postage price hikes and $87 billion in losses, critics of the USPS leader say latest gambit could lead to death spiral

By David Sharp and The Associated Press
August 22, 2024
Alan Shaw
Finance

Residents torn over $600 million Norfolk Southern derailment settlement as crucial deadline looms

By Josh Funk and The Associated Press
August 19, 2024
train cars at rail yard
Finance

U.S. supply chains at risk as Canada’s top railroads begin shutting down networks amid labor dispute

By Tom Krisher and The Associated Press
August 17, 2024
After a 16-year-old boy died cleaning a poultry plant, a Georgia company agreed to a safety overhaul
Finance

After a 16-year-old boy died cleaning a poultry plant, a Georgia company agreed to a safety overhaul

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August 16, 2024
Railroad giant threatens to revoke workers’ hard-won schedule improvements
Leadership

Railroad giant threatens to revoke workers’ hard-won schedule improvements

By Josh Funk and The Associated Press
August 9, 2024

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