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The International Monetary Fund building, Washington, April 5, 2021.
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IMF Sees Steady Global Growth, but Tariffs, Taxes, Deportations Cloud Outlook
The sluggish growth reflects the lingering effects of big global shocks in recent years.
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The Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington, Nov. 18, 2024.
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Inflation Picks Up in December, Though Underlying Price Pressures Ease
It's the third straight increase after inflation fell to a more than three-year low in September.
January 15, 2025
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November Manufacturing Technology Orders Climb
Year-to-date orders were down 5.7% heading into the final month of the year.
January 14, 2025
A live streamer works near the Volvo EX30 fully electric small SUV unveiled during Auto China 2024 in Beijing, Thursday, April 25, 2024.
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China's Electric Car Sales Grew in 2024 as Sales of Gasoline Cars Plunged
Chinese EV sales rose more than 40% last year.
January 13, 2025
President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the White House, Oct. 11, 2017.
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Canada's Trudeau Urges U.S. Consumers to Consider the Harm of Trump's Tariff Threats
"No American wants to pay 25% more for electricity or oil and gas."
January 13, 2025
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The Truth About Volume Rebates
Rebates play a huge role in global trade, fueling more than 80% of transactions — but there's a catch.
January 10, 2025
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Longshoremen Reach Agreement with Ports, Shippers, Averting Potential Strike
January 9, 2025
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Manufacturing Sector Contracts to End the Year
January 8, 2025
The Barbours Cut Container Terminal in Houston during the first day of a dockworkers strike, Oct. 1, 2024.
Dockworkers Threaten to Strike Against Automation
January 7, 2025
The American and Chinese flags wave at Genting Snow Park, Feb. 2, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China.
China Sanctions 7 Companies Over U.S. Military Assistance to Taiwan
December 27, 2024
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January 14, 2025
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Trying to Predict Trump’s Unpredictable Trade Policies
Industry stakeholders break down the numerous variables.
December 20, 2024
Pumpjacks draw out oil and gas from well heads as wildfire smoke hangs in the air near Calgary, Alberta, May 12, 2024.
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Tariff Threats Cast Shadow Over U.S. Reliance on Canada for Majority of Oil Imports
More than 50% of crude oil imported to the U.S. comes from Canada, up from 33% in 2013.
December 19, 2024
Teamsters General President Sean M. O'Brien, center, rallies with Amazon workers outside the Staten Island Amazon facility JFK8, June 19, 2024, New York.
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Amazon Workers Strike at Multiple Facilities as Teamsters Seek Contract
The Teamsters represent nearly 10,000 workers at 10 Amazon facilities.
December 19, 2024
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Amazon Investing Another $10B in Ohio Data Centers
AWS currently operates campuses in two counties in central Ohio.
December 18, 2024
Amazon employees load packages on carts at an Amazon DAX7 delivery station, July 16, 2024, South Gate, Calif.
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Amazon Rejected Warehouse Safety Recommendations Over Productivity Concerns, Report Says
The report is the final product of a probe into Amazon’s safety practices launched last year.
December 17, 2024
Coca-Cola cans move down a conveyer belt at the Swire Coca-Cola bottling plant, Denver, Oct. 20, 2023.
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Wholesale Inflation Accelerates in Sign of Continued Price Pressures
The producer price index saw the sharpest year-over-year rise since nearly 2023.
December 13, 2024
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attends a fireside chat with the Halifax Chamber of Commerce in Halifax Monday Dec. 9, 2024.
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Ontario to Restrict Electricity Exports to U.S., Bar American-Made Alcohol If Trump Tariffs Applied
About 85% of U.S. electricity imports come from Canada.
December 13, 2024
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Trump Says Ports Shouldn't Install More Automated Systems
Technology is a sticking point in contract talks between dockworkers and Eastern and Gulf Coast ports.
December 13, 2024
Off-road vehicles outside a Cabela's store in Lone Tree, Colo., Dec. 8, 2024.
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Inflation Ticks Up as Some Price Pressures Remain Persistent
Consumer prices rose 2.7%, while so-called core prices climbed 3.3%.
December 12, 2024
Trucks line up to enter a Port of Oakland shipping terminal in Oakland, Calif., Nov. 10, 2021.
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EPA Awards $135 Million to California to Phase Out Big Diesel Trucks
The funding will go toward the purchase of hundreds of zero-emission large vehicles.
December 12, 2024
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Feb. 2020.
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Freight Manager Indicted for Illegally Shipping Industrial Equipment to Russia
She used her export business savvy to circumvent U.S. sanctions.
December 11, 2024
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a fireside chat with the Halifax Chamber of Commerce, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Dec. 9, 2024.
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Americans Realizing Tariffs on Canada Would Make Life More Expensive, Trudeau Says
He noted that Canada is a major source of the U.S.'s oil and gas, steel and aluminum, and agricultural products.
December 11, 2024
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Post-IMTS Manufacturing Tech Order Decline Blunted by Aerospace Rebound
Orders are down 7.5% through the first 10 months of the year.
December 10, 2024
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Amazon Tests 15 Minute Delivery
The experimental initiative could be a precursor to a broader rollout.
December 10, 2024