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Packages riding on a belt are scanned to be loaded onto delivery trucks at the Amazon Fulfillment center in Robbinsville Township, N.J., on Aug. 1, 2017.
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OSHA Investigates Deaths of Amazon Workers
All three workers died within the past month and were employed at company facilities in New Jersey.
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U.S. Postal Service mail trucks, Indianapolis, Aug. 2019.
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USPS to Request Rate Increase Due to Inflation, DeJoy Says
Officials said inflation will add over $1 billion to its budget.
August 11, 2022
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Wholesale Inflation Fell for 1st Time in 2 Years
The index suggests that consumers could get some relief from relentless inflation in the coming months.
August 11, 2022
Gasoline prices are sliding back toward the $4 mark for the first time in more than five months — good news for consumers who are struggling with high prices for many other essentials.
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Gas Prices Dip Just Below $4 for the First Time in 5 Months
Prices have dropped 15 cents in the past week and 68 cents in the last month.
August 11, 2022
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China Criticizes U.S. Chip Law as Threat to Trade
The law promises $52 billion in grants and other aid to investors in U.S. chip factories.
August 10, 2022
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Winsupply Postpones Inaugural Drone Flight
The event was pushed back due to inclement weather.
August 8, 2022
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A motorist fills up the tank on a sedan, Saratoga, Wyo., July 22, 2022.
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August 12, 2022
PetroChina, China Life and China Petroleum & Chemical, widely known as Sinopec, said the shares affected were American depositary shares, or ADSs, that represent shares traded in Hong Kong.
Three Chinese Corporate Giants Leaving NY Stock Exchange
August 12, 2022
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Sandvik to Acquire Sphinx Tools
August 10, 2022
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Coca-Cola Bottler Utilizes Fiber-Based Can Packaging
August 10, 2022
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August 4, 2022
People line up to enter an H&M shop and buy items on sale in the Aviapark shopping mall in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. Russians are snapping up Western fashion and furniture this week as H&M and IKEA sell off the last of their inventory in Russia, moving forward with their exit from the country after it sent troops into Ukraine. Sweden-based H&M and Netherlands-based IKEA had paused sales in Russia after the military operation began and are now looking to unload their stocks of clothing and furnishings as they wind down operations there.
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Western Fashion Brands Sell the Last of Their Inventory in Russia
Many clothing companies are moving forward with their exit from the country.
August 10, 2022
An employee of Honda Motor Co. cleans a Honda car displayed at its headquarters in Tokyo on July 31, 2018. Honda’s fiscal first quarter profit fell 33% from 2021 as a global computer chip shortage, a pandemic-related lockdown in China and the rising costs of raw materials hurt the Japanese automaker. Tokyo-based Honda Motor Co. reported Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, that its profit totaled 149.2 billion yen ($1.1 billion) in the April-June quarter, down from 222.5 billion yen ($1.7 billion) a year earlier. Quarterly sales slipped 7% to 3.8 trillion yen ($28 billion).
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Honda Profits Dip on Chip Crunch
The company's CFO asked consumers for "understanding" on vehicle delivery delays.
August 10, 2022
Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks before unveiling the Model Y at the company's design studio on March 14, 2019, in Hawthorne, Calif. Musk is selling about 8 million Tesla shares worth nearly $7 billion as the billionaire looks to get his finances in order ahead of his court battle with Twitter.
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Elon Musk Sells $7B in Tesla Shares Ahead of Twitter Fight
Musk disclosed that he unloaded about 8 million shares.
August 10, 2022
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FedEx Pilots Ford E-Transit Vans for SameDay City Service
The vehicles are being tested in nine markets.
August 9, 2022
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Airline Calls on Executives to Work as Baggage Handlers
The company is seeking 100 executives who can lift at least 70 pounds to move bags and drive luggage carts.
August 9, 2022
President Joe Biden with first lady Jill Biden waves as they walk on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, upon arrival from a trip to visit flood affected areas in Kentucky, Monday, Aug. 8, 2022.
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Biden to Sign $280B CHIPS Act in Bid to Boost U.S. Over China
Micron, Qualcomm and GlobalFoundries are also announcing expansions to their chip plants.
August 9, 2022
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Kia Recalls 266K Sedans
Kia says it has one report of a driver being hurt.
August 9, 2022
The Amazon logo in Santa Monica, Calif., Sept. 6, 2012. More than 700 Amazon warehouse workers in England staged a protest Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, in a dispute over pay. It's the latest sign of workplace friction stoked by Britain’s cost of living crisis and the growing discontent among Amazon's warehouse workers over wage and working conditions.
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Amazon Workers at U.K. Warehouse Stop Work to Protest Pay
Workers want a raise to cope with soaring inflation.
August 5, 2022
A man walks past a Toyota dealer in Tokyo on May 11, 2022. Toyota Motor Corp. reported Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022 a quarterly profit of 736.8 billion yen ($5.5 billion), down from 897.8 billion yen the previous year.
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Toyota Profit Down in Q2
Electric vehicles, which need many chips, have been the worst hit by the global chips crunch.
August 4, 2022
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Infographic: Bringing Manufacturing Back to America
How manufacturers are rethinking supply chains and the future of reshoring.
August 3, 2022
China has blocked imports of citrus and fish from Taiwan in retaliation for a visit to the self-ruled island by a top American lawmaker but avoided sanctions on Taiwanese processor chips for Chinese assemblers of smartphones and other electronics, a step that would send shockwaves through the global economy.
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China Blocks Some Taiwan Imports, Avoids Chip Disruptions
The move was in retaliation for a visit by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
August 3, 2022
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GM to Punish 'Exorbitant' Car Flipping
They could be barred from placing future orders.
August 2, 2022
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Digi-Key Named a Fast Company Best Workplace for Innovators
Developed in collaboration with Accenture, the 2022 Best Workplaces for Innovators ranks 100 winners from a variety of industries.
August 2, 2022
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, workers transfer a half-assembled piano at a production factory of Parsons Music Corporation in Yichang, central China's Hubei Province, on Nov. 23, 2021. Chinese manufacturing’s recovery from anti-virus shutdowns faltered in July as activity sank, a survey showed Sunday, July 31, 2022, adding to pressure on the struggling economy in a politically sensitive year when President Xi Jinping is expected to try to extend his time in power.
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Chinese Factory Activity Sinks
Chinese manufacturing’s recovery from anti-virus shutdowns faltered.
August 1, 2022