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China Plays Down Protests Against CPEC at Gwadar Port

Protestors are threatening to block the CPEC projects if their demands, which included banning illegal trawling in Gwadar, are not met within a week.

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U.S. Warehouse Sector Loses Jobs for Fourth Month in Cooling Sign

Even after the recent drop, warehouse and storage employment remains well above its pre-pandemic levels.

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The Battery Supply Chain Is Finally Coming to America

Redwood Materials Inc., the battery recycling company, has reached a deal to supply Panasonic with billions of dollars in critical battery components that will be produced in the U.S. for the first time.

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Are the U.S. and Europe on Different Economic Trajectories? The Cost of Energy Is the Key

These two giants of the world economy may well be on very different economic paths. In short, the U.S. has secure access to cheap energy and Europe does not.

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Black Friday Deals Arrived Early for Many Shoppers This Year

Retailers are dangling big sales well ahead of Black Friday, in a sharp reversal from a period in which scarcity allowed stores to charge full price for many products.

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China’s Global Port Investments Give Rise to Security Worries

Some officials and military analysts say the fears are overblown. But the investments are drawing more scrutiny.

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Adani to Buy Stake in Indian Oiltanking for $129 Million

Adani Ports’ acquisition of the stake in Indian Oiltanking from Oiltanking India GmbH will boost its oil storage capacity by three times.

Oiltanking/Zuari Indian Oiltanking, Goa, India. Photo: © Oiltanking GmbH

Germany Eager to Discuss Natural Gas Pact with U.K. Amid Supply Risk

A solidarity pact could allow Europe’s largest consumers of natural gas to bail each other out if an extreme cold snap were to create shortages this winter.

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Buying Conflict-Free Tin and Coltan Out of Congo Just Got Harder

The illicit-mineral trade has long fueled eastern Congo’s conflicts, which began nearly three decades ago.

A bunch of flushed coltan ore.Coltan ore contains metals of Tantalum and Niobium. Photo: iStock.com/Nada Bascarevic

Global Inflation May be Close to its Peak, IMF Director Says

However, the head of the Washington-based fund warned that a fragmentation in global manufacturing supply chains could make it harder to push measured inflation rates back down.

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Baltic Nation Seeks to Become LNG Hub in Pivot Away From Russia

As the region pivots away from Russian supplies amid the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine, more terminals are needed.

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Westinghouse Focused on Central Europe as Nuclear Power Makes Comeback

Westinghouse was selected to build three AP1000 reactors, or half of what it bid for. Electricite de France SA and Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. were also competing for the contracts.

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