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How China Beat the U.S. to Become World's Undisputed Solar Champion

China, eager to prove the supremacy of its socialist-market model, now supplies three quarters of the world’s solar panels.

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As Car-Lot Inventories Dwindle, Sales Take a Turn for the Worse

A year ago, Ford Motor Co. dealer Rhett Ricart had a lot full of cars and hardly any customers. This year, he has a lot full of customers and hardly any cars.

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E-Commerce Aggregators Are Spurring a New Kind of Gold Rush

Investors are pouring billions into successful global marketplace sellers and businesses, providing back-end resources to expand internationally.

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Watch: The Current Plight of Auto Manufacturers

Ambrose Conroy, founder and chief executive officer of Seraph, discloses the findings of the firm’s latest weekly Auto Shutdown Report.

The Current Plight of Auto Manufacturers

Cargo Congestion Argues for Early Christmas Shopping This Year

Here are six shipping signals to watch in the second half of the year.

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U.K. Faces Food Shortages as Worker Scarcity Gets Worse

From abattoirs to restaurant kitchens, the U.K. food sector is facing a massive challenge this summer: there just aren’t enough workers.

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Watch: How Can Companies Cope With Rising Labor Costs?

Kent Mahoney, executive vice president North America with Proxima, discusses the hurdles that businesses are facing today in the form of severe labor shortages and rising wages.

How Can Companies Cope With Rising Labor Costs?

Biden Balances Climate Need With Human Rights in Chinese Solar Ban

The Biden administration’s narrowly focused ban on Chinese solar products is designed to confront supply chain slavery without stifling the fast-growing use of renewable energy in the U.S.

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U.S. Ship Jam Lingers as Port Woes Stretch From China to Germany

Ship congestion outside the busiest U.S. gateway for trade held steady over the past week, as ports from China to Germany battle with COVID-19 outbreaks and other constraints on their capacity to keep containers moving across the global economy.

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Amazon Prime Day Deals Disappoint as Costs Surge

The deals during Amazon.com’s annual Prime Day sale are stingier this year, according to merchants, thanks to rising shipping costs, higher advertising rates and scarce inventory.

Amazon.com Inc. mobile app. Photo: Shutterstock.

China’s Worse-Than-Suez Ship Delays Set to Widen Trade Chaos

The global shipping industry, already exhausted by pandemic shocks that are adding to inflation pressures and delivery delays, faces the biggest test of its stamina yet.

Container ships are moored near the Port of Nansha in Guangzhou, China. Photo: Bloomberg.

Trade War Costs Global Supply Chains 3-5 Years of Growth, UN Says

Trade shocks fueled by unilateral tariffs between the U.S. and China have undone three to five years worth of growth among global value chains in affected countries, according to a UN policy brief.

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