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Forgers Are Forcing a $9Tr Business Into the Digital Age

In the high-tech world of financial markets, the continued use of paper receipts in trade finance looks arcane.

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U.K. Retailers Face Gloomy Outlook Amid Brexit Confidence Hit

Retailers are bearing the brunt of the U.K.’s economic uncertainty as households pulled back from making big purchases, recent surveys indicated.

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U.S. Has Battery Problem in Race for Electric Car Supremacy

The U.S. push to challenge China’s dominance in the production and sale of electric vehicles has at least one weak link: Most of the raw materials needed to make the batteries are dug elsewhere.

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Coal Stockpiles Near Record Weigh on Power Prices Across Europe

Coal is piling up at ports across Europe, depressing both the cost of the fuel and price of electricity.

Pieces of coal stacked at a mining site. Photo: Shutterstock.

China's Trade War Is Taiwan's Opportunity to Bring Cash Home

The tariff cross-fire has been seized as an opportunity by President Tsai Ing-wen, whose government last year started an “Invest Taiwan” campaign to lure companies away from China.

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Trump's New Nafta Would Hit Auto Sector, Report Finds

An independent government report on President Trump’s new North American trade deal estimates it will lead to higher car prices for U.S. consumers and a decline in auto sales.

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U.K. Manufacturing Chief Sees `No Good News' in Brexit Extension

The latest Brexit delay means more uncertainty, frozen investment and lost customers for U.K. manufacturers.

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Bulging Stockpiles Will Weigh on U.S. Growth Throughout 2019

The rising stockpiles of cars, furniture and other goods that helped the U.S. economy boom in 2018 are now poised to cause a hangover this year.

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Sliding Freight Rates Send More Big Bulk Ships to Scrapyards

A sharp decline in dry cargo ship freight rates in the first quarter sent more giant ships to scrapyards in Southeast Asia.

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Drugmakers Stockpiling for Brexit: How Long Do We Wait?

Pharma companies ramped up their stockpiles of drugs to prepare for a potentially chaotic Brexit. Now they’re in the dark about how long they’ll need to hold them.

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Shipping Industry Isn’t Ready for Looming Low-Sulphur Fuel Requirement

The “IMO Scramble” isn’t the name of a new breakfast dish at a fast-food restaurant. It describes the plight of ocean carriers, who find themselves woefully unprepared for a new mandate on switching to cleaner-burning fuel.

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