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Trade War Disrupts Supply Chains, and Spurs a Slow Shift From China

The U.S.-China trade war is miring global supply chains in increasing uncertainty — with over half of U.S. companies with global supply chains reporting adverse impact.

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Global Logistics Renovation: How a U.S. Furniture Maker Rebuilt Its Supply Chain

Thanks to cheap labor, U.S. wood-furniture manufacturers like Bassett Furniture Industries often import their products from Asia — making logistics providers crucial partners.

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North Dakota Soybean Farmers, Caught in the Trade War, Watch the Season Close on Their Crop

Snow was dusting out of the steel-colored sky as Monte Peterson stared out his home office window at the land his family has worked since the 1950s.

Ford Prepares for Mass Layoffs After Losing $1Bn to Trump's Trade Tariffs

Ford is having a bad year in 2018. Its stock is down 29 percent, and the tariffs imposed by President Trump have reportedly cost the company $1bn.

Trump Is Rerouting the World's Oil Tankers

U.S. President Donald Trump is redirecting global oil flows.

An aerial view of oil tankers at sea. Photo: Shutterstock.

Trump’s Tariffs Will Harm Growth in 2019, IMF Predicts

The International Monetary Fund has cut its U.S. growth forecast for next year, warning that Trump’s trade policies will harm growth domestically and around the world.

Trump's New Chinese Tariffs Are Hitting Dollar Tree Stores

President Donald Trump’s new 10-percent tariff on Chinese imports is impacting low- and middle-income customers somewhere you might not expect.

White House Announces Strategic Plans to Push U.S. Advanced Manufacturing

The plan calls for new technology development, workforce training and expansion of the domestic manufacturing supply chain.

The Most Valuable Commodity in Cyberwar: Real Information

Last week, we got a reminder that foreign governments and partisan operatives spend a lot of time trying to vacuum up very real information.

1009 The Most Valuable Commodity

China Put Spy Microchips in Servers Used by Amazon and Apple, Report Says

China secretly inserted surveillance microchips into servers used by major technology companies, including Apple Inc. and Amazon.com Inc., in an audacious military operation likely to further inflame trade tensions with the United States.

Will Nissan Stay Once Britain Leaves? How One Factory Explains the Brexit Dilemma

In the 1980s, Thatcher’s government sold Britain as “a gateway to Europe.” Nissan came to Sunderland and thrived — but now its future is uncertain.

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White House Report Points to Severe Shortcomings in Military Supply Chain

Uncertain budgets, a broken procurement system and an unfair trade environment have eroded the United States’ defense industrial base to levels at which national security could be at risk.

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