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Trump’s Tariffs May Hurt, but Quitting China Is Hard to Do

Companies are reconsidering where to put their factories as the trade war mounts, but few places can match China’s convenience and reliability.

0927 Trumps Tariffs May Hurt

Port of Rotterdam Is Preparing for Worst When Britain Crashes Out of EU

In Rotterdam, everyone assumes the U.K. will leave the single market and customs union. Here’s how it plans to cope with the upheaval.

U.K. to Establish a Post-Brexit Port 70 Miles From Sea

The U.K. government aims to address one of the big challenges of Brexit by creating a so-called inland port where imported goods can be checked without causing logjams at the coast, two people with knowledge of the plan said.

0926 U Kto Establisha

Carmakers Are on the Trade-War Front Line as Europe Factories Suffer

Europe’s factories saw export growth stagnate this month as the economy feels the pinch from the global trade war that’s continuing to ratchet up.

Companies Stockpile Drugs, Chocolate as They Brace for ‘Hard’ Brexit

Some of the world’s biggest companies are drawing up plans for the unplannable: a March divorce between Britain and the European Union, in which even some basic parameters have yet to be hammered out.

0925 Companies Stockpile Drugs Chocolate

In New Trump Tariffs, China Sees Master Plan to Thwart Its Rise

For officials in Beijing, the worry about Donald Trump’s latest tariffs isn’t the impact on trade: Rather it’s the steady march toward a long-term competition that could thwart China’s rise.

0918 In New Trump Tariffs

Are Cryptocurrencies Doomed? This Investment Fund Is Banking on One.

So far, the murky world of cryptocurrencies has seen far more failures than successes. Is the whole concept one big bust?

0917 Cryptocurrencies

Deal or No-Deal Brexit: How the British Food and Pharma Industries Can Survive

Following a tumultuous summer of Brexit discussions, a number of lingering questions surround the future of the British economy, as well as the U.K.’s trade relations with the rest of the world.

0917 Dealor No Deal Brexit

Podcast | A Plan for Slashing Infrastructure Costs

Infrastructure costs are soaring. But what if there was a way to slash them by more than a third?

0914 A Planfor Slashing

How to Maintain Supply Chain Agility in the Face of Tariffs and Regulations

As headlines warn of yet more U.S. tariffs against China — to the tune of $200bn, or about half of all Chinese exports to the U.S. — uncertainty continues to grow.

0913 Howto Maintain Supply

Four Forces Transforming Supply Chain, Logistics and Transportation Today

Few industries or business functions are experiencing as much disruption as logistics, supply chain and transportation.

0912 Four Forces Transforming Logistics

Ford Will Not Build New Focus Cars in U.S., Despite Trump’s Tariffs Tweet

Ford will not be moving production of a hatchback to the U.S. from China — despite Donald Trump’s claim on Sunday that his taxes on Chinese imports mean the Focus Active can be built in America.

0914 Ford Will Not Build

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