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‘Made in Cambodia’ May Become New Fashion Label With Tariffs Hitting China

The next designer handbag you buy is less likely to bear a “made in China” label.

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Chinese Blockchain Company Targets Maritime Silk Road

Chinese technology company Yuanben and Maritime Silk Road Platform, part of China's Zhuozhi Logistics Group, have signed an agreement to provide blockchain services for global maritime freight.

Productivity in U.S. Climbs Fastest Pace in Three Years

Productivity gains in the U.S. accelerated by more than expected to the fastest pace since 2015 while labor costs fell, amid an economic-growth pickup supported by tax cuts and federal spending, a Labor Department report showed Wednesday.

Podcast | 50 Ways to Leave Your Trading Partners

President Trump has succeeded in his goal to disrupt the international trading system. Does he have a plan for where we go from here?

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In Soybean Country, Trump's Trade War With China Tests Patience and Nerves

Doug Saathoff, whose great-grandfather began farming around Trumbull, Neb., in the late 1800s, planted his first soybean in 1996 and hasn’t lost money since. Even droughts haven’t hurt because there’s plenty of underground water.

Opinion: Supply Chains and Trade War (Very Wonkish)

The invaluable IGM Forum poses policy questions to a representative panel of economists. The goal is to provide a snapshot of the professional consensus on various issues, which is important because advocacy groups — mainly on the right — combined with media “balance” often conveys the impression of division where there really isn’t any.

Both Sides of Brexit Can Finally Agree: It’s a Joke

Here is how the companies Bloomberg is following through the Brexit process describe the divorce: “omnishambles,” “farcical” and “a joke.” And that includes the company whose chief favors leaving the European Union.

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Brazil's Farmers Dump Sugar for Soy As Trade War Boosts Chinese Demand

Last year, Brazilian farmer Gustavo Lopes sized up his sugarcane plantation against his soybean fields.

Parts Shortages Crimp U.S. Factories

American factories are running short of parts.

In Times of Trade War, Companies Get Creative to Avoid Tariffs

Facing the barrage of President Donald Trump’s tariffs, Steve Katz is ducking for cover in the trade-war version of a demilitarized zone.

Giant Shipload of Soya Beans Circles Off China, Victim of Trade War With U.S.

A shipment of soya beans worth more than $20m (£15.5m) has been bobbing aimlessly in the Pacific Ocean for a month, a casualty of the escalating trade war between China and the U.S.

Maersk, IBM Say 94 Organizations Have Joined Blockchain Trade Platform

Shipping group Maersk said on Thursday 94 companies and organizations have so far joined a blockchain platform developed with IBM aimed at boosting efficiency and limiting the enormous paper trail of global container shipping.

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