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Battery Boom Is Expected to Attract $1.2Tr in Investment by 2040

The battery boom is coming to China, California and basically everywhere else — and it will be even bigger than previously thought.

Winter (Shopping) Is Coming. Are You Prepared?

When the days get shorter and the weather gets colder, retailers have one thing on their minds: the peak-season holiday shopping rush.

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Their Soybeans Piling Up, Farmers Hope Trade War Ends Before Beans Rot

North Dakota’s soybean crops are flourishing. But China has stopped buying.

Weed Woes: Canada Struggles to Meet Huge Demand for Legal Cannabis

Numerous stores are dealing with empty shelves and disgruntled customers — with fears many consumers will turn to black-market alternatives.

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Packages Delivered Via Robot? Now There’s an App for That.

Starship Technologies plans to broaden its delivery service beyond food to include packages, a move that led it to declare itself “the world’s first robot package delivery service.”

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Retailers Are Spending Big on Digital Capabilities to Meet Customer Expectations

Global retail sector technology spending will grow 3.6 percent to reach almost $203.6bn in 2019, with similar growth rates for the next two years.

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How the Strong Economy Is Hampering U.S. Manufacturing

The long-awaited resurgence of American manufacturing has arrived. Too bad there aren’t enough workers to fill the jobs.

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U.S. Factory Gauge Slumps to Six-Month Low Amid Trade War

A gauge of U.S. manufacturing fell by more than forecast to a six-month low, as orders and hiring cooled amid escalating trade tensions with China, data showed last week.

Online Sales Will Jump 15 Percent This Holiday Season, Adobe Predicts

There could be a lot of elbow room at the local mall this holiday season as more and more people do their shopping online.

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China Hopes Trade Expo Will Highlight Import Clout As U.S. Dispute Rages

China, dubbed ‘the workshop of the world’ for its sprawling supply chains and huge export capacity, is hoping to manufacture something new this week at a huge trade fair in Shanghai: import orders.

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New Blue-Collar Jobs Will Survive the Rise of AI

At a Rolls Royce parts plant with “virtually no manual operations,” human workers continually refine automation.

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Uber's Drone Delivery Dreams Face Harsh Legal and Economic Realities

Uber has been looking to fill an executive position at UberExpress, its drone delivery operation, to help get the company’s drones up and running next year.

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Recycled Tagging Fasteners: Small Changes Make a Big Impact

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Enhancing High-Value Electronics Shipment Security with Tive's Real-Time Tracking

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