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Global Trade Skirmish Puts Factories, Recovery at Risk

Factory growth in major manufacturing hubs showed signs of cooling last month as companies braced for potential damage from rising global trade tensions while also grappling with accelerating inflation and a strong dollar.

Apparel Retailers, Finally Recovering, Eye Cotton Prices Warily

Apparel retailers are finally winning back shoppers just as a new potential problem arises: more expensive cotton.

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How Amazon Is Using Whole Foods in a Bid for Total Retail Domination

At 9 a.m. on June 16, 2017, Whole Foods employees packed into the main level of the company’s Austin headquarters. Only an hour earlier Amazon had announced that it was acquiring the high-end natural grocer, and the corporate staffers were as shocked as the rest of the public.

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European Commission Proposes Ban on Single-Use Plastic Items

The European Commission is proposing a ban on single-use plastic items like straws and utensils according to draft rules released this week. The legislation, which needs the approval of all member states and the European Parliament, would also require plastic producers pay for cleanup and waste management, CNN Money reported.

De Beers Has Scorned Lab-Made Diamonds for Years. Now It Will Sell Them — for as Little as $200.

De Beers, the diamond giant that for years has promoted gemstones as pricey and precious, said it will begin selling man-made diamonds that cost about a tenth of the price of a mined gem.

How Adidas Plans to Bring 3-D Printing to the Masses

In retailers' hot pursuit for that magic trick to entice consumers on a mass scale, 3-D printing has more or less come and gone as a fad, but to sneaker giant Adidas, mass-market 3-D printed products may soon be a reality with sizable retail promise.

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European Union's New Privacy Law Made Some Websites Go Dark Today. Here's What Else Has Changed.

The European Union's new data privacy regimen, the bloc's first major overhaul of rules governing people's data since 2005, took effect last week after months of sometimes frantic preparations by virtually any company that operates a website accessible there.

For Europe, an Unpleasant Question: Confront Trump or Avoid a Costly Trade War

For Europe, the first move was easy. Officials swiftly announced plans to strike back with retaliatory measures against President Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminum while vowing a legal challenge.

Amazon Accused of Treating U.K. Warehouse Staff Like Robots

Amazon has been accused of treating staff like robots as it emerged that ambulances had been called out 600 times to the online retailer’s U.K. warehouses in the past three years.

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U.S. Retailers to Spend More on Supply Chain Management This Year, Report Says

U.S. retailers plan to increase spending on supply chain management against a background of online retail expansion, according to a report.

Five Steps to Embrace Intelligent Machines in the New World of Work

While the impacts of machine intelligence have been hotly debated, and even provoke anxiety in some, this group of technologies continues to accelerate at a remarkable pace.

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Another Antibiotic Crisis: Fragile Supply Leads to Shortages

Shortages of some life-saving antibiotics are putting growing numbers of patients at risk and fuelling the evolution of “superbugs” that do not respond to modern medicines, according to a new report.

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