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‘It’s all happening again.’ The supply chain is under strain.
As Houthi rebels intensify strikes on vessels headed for the Suez Canal, global shipping prices are soaring, raising fears of product shortages and delays.
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Women in India face a jobs crisis. Are factories the solution?
As international brands shift manufacturing to India, the trend holds the potential to generate significant numbers of manufacturing jobs — especially for women.
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26 million tons of clothing end up in China’s landfills each year, propelled...
China is the world’s largest textile producer and consumer, throwing away 26 million tons of clothes each year, mostly made of unrecyclable synthetics.
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The commercial real estate credit crunch: ‘There’s a tsunami coming’
Private equity firms want to take advantage of deep American discounts after office values fell by almost a quarter last year.
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With the election ahead, the stakes are high for Seattle and the world
If the likely Republican nominee for president this year is elected, it will mean tectonic shifts for Seattle and the Pacific Northwest, as well as the nation and the world, write Jon Talton.
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Big Tech stocks hammered as political concerns mount in markets
The world's largest technology companies got hammered as concern about tighter U.S. restrictions on chip sales to China spurred a selloff in the industry.
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Airbus, Boeing execs diverge in style, mood as aviation’s biggest event kicks...
Ahead of the Farnborough Air Show, Boeing's three division CEOs maintained they are focused on improving safety and quality.
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Korean Air orders up to 50 Boeing 777X, 787 jets at Farnborough air show
For Boeing, signing a new airline customer to the 777X shores up confidence in a troubled plane program that's already running several years behind schedule.
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Chinese officials warn of risks from higher US tariffs, urge US business...
Chinese officials have warned a delegation of top U.S. executives visiting Beijing this week that higher tariffs on imports from China will harm their businesses inside the country.
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Tesla slumps as Musk tethers its future to delayed robotaxis
Tesla's shares tumbled more than 12% on Wednesday in New York, the biggest decline since September 2020.
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The country where you can buy meat grown in a lab
It was a remarkable moment in the annals of food, perhaps even humanity: A store in Singapore started selling lab-grown meat.
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How a year of the Fed’s high rates has affected the U.S. economy
A year of high interest rates is finally beginning to take a toll.
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Interest rate cuts may be coming, but they’re not here yet
The Federal Reserve says that greater progress has been made in reducing inflation to its 2% target.
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Samsung begins closing gap in making AI memory chips for Nvidia
The advances come after months of stumbles, including development missteps that allowed the smaller SK Hynix to jump out to a huge lead in the fast-growing sector.
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Declaring ‘crisis,’ South Korean firms tell managers to work 6 days a week
Lim joined Samsung, South Korea’s largest company, in 1976 and rose through the ranks to chief technology officer. For much of his 30-plus years at Samsung, working on the weekends was normal — and...
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Despite Wall Street jitters, a recession is unlikely for now
The sell-off of stocks stoked fears of an immediate downturn. But the best indicators say the economy remains strong, columnist Jon Talton writes.
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With smugglers and front companies, China is skirting U.S. AI bans
The U.S. is trying to stop China from getting Nvidia microchips to advance its military. The private sector is fighting back.
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China will limit exports of antimony, a mineral used in products from...
China says it will restrict exports of a mineral used in a wide range of products from batteries to weapons.
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Possible work stoppage at Canada’s two largest railroads could disrupt US...
Canada’s two largest railroads are starting to shut down their shipping networks as a labor dispute with the Teamsters union threatens to cause lockouts or strikes that would disrupt cross-border trade...
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Apple pushes ahead with tabletop home device in shift to robotics
Apple’s robotic device would be a twist on products like the Meta Portal, which was discontinued.
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