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Portugal’s Bike Boom: How the Country Is Meeting the Demand

VOUZELA, Portugal — Inside a factory set among eucalyptus trees in the Portuguese countryside, workers carefully cut thin strips of sticky carbon fiber and press them into molds. It is […]










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Biden and China: Administration Rethinks Relations

WASHINGTON — Biden administration officials have tried to project a tough line on China in their first weeks in office, depicting the authoritarian government as an economic and security challenge […]




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The Week in Business: Biden Gets Down to Business

All eyes are on President Biden right now. Here’s how his new policies will affect companies and households struggling to weather the pandemic economy — plus more of the week’s […]




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For Britain’s Chemical Industry, Brexit’s Red Tape Is Just Beginning

For nearly a century the firm of Teal & Mackrill in the port city of Hull in northeast England has made paints for special applications, like fishing trawlers and factory […]




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Pound Rises as Britain and E.U. Announce a Post-Brexit Trade Deal

But the relief of actually reaching a deal, and the potential for future cooperation, will reassure many.The head of Confederation of British Industry, which represents 190,000 businesses across the country, […]