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Back to news homeFactories May Be Leaving China, but Trade Ties Are Stronger Than They Seem
The United States has spent the past five years pushing to reduce its reliance on China for computer chips, solar panels and various consumer imports amid growing concern over Beijing’s […]
First Solar Finds That Forced Labor Was Used in Its Malaysian Ops
First Solar, a leading U.S. solar panel manufacturer, said on Tuesday that an audit had found that migrant workers in its operations in Malaysia were victims of forced labor.The independent […]
Roaring Back From Pandemic, Japan’s Economy Grows by 6 Percent
Japan’s economy recorded impressive growth in the second quarter of 2023, government data showed on Tuesday, evidence that the country is finally recovering from the Covid doldrums, even as signs […]
Offshore Wind Runs Into Rising Costs and Delays
Vattenfall, a Swedish energy company, has for years been doing preliminary work for what would be one of the world’s largest offshore wind complexes, in the North Sea off eastern […]
Yellow, the Freight-Trucking Company, Declares Bankruptcy
Three years after receiving a $700 million pandemic-era lifeline from the federal government, the struggling freight trucking company Yellow is filing for bankruptcy.After monthslong negotiations between Yellow’s management and the […]
Solar Supply Chain Grows More Opaque Amid Human Rights Concerns
Global supply chains for solar panels have begun shifting away from a heavy reliance on China, in part because of a recent ban on products from Xinjiang, a region where […]
UPS Contract Talks Go Down to the Wire as a Possible Strike Looms
Barely a week before the contract for more than 325,000 United Parcel Service workers expires, union and company negotiators have yet to reach an agreement to avert a strike that […]
Lawmakers Challenge Ford and Chinese Battery Partner Over Forced Labor
A partnership between Ford Motor and a major Chinese battery maker is facing scrutiny by Republican lawmakers, who say it could make an American automaker reliant on a company with […]
Looming UPS Strike Spurs Some Companies to Rethink Supply Chains
Kathryn Keeler and her husband, Stuart de Haaff, own an olive oil company in the hills of central California. The couple spend their days harvesting olives, bottling the oil, labeling […]