Port Labor Talks Hinge on Deal on Automation
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Port Labor Talks Hinge on Deal on Automation

Cargo could stop flowing at East and Gulf Coast ports, which handle most imports, if a union and an employers’ group can’t agree on the use of machines that can operate without humans.
Chinese Companies Have Sidestepped Trump’s Tariffs. They Could Do It Again.
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Chinese Companies Have Sidestepped Trump’s Tariffs. They Could Do It Again.

The companies have found plenty of new channels to the U.S. market — demonstrating the potential limits of the tariffs Donald Trump has promised to impose.