International Trade and World Market – Page 207

More Semiconductors, Less Housing: China’s New Economic Plan

Policymakers, wary of inciting reckless borrowing in real estate, are instead investing heavily in factories and trying to help indebted local governments.

By Keith Bradsher

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U.S. Retailers Say an Old Trade Law Puts Them at a Disadvantage

A nearly century-old rule exempts many packages from foreign e-commerce companies like Shein and Temu from U.S. customs fees. American trade groups want it changed.

By Jordyn Holman

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Risk of a Wider Middle East War Threatens a ‘Fragile’ World Economy

After shocks from the pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, there’s little cushion if the fighting between Hamas and Israel becomes a regional conflict.

By Patricia Cohen

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Drought Saps the Panama Canal, Disrupting Global Trade

The number of ships that can travel through the vital route has fallen sharply this year because of a lack of water for the locks, raising costs and slowing deliveries.

By Peter Eavis and Nathalia Angarita