China’s far-reaching rules already affect manufacturers of semiconductors, cars and many other products. They will soon become much broader.
Category: Shortages
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India’s Most Valuable Export: Tens of Millions of Workers
India plans to send its vast work force abroad to countries with labor shortages, like Germany and Japan.
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Volkswagen Says Loss of Chip Supply Could Hit Production
After China stopped deliveries of Nexperia’s chips over a dispute with the Dutch government, German carmakers are worried about supply shortages.
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Newark Airport Crisis Has Eased but Tech and Staffing Issues Persist
United Airlines said it had a very good summer at Newark airport. But air traffic control equipment issues and staffing shortages remained unresolved.
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Alaska Produces a Ton of Gas. Soon, Its Biggest City Might Not Have Enough.
The looming energy crisis in Anchorage offers a lesson in the downsides of relying on fossil fuels.
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Triangles, Crescents, Slivers: Can Odd-Shaped Lots Help Ease the Housing Crisis?
As needs escalate, more U.S. cities and states are making it easier to build on irregular and long-overlooked lots.
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Has Japan’s ‘Rice Minister’ Brought Down Prices Enough to Save His Party?
Shinjiro Koizumi has scrambled to cut soaring rice prices ahead of a high-stakes election this weekend. Will it be enough to buoy support for the Liberal Democratic Party?
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Why Factories Are Having Trouble Filling Nearly 400,000 Open Jobs
For every 20 positions, there’s one qualified candidate, says one manufacturing chief executive. Some of President Trump’s policies are likely to exacerbate the problem.
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How Trump’s Trade War Has Whipsawed the Port of L.A.
The nation’s largest ports, in Los Angeles County, are a bellwether for the economy. They are being whipsawed as President Trump reorders global trade.
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Trump Travel Restrictions Bar Residents Needed at U.S. Hospitals
Limits on travel and visa appointments have delayed or prevented foreign doctors from entering the country for jobs set to begin in weeks.