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‘Slowbalization’: Is the Slowing Global Economy a Boon or Bane? – Common Dreams

August 14, 2019
‘Slowbalization’: Is the Slowing Global Economy a Boon or Bane?  Common Dreams

A group of Italians started the Slow Food movement back in the 1980s. Stay away from fast-food restaurants, they urged: eat local, focus on traditional recipes, …

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‘Slowbalization’: Is the Slowing Global Economy a Boon or Bane? – Foreign Policy In Focus

August 13, 2019
‘Slowbalization’: Is the Slowing Global Economy a Boon or Bane?  Foreign Policy In Focus

Some economists worry the world has passed “peak globalization.” But that could be a good for the planet.

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Medtech companies with business ties in China are not panicking . . . yet – Plastics Today

August 13, 2019
Medtech companies with business ties in China are not panicking . . . yet  Plastics Today

There is palpable uncertainty among medical device OEMs as they ponder how trade relations with China will play out, but “they are not making any rash …

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Trump Administration To Postpone Some China Tariffs | Georgia Public Broadcasting – Georgia Public Broadcasting

August 13, 2019
Trump Administration To Postpone Some China Tariffs | Georgia Public Broadcasting  Georgia Public Broadcasting

DAVID GREENE, HOST: For months now, President Trump has insisted that the tariffs he’s imposed on imports are good for the U.S. economy, bad for China’s …

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Trump Administration To Postpone Some China Tariffs – NPR

August 13, 2019
Trump Administration To Postpone Some China Tariffs  NPR

NPR’s David Greene talks to David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution, about U.S. plans to delay some new tariffs on Chinese …

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Trump’s Trade Policy: Bluster and Cave – The American Prospect

August 12, 2019
Trump’s Trade Policy: Bluster and Cave  The American Prospect

Trump has just walked back his threatened new tariffs on China again, this time supposedly to spare customers for Christmas toys and electronic products made …

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Reshoring and D2C: An award-winning combination – Assembly Magazine

August 12, 2019
Reshoring and D2C: An award-winning combination  Assembly Magazine

In my last column, we discussed how a shift in consumer behavior and the adoption of new technology are transforming the traditional supply chain. We learned …

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Trump’s Push to Bring Back Jobs to U.S. Shows Limited Results – The New York Times

August 12, 2019
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Is the “Made in China” Era Over? – ThomasNet News

August 12, 2019
Is the “Made in China” Era Over?  ThomasNet News

Welcome to Thomas Insights — every day, we publish the latest news and analysis to keep our readers up to date on what’s happening in industry. Sign up here …

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The UK Engineering Marketplace is here – engineerlive.com

August 11, 2019
The UK Engineering Marketplace is here  engineerlive.com

At some point almost every manufacturing business faces the same question about its product range: ‘do we make it, buy it off-the-shelf or find a subcontract …

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