China’s top leadership has pledged to curb aggressive price competition among businesses, aiming to accelerate efforts toward a unified national market to help boost domestic demand. Officials at a high-level economic meeting chaired by President Xi Jinping said they would crack down on “disorderly” low-price competition and phase out outdated industrial capacity, Xinhua News Agency…
Fashion’s manufacturing base wants a bigger say in the industry’s sustainability efforts. Much of the sector’s environmental footprint takes place deep in supply chains, where textiles are washed and dyed in energy-, water- and chemically intensive processes. But the industry’s plethora of sustainability-focused initiatives are largely driven by brand demands. That’s led to criticism that…
SCUNTHORPE, England — Tucking into tea and cake in the spring sunshine, Nigel Farage glows with anticipation and big ambitions. The man who helped drag Britain out of the European Union wants Reform U.K. to displace the Conservatives as the country’s main party on the right, challenge left-of-center Labor for power and ultimately reach the prime minister’s…
BANGKOK — Chinese telecoms gear giant Huawei said Monday its net profit fell 28% in 2024 while its revenue surged, as the company invested heavily in advanced technologies. Huawei Technologies reported 62.6 billion yuan ($8.6 billion) in net profit last year, down from 87 billion yuan the year before. Its revenue jumped 22% to $118.2…
Agencies are monitoring a high-tech Chinese research ship which operates a deep sea submersible vessel, as it makes its way through southern Australian waters. Maritime tracking websites have recorded the Tan Suo Yi Hao passing the Victorian coastline in recent days, after it completed joint surveys with New Zealand. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told reporters…
In This Story Elon MuskPhoto: Samuel Corum (Getty Images) Gap is betting Old Navy and AI will help solidify its position in retail Elon Musk on Thursday led a team of DOGE leaders to defend their work in a Fox News interview as they attempt what Musk calls the biggest government revolution since 1775….
WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk work to overhaul the federal government, they’re forcing out thousands of workers with insider knowledge and connections who now need a job. For Russia, China and other adversaries, the upheaval in Washington as Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency guts government agencies presents an unprecedented…
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Could President Trump’s tariffs spur a recession? An economist warns consumers about a potential economic downturn with President Donald Trump’s trade war pressing on. U.S. stocks are expectd to open modestly lower, consolidating gains made in the last two sessions as Federal Reserve officials kick off their policy meeting on Tuesday. Almost no one expects…
Q: How many full-time positions have been added to the municipal workforce in Mankato in recent decades? A: That’s a paraphrase of the final of a series of questions asked by a reader in last week’s Ask Us column about city plans to create a new Parks and Rec Department. The reader went on to…