Tag: Transportation and shipping

China's ban on key high-tech materials could have broad impact on industries, economy

BANGKOK -- China has banned exports of key materials used to make a wide range of products, including smartphones, electric vehicles, radar systems...

Raw milk recall in California expands after tests detect more bird flu virus

A California farm expanded a recall of raw milk sold in stores and halted production after state health and agriculture officials found bird...

'Everything is expensive!' Bolivia faces a shocking economic collapse

EL ALTO, Bolivia -- Fuel is rapidly becoming one of Bolivia’s scarcest commodities.Long lines of vehicles snake for several kilometers outside gas stations...

He'll be the last meatpacker in the Meatpacking District. Here's how NYC's gritty 'hood got chic

NEW YORK -- When John Jobbagy’s grandfather immigrated from Budapest in 1900, he joined a throng of European butchers chopping up and shipping...

Nigeria turns to natural gas as transport prices soar after petrol subsidies were removed

ABUJA, Nigeria -- When Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu ended the costly subsidies that made petrol affordable for many in Africa's most populous country,...

Target struggles in the third quarter despite price cuts

NEW YORK -- Target etched out a slim sales increase in the third quarter and profits slumped as inflation-weary customers pulled back on...