Amazon.com‘s plan to launch a discount shopping section would appeal to mainland Chinese suppliers with pricing flexibility, but competing with Temu and Shein in selling low-priced merchandise will not be easy, according to analysts. The US e-commerce giant told Chinese merchants in an invite-only meeting on Wednesday that this new online budget marketplace will feature […]
A key semiconductor industry event in China attracted a smaller number of exhibitors this year, reflecting local market challenges and a desire to stay out of the limelight amid intensified US export restrictions. The sixth edition of the World Semiconductor Conference (WSC), which kicked off Wednesday in Nanjing, the capital of China’s eastern Jiangsu province, […]
Pine Bluff, Arkansas Born and raised in this once-vibrant manufacturing hub along the Arkansas River, Sederick Rice likens his troubled hometown to a popular blues song — “You’ve Got to Hurt Before You Heal.” Pine Bluff has seen more than its share of pain in recent years. With the 2020 U.S. Census, the community about […]
HOLLYWOOD, Florida — Ron DeSantis is making nice with his most loyal donors and, at least over the weekend, ignored Donald Trump. During a retreat in South Florida for the governor’s donors that featured golf, cigars and spa time, and little mention of the Republican Party’s presumptive nominee, DeSantis thanked and wooed the people who […]
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Jarrett Renshaw COLUMBIA, South Carolina (Reuters) – Democrats have no chance of winning South Carolina in November, but the state is pivotal to Joe Biden‘s reelection anyway. Democrats hope South Carolina’s new role as host of the party’s first official primary on Feb. 3 will bolster support among Black voters. Top […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will be the keynote speaker Wednesday at a United Auto Workers’ political convention as he works to sway blue-collar workers his way in critical auto-making swing states such as Michigan and Wisconsin. Biden will speak as the union closes out a three-day gathering in Washington to chart its political […]