China’s baby boom enriched a small Irish town where a Nestlé factory made formula for Chinese newborns. Then a baby bust unraveled it all. Or so it seemed.
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When Germany Votes, It Will Be About the Economy
The country’s competitiveness has stagnated and its once-powerful industries are suffering. Just ask these executives.
Chinese Companies Have Sidestepped Trump’s Tariffs. They Could Do It Again.
The companies have found plenty of new channels to the U.S. market — demonstrating the potential limits of the tariffs Donald Trump has promised to impose.
Harris and Trump Embrace Tariffs
Both Democrats and Republicans are expressing support for tariffs to protect American industry, reversing decades of trade thinking in Washington.
To Escape the War, Ukraine’s Factories Are Moving West
The government is working to save hundreds of businesses from Russian bombs, remaking western Ukraine into the country’s new economic heartland.
Turkey’s Doctors Are Leaving, the Latest Casualty of Spiraling Inflation
Doctors, worn down by grueling hours and violence, are emigrating in rising numbers, undermining one of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s signature achievements.
For U.K. Companies Brexit Meant Higher Costs and Endless Forms
While the worst of the Brexit trade disruptions are over, British exports to the European Union are down and companies are frustrated.
Shell Plans Shift to Britain, and Dropping ‘Royal Dutch’
The restructuring is meant to make the company more appealing to investors and make it easier to sell assets, the oil giant said.
Brexit Brain Drain Delivers Financial Boon to Estonia
The former Soviet satellite state is welcoming British companies looking to escape the tangle of regulations and financial obstacles of doing business in Europe.
Upended by the Pandemic, Haute Chefs Move Into Hotels
Hotels not necessarily known for fine dining are drawing award-winning chefs seeking opportunities for reinvention.