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Green fuel: UAE retail giant LuLu now runs delivery fleet with biodiesel from used cooking oil | World News

LuLu’s delivery trucks and vans run on biodiesel refined from used cooking oil collected across its UAE stores/ Image courtesy: Gulf News LuLu Group, one of the UAE’s largest retail chains, has begun powering its delivery fleet with biodiesel made from used cooking oil collected across its stores. This move is part of the company’s […]

China’s economy slows in April as trade war blues hit retail sales, housing and investment | World News

China’s economy slows in April as trade war blues hit retail sales, housing and investment (Photo: AP) China’s economy showed signs of slowing in April as President Donald Trump’s trade war took a toll, with retail sales, property and investment coming in weaker than economists had forecast. Industrial production slowed as Trump’s painfully high tariffs […]

US retail sales little changed, signs of pullback after pre-tariff rush | World News

US retail sales little changed, signs of pullback after pre-tariff rush (Photo: AP) Retail sales in the United States were near-flat in April, government data showed Thursday, with indications that spending is slowing after consumers rushed to beat higher prices from President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs.Overall sales nudged up 0.1 percent to $724.1 billion last […]

How the End of a U.S. Tax Loophole Hurts Chinese Companies

A loophole that has allowed American shoppers to buy lots of cheap goods from mainland China and Hong Kong without paying tariffs and filling customs forms is closing on Friday. Meaghan Tobin, a correspondent for The New York Times covering business in Asia, explains. Source link