A dockworker strike is set to begin Tuesday. It could disrupt everything from medicine to holiday gifts.

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A longshoremen's strike on shipping docks along the East and Gulf Coasts is set to begin Tuesday, which could cause import and export delays across industries and prompt price hikes.

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Huawei's new trifold phone got more than 2 million preorders in a few hours, just before Apple is set to announce new iPhones

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Huawei's Mate XT garnered 2.8 million pre-orders within hours of its launch.

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Some Chinese banks are so fearful of sanctions that they're returning payments for goods that have reached Russia, report says

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Russia is having a harder time doing business globally with new sanctions.

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Russia's economy is still raking it in, but many billions of dollars are stranded overseas

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Russia's money stuck overseas has a knock-on effect for domestic businesses.

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Western sanctions are so tight that Russia and China could soon use an ancient trading system. It's worked before.

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Bartering could help Russia skirt sanctions.

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China's trade with Russia is getting so difficult that payments can take half a year and most bank transfers are returned

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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I'm a Gen Z welder. This job kills your body, but I'm earning $2,000 a week and getting ripped doing it.

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Elizabeth is a welder based in Alberta, who chose to go into a trade job over a corporate role.

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The 10 highest-paying blue-collar construction jobs in the US

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Trade jobs like electric power-line installers can earn over $80,000 annually in the US.

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How the economy will change under Trump vs Biden

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Polls show that no other issue comes close to the economy as voters weigh President Joe Biden's reelection or sending former President Donald Trump back to the White House.

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The US dollar has become so weaponized that central banks are snapping up politically-neutral gold

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A gold seller examines golden ornaments before trading at a gold shop in Chinatown, Bangkok, Thailand, 10 March 2022.
Gold prices are at record highs as the precious metal is increasingly valued as a politically neutral, safe asset.

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