Jet fuel supply concerns grow with Iran war as airlines cut flights

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A Lufthansa passenger aircraft is parked at a gate while a SASCA fuel truck services it on the apron at Toulouse Blagnac Airport in Blagnac in Occitanie in France on March 15, 2026. Isabelle Souriment | AFP | Getty Images The surging price of jet fuel isn’t the airline industry’s only problem. Now, it’s whether […]


October existing home sales see small gain, but supply is dropping

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For Sale real estate sign for Redfin in front of a townhome, Walnut Creek, California, Oct. 29, 2025. Smith Collection | Gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images Improvement in mortgage rates at the end of the summer boosted home sales, but that gain may be short-lived. Sales of previously owned homes in October rose […]


China warns Trump on tariffs, threatens retaliation on supply chain deals

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China warned the Trump administration on Tuesday against reigniting trade tension by restoring tariffs on its goods next month, and threatened to retaliate against nations that strike deals with the United States to cut China out of supply chains. Washington and Beijing agreed to a trade framework in June that restored a fragile truce, but with many […]


Retailers Fear Toy Shortages at Christmas as Tariffs Freeze Supply Chain

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President Trump’s China tariffs are threatening Christmas. Toy makers, children’s shops and specialty retailers are pausing orders for the winter holidays as the import taxes cascade through supply chains. Factories in China produce nearly 80 percent of all toys and 90 percent of Christmas goods sold in America. The production of toys, Christmas trees and […]


Trump’s New Tariffs Test Apple’s Global Supply Chain

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When President Trump first pushed tariffs on China in 2018, Apple began moving more production of iPads and AirPods to Vietnam and iPhones to India. But with Mr. Trump’s return to the White House, that strategy may have backfired for the world’s most valuable publicly traded company. On Wednesday, Mr. Trump said that the United […]


Some US states not running on Dunkin’ doughnuts due to temporary supply shortage

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Dunkin’ dropped the “Donuts” from its brand name years ago but now — at least across Nebraska, New Mexico and some other states — it doesn’t have doughnuts on the shelves either. Nebraska-based Dunkin’ stores in Omaha, Lincoln and Grand Island all had no doughnuts in their cases on Thursday and Friday. Businesses put up […]


Housing market supply is ‘stale’ to end 2024

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There’s good news in the housing market to close out 2024: there’s a lot more supply. The bad news: a lot of that supply is stale, sitting unsold for much longer than usual.  Active listings in November were 12.1% higher than they were in November 2023 and hit the highest level since 2020, according to […]