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    • Thursday, 26 January, 2023
      Alan Beattie
      The end of Chinese lockdowns and the reopening of trade

      Risks of disruption to ports and shipping are outweighed by a boost to global demand

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      Semiconductor manufacturer fears impact of escalating US-China tech war

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      What it would take for Apple to disentangle itself from China

      The tech giant increasingly finds itself beholden to America’s biggest geopolitical rival. But is diversification even possible?

    • Tuesday, 17 January, 2023
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      Companies race to work around choke points in world trade

      Geopolitical risks are driving efforts to diversify but there are no quick solutions

    • Thursday, 12 January, 2023
      Inside BusinessRichard Waters
      Apple’s supply chain bet

      Tech giant stands to gain a lot from making its own iPhone wireless communications chips but there are also risks

    • Wednesday, 11 January, 2023
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      Production shift within tech industry ‘looks irreversible’, says executive at one supplier

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      BMW and Mercedes enjoy jump in sales at end of last year as supply outlook improves

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      UK’s largest bicycle maker suffers reversal in fortunes after cashing in on pandemic boom

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      Electric carmaker suffers on first day of trading in 2023 while iPhone maker loses $1tn of market value in 12 months

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      Rising inequality, Covid and war in Ukraine have led to growing support for localisation

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      International groups are sourcing parts from other markets as fears rise of breakdown in relations with Beijing

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      iPhone maker aims to have ‘out of China’ production alternatives for crucial products

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      Apple’s business under growing threat from China’s coronavirus wave

      Supply chain experts warn outbreak following reversal of zero-Covid curbs creates uncertainty for iPhone maker

    • Friday, 23 December, 2022
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      Inflation, extreme weather and the war in Ukraine have driven up the price of festive staples

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      Auto industry and semiconductor manufacturers warn of supply crunch amid ‘unstoppable’ switch to electric vehicles

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      The global microchip race: Europe’s bid to catch up

      The region still has hidden strengths in the equipment used in chipmaking but faces a shortage of skilled labour

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      Decoupling spells an end to corporate opacity

      As global supply chains shift, an avalanche of information could be used to hold companies to account

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      Gloomy overstatement about deglobalisation risks becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy

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      The winner of the 2022 FT Business Book of the Year Award throws a spotlight on the battle for semiconductor supremacy

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