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COVID-19 lockdowns
Pandemic darlings try to get past "the party's over"
Jul 20, 2022
Peloton, Netflix and others have to predict how their customers will behave. But amid pandemic disruption, it's an uphill battle.
Shanghai's lockdown has eased, but businesses are still tallying the costs
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Jennifer Pak
Jul 14, 2022
Shanghai's lockdown crippled supply chains and logistics. Materials and transport costs climbed, and there have been personal struggles too.
How Shanghai's DIY supply chains helped us live through the long COVID lockdown
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Jennifer Pak
Jun 6, 2022
What happens when supply chains collapse and it's up to district governments, neighbors and friends to fill the gap?
Cities in China not under lockdown still feel the pain
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Jennifer Pak
May 23, 2022
Dozens of cities are under lockdown or COVID-19 restrictions, and that is affecting businesses across China.
China's zero-COVID policy is sending ripples through the world economy
May 9, 2022
As one region after another locks down, companies struggle and delays hinder the production and transportation of goods.
A look at lockdown life in Shanghai
Apr 22, 2022
COVID cases still number about 18,000 per day, and many people have had to make sacrifices.
More supply chain woes likely when China eases its COVID lockdowns
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Justin Ho
Apr 18, 2022
Goods sitting idle in warehouses or containers will head to the U.S., though many companies have adapted to shortages.
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Inside Shanghai's indefinite lockdown: isolation, outcry and food shortages
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Jennifer Pak
Apr 12, 2022
Shanghai's latest citywide lockdown has left residents anxious about being separated from their children, pets and struggling to find food.
How will the coronavirus omicron variant affect the economy?
Nov 29, 2021
Omicron might play out in a similar way to delta, with a sharp drop in consumer spending. Tourism in particular would likely take a big hit.
"Looking after children during the pandemic is uplifting"
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Sean McHenry
Jan 13, 2021
Roopam Carroll runs a day care center in Nottingham, England. She explains how caregivers enable other kinds of work.