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Today’s Pickup: South Africa violence highlights deadly campaign against foreign truckers
President Cyril Ramaphosa pledges to crack down on xenophobic violence, which has claimed the lives of more than 200 foreign truckers since 2018.
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Today’s Pickup: China looks to resolve trade dilemma with the U.S. through negotiations
China looks to de-escalate tensions with the U.S.; German exports affected more by Brexit than trade war; Indian auto sector in trouble.
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Canada
Today’s Pickup: Canadian startup to offer its load board for free
The Canadian Load Board unveils aggressive zero-cost entry point as looks to bring users and loads to its network after a sluggish launch.
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Today’s Pickup: No-deal Brexit might unleash an explosive growth in grey market goods
No-deal Brexit might funnel goods into the grey market; China is an irreplaceable manufacturing hub; electric vehicle segment is growing at a furious pace.
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Europe
Today’s Pickup: German politician wants to boost truck tolls for rail
Conservative Andreas Jung floats increased fees for trucks and investing the proceeds in railroads to fight climate change.
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Today’s Pickup: Workers are more concerned of people replacing them than robots
Workers scared of people replacing them than robots; oil markets face nightmarish scenario; German economy is slumping
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Today’s Pickup: Brexit and the ongoing U.S.-China trade war might sink European economy
EU economy is in the precipice of recession; U.S. crude futures fall; breakthrough gives lithium-ion batteries longer life.
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Today’s Pickup: Over 1,100 fracking wells in the Permian basin went unreported in 2018
Shale oil wells in the Permian basin were underreported by 20 percent; U.S. FDI flows reduce; UPS pursues drone delivery services
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Today’s Pickup: Massive decline in foreign residential real estate investment in the U.S.
Global economic slowdown has led to massive decrease in foreign real estate investment; ecommerce continues rapid growth; global auto industry slowdown might see drop in…
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Today’s Pickup: A once $1 trillion dollar oil company is now valued 80 percent lower
PetroChina now trades 82 percent lower than its historical high; Uber and Lyft drivers will no longer be contractors but employees; Waymo has clocked 10…
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