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The Mette Maersk, a Danish-flagged behemoth, at APM Terminals in Rotterdam. On a recent afternoon, 18,000 shipping containers were stacked like children’s blocks on a deck longer than three football fields, bearing auto parts, scrap metal and electronics. Credit Ilvy Njiokiktjien for The New York Times

More Wealth, more Jobs, but not for Everyone

by Peter Goodman | Oct 7, 2016 | Business

Rotterdam, the Netherlands — For as long as ships have ventured across water, laborers like Patrick Duijzers have tied their fortunes to trade. He is a longshoreman here at Europe’s largest port. His wages put him solidly in the Dutch middle class: He has earned...

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A worker rolls a sheet of leather at Justin Paul, a handbag manufacturer in Brooklyn. Brexit has reinforced the dollar as the foundation of global finance, but a stronger dollar hurts exports. Michael Nagle/Bloomberg

Taking Refuge in Dollar Could Expose World Economy to New Perils

by Peter Goodman | Jul 6, 2016 | Business

It is known as the flight to safety, yet it may be leading the global economy toward fresh danger. In the week since Britain stunned the world with its vote to quit the European Union, coloring markets in uncertainty, investors have dumped much that seems risky — the...