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Toronto's barter trend has led to some unusual offers for one resident including a liver
A Toronto artist is turning tattoos into trades, bartering body ink for everything from jewelry and language lessons to fly fishing tutorials and DJ classes.Hana Ziran, a tattoo artist with a background in design, says the whole thing started pretty organically — both her career and the barter system itself."A tattooer friend taugh...
https://www.blogto.com/city/2026/05/toronto-barter-trend-unusual-offers/

China Business Forum 27m ago

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China Daily-use Articles Trade Fair 2026 | Homeware & Consumer

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)1h ago

EU looks to cow manure to keep food prices down https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-fertilizer-crisis-brussels-cow-manure-recycling-plan/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #CommonAgriculturalPolicy(CAP) #Sustainableagriculture #AgricultureandFood #EnergyandClimate #CarbonBorderTax #Sustainability #Foodsecurity #Supplychains #Agriculture #Fertilizers #WarinIran #Biofuels #Stateaid #Retail #Trade

EU looks to cow manure to keep food prices down

Brussels’ plan, due Tuesday, bets on manure. The fast tools that could have helped farmers were too politically toxic to touch.

POLITICO

ABC Feeds 2h ago

Xi to welcome Putin for visit days after hosting Trump

While this meeting comes just days after Beijing hosted the US president, the Kremlin insists there is "no correlation" between the visits.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-19/xi-to-host-putin-for-state-visit-in-beijing/106694592

#WorldPolitics #Trade

Xi to welcome Putin for visit days after hosting Trump

While the meeting comes days after the Chinese leader hosted the US president in Beijing, the Kremlin insists there is "no correlation" between the visits.

The Conversation U.S.2h ago

After Supreme Court losses on tariffs, Trump is pivoting to Section 301 authority, which sets no limit on tariff amounts and gives him country-by-country discretion. A trade economist says it's an unprecedented move likely to face court challenges.
https://theconversation.com/how-trump-plans-to-keep-tariffs-at-the-center-of-his-economic-policy-despite-stinging-court-losses-282093

#tariffs #economy #trade

https://theconversation.com/how-trump-plans-to-keep-tariffs-at-the-center-of-his-economic-policy-despite-stinging-court-losses-282093

How Trump plans to keep tariffs at the center of his economic policy despite stinging court losses

Rebuffed by the Supreme Court, President Donald Trump is seeking to exploit a different tariff tool to regain leverage. Whether it succeeds remains in question.

The Conversation

China Business Forum 2h ago

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China Business Forum 3h ago

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China Business Forum 3h ago

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The Japan Times 3h ago

The ⁠European Union is drawing up plans to force companies in the bloc to buy critical components from at least three different suppliers in an attempt to reduce reliance on China, the Financial Times has reported. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/18/companies/eu-companies-components-chinese-suppliers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #eu #europe #trade #tech #electronics #china

EU to force companies to buy components from non-Chinese suppliers, FT reports

Under the new legislation, companies would be limited ⁠to buying about 30% to 40% of components from a single supplier.

The Japan Times

CBC Top Stories 4h ago

U.S. slaps tariffs on fresh Canadian mushrooms, claims growers getting unfair subsidies
The United States has put countervailing duties on fresh mushrooms grown in Canada following a U.S. Department of Commerce investigation which the Canadian industry has called "deeply flawed."
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/mushrooms-tariffs-us-trade-9.7203531?cmp=rss