disruption
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Business and consumer spending are on an impressive upward trajectory, notwithstanding still-elevated inflation and interest rates, trade disruptions, and a cooling labor market—which also may be hotter than official data suggest.
From Barron's
It could also cause disruptions and shortages for other countries that use the shadowy network of tankers to buy and sell oil, including Cuba, Iran, Russia and China.
The flight disruptions are also upending essential cargo such as pharmaceutical products and perishable goods, as well as aircraft parts that Venezuelan carriers need to maintain their fleets, said Cerdá.
A clever way to reset energy levels without the drip-drip disruption of introducing the subs more gradually?
From BBC
But the pipeline of movie releases has slowed significantly over the past five years because of film-production disruptions caused by the pandemic and then labor strikes in Hollywood.
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