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Factory sector walloped by escalation in trade tensions

Aug 2, 2019

Factory sector walloped by escalation in trade tensions

A worker removes molten steel during the galvinizing process at steel manufacturing giant Arcelor-Mittal's Eko Stahl steelworks in Eisenhuettenstadt. (Photo credit should read JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/Getty Images)

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