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THE mere threat of protectionism has already slowed the advance of solar power in America. On September 22nd that threat became reality when America’s International Trade Commission (ITC) ignored the concerns of large swathes of the solar industry and ruled that two of the country’s solar-cell manufacturers had suffered serious injury as a result of imports, which primarily come from Asia. The unanimous 4:0 decision by the panel’s commissioners will lead the ITC to recommend safeguarding measures, such as tariffs and/or quotas, to President Donald Trump. If the president endorses them, he could set back America’s solar industry by several years—though he will not wipe it out, analysts say.
 
The case, which involves use of an arcane piece of trade law called Section 201, has pitted two financially frail American solar-cell manufacturers against a large and vibrant array of solar-panel installers, which use the imported cells in their panels. The installers and utilities that use solar power argue that …
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THE mere threat of protectionism has already slowed the advance of solar power in America. On September 22nd that threat became reality when America’s International Trade Commission (ITC) ignored the concerns of large swathes of the solar industry and ruled that two of the country’s solar-cell manufacturers had suffered serious injury as a result of imports, which primarily come from Asia. The unanimous 4:0 decision by the panel’s commissioners will lead the ITC to recommend safeguarding measures, such as tariffs and/or quotas, to President Donald Trump. If the president endorses them, he could set back America’s solar industry by several years—though he will not wipe it out, analysts say.
 
The case, which involves use of an arcane piece of trade law called Section 201, has pitted two financially frail American solar-cell manufacturers against a large and vibrant array of solar-panel installers, which use the imported cells in their panels. The installers and utilities that use solar power argue that …
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ASK young American parents about Toys “R” Us and they are likely to be able to sing a jingle from their childhood: “I don’t wanna grow up, ’cause maybe if I did, I couldn’t be a Toys ‘R’ Us kid”. For children of the 1980s, Toys “R” Us was a mecca at the strip mall, an awe-inspiring array of dolls, trucks, board games, bikes, art supplies and much more. Many of them noticed when on September 18th, the chain filed for bankruptcy.
Dave Brandon, the company’s chief executive, emphasised that shops would carry on operating as usual and claimed that the best era of Toys “R” Us was still to come. “These are the right steps to ensure that the iconic Toys “R” Us and Babies “R” Us brands live on for many generations,” he declared. A Chapter 11 bankruptcy, many analysts agree, is a sensible way to deal with the chain’s bn of long-term debt. So Toys “R” Us is not dead. But its future is hardly certain.

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ONLY a few years ago, economists derided offshore wind as a ludicrously expensive way of cutting carbon emissions. They saw support for it by the previous government as a boondoggle to a technology whose main selling point was that Britain led the world in its use. On September 11th a stunning drop in the cost of offshore wind in a government auction blew holes in those convictions. It suggests that an adolescent industry, increasingly centred around Hull and the east coast of Yorkshire, is coming of age. “We’re looking for …
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ONLY a few years ago, economists derided offshore wind as a ludicrously expensive way of cutting carbon emissions. They saw support for it by the previous government as a boondoggle to a technology whose main selling point was that Britain led the world in its use. On September 11th a stunning drop in the cost of offshore wind in a government auction blew holes in those convictions. It suggests that an adolescent industry, increasingly centred around Hull and the east coast of Yorkshire, is coming of age. “We’re looking for …
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Hull of a wind behind it: Off the coast of England, wind power takes off