e-commerce

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For an e-commerce shipment weighing 2 pounds, the fuel surcharges amount to about $2 out of an average $9.50 total shipping cost, according to ShipMatrix.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

WTO members generally apply tariffs to imported goods and services, but in 1998, they agreed not to impose them on e-commerce.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

The Chinese owner of shopping app Temu reported lower 11% lower profit in the final quarter of 2025, as its domestic e-commerce platform remained under pressure from competition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

The U.S.-listed shares of China-based PDD Holdings fell in early Wednesday trading, after the parent of discount e-commerce giant Temu missed earnings expectations, citing investments needed to deal with supply-chain issues.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

All of these interoperable banking and e-commerce functions flattened the Internet marketplace so radically that even eBay was taken by surprise.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman