Shoppers are taking advantage of a $42 billion government trade-in program aimed at boosting spending. But in recent weeks, some cities have started to cut back on the subsidies.
A shopping area in Beijing. Confronting a trade war with the United States, China’s government has poured $42 billion this year into a consumer trade-in program.
An owner of a store in New Bedford, Mass., that sells Pokémon merchandise said a burglar was in and out of the store within half a minute and made a beeline for high-end collectibles.