The U.S.-China Trade War Is Ruining Christmas for Toymakers
- U.S. retailers are limiting orders from Asia ahead of holidays
- Manufacturers, shippers hit as trade war upends flow of goods
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Chinese factories are normally at their busiest during the third quarter, cranking out production of everything from Barbie dolls to miniature trucks in time to ship them over the ocean to the U.S. ahead of the all-important holiday shopping season. This year’s different.