supply chains

In New Jersey, the cannabis industry faces unique challenges due to the existence of dual supply chains for medical and recreational use. This regulatory split complicates operations, affecting businesses from seed to sale. The Challenge of Separate Regulations Susanna Short, a cannabis industry...

The U.S. and its Western allies are reassessing global supply chains in order to weaken China’s grip on critical minerals, but this move comes at a cost: a secular inflation. Concerns over China’s dominance in crucial energy transition materials have pushed Western countries to...

The supply chain crisis was one of the most salient economic events of the pandemic. However, future supply chain stress is nonexistent, according to Liz Sonders, Chief Investment Strategist at Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE: SCHW), citing the Kansas City Fed November index. With the outlook...

Apple Inc's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone assembler Pegatron Corp (OTC: PGTRF) said its mainland China plant is operating normally after reports indicated that shipments to the factory were being held for scrutiny by Chinese customs officials. What Happened: After a senior Pegatron...

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Palantir Technolgies Inc. (NYSE: PLTR) is quickly broadening its customer base beyond its government contracts after showcasing its Foundry platform on Demo Day last month. What Happened: Palantir announced on Tuesday an expansion of its partnership with 3M Co (NYSE: MMM). This...

Intercompany data automation company BackboneAI has introduced a new product suite called "Accelerate," which will bring greater efficiency and transparency to supply chains. Accelerate transforms supplier-customer relationships through real-time data synchronization, fast API connectivity, and...

The only risk to improved tanker fleet utilization in 2020-21 is "a black-swan economic event that punishes global oil demand," wrote Evercore ISI analyst Jon Chappell in his latest shipping forecast. Enter the black swan. Or at least, a potential candidate – one that could, in the worst-case...

Sustainability is a topic that is broached quite often within supply chains, thanks largely to sweeping government regulations on reducing emissions and widespread concern over responsible consumption. Businesses have been looking to cut down on logistics excesses by introducing sustainable...

Good day, Saudi Arabia's national oil company Aramco is looking to raise an initial public offering (IPO) at an expected valuation of $2 trillion. In its IPO prospectus, Aramco said its after-tax breakeven cost for oil production is less than $10 per barrel, which makes Aramco's oil production the...

A month before U.S. tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods are scheduled to jump to 25% on March 1, freight interests outside the Beltway are concerned about legislation aimed at giving President Donald Trump even more tariff-wielding power. Introduced in late January by U.S. Representative...