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U.S. consumer confidence slumped for a fifth-month to a 13-year low, a level not seen since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, as anxiety over the impact of tariffs takes a heavy toll, the Associated Press reported.
The non-partisan think tank Conference Board said April 29 that its consumer confidence index fell 7.9 points to 86. Nearly one-third of consumers expect hiring to slow in the coming months, nearly matching the ...
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Ryanair would consider cancelling planes it has on order from Boeing if U.S. tariffs materially affect the price and look at alternative suppliers, its CEO Michael O'Leary said May 1.
Ryanair, Europe's largest airline by passenger numbers, is due to take delivery of the final 29 ...
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The U.S. House of Representatives on April 30 voted to rescind the Environmental Protection Agency's 2023 approval of California's plans to require a rising number of zero-emission heavy-duty trucks, Reuters reported.
The House also voted to repeal an EPA waiver issued in December under former President ...
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German container shipping line Hapag-Lloyd reported first quarter first quarter earnings up 17 percent, while forecasting lower earnings expectations for 2025.
Operating profit jumped 24 percent, to US$500 million in the first quarter, while revenue rose nearly 19 percent to US$5.1 billion. Strong demand pushed transport ...
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Despite escalating tariffs, labor shortages and digital disruption, supply chain leaders are betting big on GenAI. Yet, a new report reveals that many organizations are still struggling to convert investment into impact.
Logility, an AI-driven supply chain management leader, recently released its Supply Chain Horizons 2025 ...
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on April 23 said it has hired 15-year Capitol Hill veteran Doug Andres as vice president of political communications.
Andres held senior communications roles for top party leaders in the House and Senate, most recently serving as national press secretary for ...
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Retail sales in March snapped a two-month series of declines, but those gains were moderate, as consumers continued to anguish over rising tariffs, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor, the National Retail Federation said April 14.
The improved spending “came before the president’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariff ...
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TT Club, the international freight transport insurer, is raising awareness the increasing prevalence of credit fraud over the last 12 months.
Fraudulent strategies can be extremely lucrative for international criminals and the global supply chain is typically low-risk due to the remote nature of the actual ...
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C.H. Robinson has performed more than 3 million shipping tasks with its fleet of generative artificial intelligence agents, proprietary tech tools the global logistics provider has built to automate steps across the lifecycle of a shipment and reduce customers’ speed-to-market from hours to seconds.
“That’s 3 ...
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Countries in the United Nations’ International Maritime Organization struck a deal April 11 in London on a global fuel emission standard for the maritime sector that will wield a stick against violators and a carrot for vessels burning cleaner fuels, Reuters reported.
A majority of countries ...
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