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Cyberattack Shuts Down Operations for Japanese Brewer

Asahi was hit by a cyberattack on its shipping and customer service operations, marking the latest in a string of recent incidents during which hackers have targeted large firms.

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CSX Railroad Ousts CEO as Investor Pressure Mounts

CSX’s leadership shakeup comes as activist investor group Ancora Holdings presses for better results and a merger plan to keep pace with competitors.

ATHENS, GEORGIA, U.S.A. - Jan 21, 2019: A railroad employee holding a walkie-talkie leans out from a CSX railroad locomotive, looking ahead up the track.

Report: Foxconn Workers Faced Tough Conditions During iPhone 17 Push

The investigation highlighted a number of labor rights concerns, and alleged that Foxconn is violating Chinese law by employing a large percentage of temporary “dispatch” workers.

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Trump H-1B Visa Fee Opens Door for Germany to Attract Indian Workers

Ackermann highlighted Germany's strong demand for skilled IT professionals, as well as its political stability, in a subtle dig against President Trump's oft-chaotic foreign policy announcements.

Iron tube welding in a factory in India. High efficiency switch welder operating in Raipur, India.

Amazon to Pay $2.5B Settlement Over Deceptive Subscription Practices

The cancellation system was reportedly so difficult to navigate, that it was allegedly code-named "Iliad" internally, in reference to Homer's epic poem about the decade-long Trojan War.

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Trump Admin Probe Could Spell New Tariffs on Machinery, Medical Supplies

As part of the probe, the DOC is calling on companies to comment on their projected demand for affected products, and the potential for foreign control or exploitation of related supply chains.

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Study: Companies Face Ballooning Costs from Supply Chain Emissions

Scope 3 emissions are 21 times higher on average than Scopes 1 and 2 combined, yet just 24% of companies currently report Scope 3 emissions, and only 8% have set targets to reduce them.

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Tariffs, Inflation Cast Shadow Over Holiday Shopping Season

Nearly 80% of consumers say that they plan to spend either the same or less than they did last year, with 58% flagging tariff- and inflation-driven price increase as their chief concern.

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Sallaum Lines Rolls Out First of Six Planned LNG Dual-Fuel Vessels

The ship has a 7,500 car equivalent unit capacity, and is expected to deliver what Sallaum believes will be "substantial" reductions in carbon emission.

Sallaum's LNG dual-fuel flagship, Ocean Breeze. Photo: Courtesy of Sallaum Lines

Nvidia to Pour $100B into Data Center Deal with OpenAI

Nvidia's investments in OpenAI will come in phases, starting with $10 billion when the agreement is made final and the first gigawatt of computing power comes online.

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Survey: Inflation Pushes Online Shoppers to Tighten Budgets

Younger shoppers appear to be impacted by inflation far more than any other demographic, with half of all respondents between the ages of 18 and 29 reporting fewer overall purchases.

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Trump Admin Blocks Shutdown of U.S. Steel Plant

U.S. Steel had initially told nearly 800 workers at the plant in early September that it planned to stop processing steel slabs at the facility by November.

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How a Leading U.S. Floral Distribution Company Reduced Warehouse Labor Costs by 45% with RFID

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