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Businesses Face $20B in 'Swipe Fees' from Holiday Shopping Season

The Merchant Payments Coalition estimates that swipe fees have increased by 50% since the pandemic, and hit a record $172 billion in 2023.

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Lawsuit Claims Amazon Excluded Low-Income Areas from Prime Deliveries

According to the lawsuit, when customers complained about slower delivery times, Amazon intentionally misled them to believe it was a coincidence.

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Maersk Puts in Order for 20 Dual-Fuel Vessels

The vessels will range in size, with the capacity to carry between 9,000 and 17,000 twenty-foot-equivalent units each.

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Trump Vows to Block Sale of U.S. Steel to Japanese Manufacturer

The proposed sale was first announced in December 2023, and has faced opposition from U.S. Steel union workers and federal leaders alike.

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Contractor Fined for Hiring Children at Iowa Pork Plant

The DOL found that children used "corrosive" chemicals to clean head splitters, jaw pullers, bandsaws and neck clippers among other pieces of equipment.

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USMX: Automation is Essential to Future of U.S. Ports

"Port operations must evolve," the USMX said in a December 3 release, responding to a statement from ILA executive vice president Dennis Daggett.

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ILA Lauds Trump Pick for Labor Secretary

Teamsters president Sean O'Brien was also reportedly among those pushing Trump to tag Chavez-DeRemer to lead the Department of Labor.

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Williams-Sonoma Lays Out Roadmap in Case of Trump Tariffs

CFO Jeff Howie Howie says that Williams-Sonoma has reduced the percentage of goods it sources in China from 50% to 25% over the last few years.

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Can U.S. Manufacturers Harness Trump’s Protectionist Policy?

To adapt to shifting trade policies, U.S. manufacturers should focus on supply chain resilience, cost-efficient production through automation, and recurring revenue through monetization and servitization.

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Strategizing Deployment of Automation

Adoption isn’t a finite process. Even after automation is deployed and the employees are trained, it’s crucial that vendors stay engaged.

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Canada Post, Union Push to Restart Labor Talks

CUPW workers went on strike on November 15, with Canada Post telling customers to expect delays for mail deliveries for as long as the stoppage drags on.

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Trump Threatens BRICS Nations with 100% Tariffs

BRICS nations have talked about the idea of a new common currency to reduce their reliance on the American dollar for years.

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