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Podcast | The SCALE Challenge Is Looking for Supply-Chain Disruptors

There’s $1 trillion worth of untapped federally funded intellectual property, just waiting to be put to work by supply-chain entrepreneurs.

0920 The Scale Challenge Is

Vietnam Becomes a Victim of Its Own Success in Trade War

Vietnam is finding it’s hard to win a trade war even when businesses are trying to hand you victories.

0919 Vietnam Becomesa Victim

Responding to Trade War Worries: A Six Sigma Strategy

The hidden risk of a protracted trade war goes beyond the most obvious downside of losing valued trading partners, disrupting the supply chain and increasing costs.

0918 Respondingto Trade War

The Trade War Spurs China’s Technology Innovators Into Overdrive

Even without Apple Inc., Chinese companies are building world-class, premium products, though China’s signature feature of undercutting the established market remains.

0917 The Trade War Spurs

Saudis Race to Restore Oil Output After Aramco Attacks

Saudi Arabia is racing to restore oil production after a brazen drone strike on a key Aramco facility slashed its output by half, removing about 5% of world supply.

Source: Bloomberg

U.K. Warns of Protests, Chaotic Border Scenes in ‘Worst-Case’ Brexit Report

The full scale of the damage a no-deal Brexit could cause to the U.K. was revealed when Boris Johnson’s government published its worst-case scenario — a document it tried to keep secret.

Source: Bloomberg

Trump Plans Crackdown on Fentanyl Shipments From China, Others

A draft executive order would target foreign shippers routing deliveries through the U.S. Postal Service — not the two-largest U.S. couriers United Parcel Service Inc. and FedEx Corp.

0911 Trump Crackdownon Fentanyl

Trade War Casts Shadow Over Climate Message: Frankfurt Auto Show

Geopolitical volatility adds another layer of uncertainty to an industry in the midst of a radical overhaul as the end of combustion-engine era looms.

Source: Bloomberg

Global Sugar Rumble: It's India Versus the Rest of World's Producers

Sugar prices have slumped to the lowest in 11 months, defying forecasts for a shift in the global market to a deficit from a surplus.

Source: Bloomberg

No-Deal Brexit May Cost the British Fashion Industry $1 Billion

A switch to World Trade Organization rules along with tighter controls on international shipping have the potential to hamstring the U.K. industry, the British Fashion Council said.

0904 No Deal British Fashion

First LNG Cargo Leaves $15 Billion Terminal as U.S. Exports Grow

The first cargo of liquefied natural gas has set sail from a $15 billion Texas export terminal, amplifying America’s growing influence on the global market for the fuel.

0904 First Lng Cargo Leaves

Behind Your Next iPhone: An Army of Women Earning $4 a Day

India has become an important manufacturing base as Foxconn Technology looks to diversify its operations beyond China.

Source: Bloomberg

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