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A Third of Organizations Don’t Have a Cybersecurity Expert, Gartner Finds

Despite 95 percent of CIOs expecting cyberthreats to increase over the next three years, only 65 percent of their organizations currently have a cybersecurity expert, according to a survey from Gartner, Inc.

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How Trump’s Tariffs on Mexico Are Taking Jobs From U.S. Workers

When a Mexican company bought Mid Continent Nail Corp. in 2012, workers at the factory in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, feared it was the beginning of the end. Their jobs, they suspected, would be given to lower-paid workers in Mexico, more casualties of the hollowing out of U.S. manufacturing driven in part by an embrace of global trade.

America's Trucker Shortage Is Hitting Home

The trucking industry, the backbone of the U.S. economy, is carrying more weight than ever despite a critical shortage of drivers.

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Manufacturing, Mining Power U.S. Industrial Production

U.S. industrial production increased in June, boosted by a sharp rebound in manufacturing and further gains in mining output, the latest sign of robust economic growth in the second quarter.

Spiralling Trade Costs Pose Dairy Dilemma After Brexit

The U.K. dairy industry faces a “sharp rise in prices” and “shortages of products” when Britain leaves the EU, according to milk producer Arla.

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Amazon Prime Day Becomes a Flash Point for Worker Strikes and Customer Protests

Amazon.com Inc. workers, who have long gone on strike in the run-up to the holidays, have found a new occasion to get their employer's attention: Prime Day.

Human Trafficking Is Widespread in Global Fishing Industry, Report Shows

Local communities play a critical role in recognizing and combating slavery, according to the U.S. Department of State’s 2018 Trafficking in Persons Report, an annual publication that provides a global overview of the nature and scope of human trafficking — and various efforts underway to confront it.

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Robot Workers Will Lead to Surge in Slavery in Southeast Asia, Report Finds

Robots will slash millions of jobs and create an upswing in trafficking and slavery across south-east Asia, research claims.

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Women in Supply Chain: The Mary Barra Example

General Motors recently named a new chief financial officer — 39-year-old Harvard MBA Dhivya Suryadevara takes over starting in September. She joins a leadership team comprising five women among 11 directors, plus the heads of manufacturing, Alicia Boler Davis, and human resources, Kimberly Brycz. The boss is Mary Barra, CEO since 2014.

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America’s Severe Trucker Shortage Could Undermine the Prosperous Economy

Bob Blocksom, an 87-year-old former insurance salesman in Lake Milton, Ohio, needs a job. He hasn’t saved enough money for his retirement. And trucking companies, desperate for workers, are willing to give him one.

Manufacturing Grows in June, But Supply Chains Struggle, ISM Reports

Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in June, and the overall economy grew for the 110th consecutive month, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business.

Global Employee Confidence in Business Conditions Hits Five-Year High, Report Says

As the nation’s economy continues its upward trajectory, almost 46 percent of U.S. employees have a high intent to stay in their current positions, well above the international average of 32.4 percent, according to Gartner, Inc.

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