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Cupid Meets Inflation as Valentine’s Day Prices Soar

The combined cost of the five most popular Valentine's Day gifts has risen from $512 in 2016 to $744 in 2026, including a 236% increase in the average cost of a box of chocolates.

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January Job Cuts Hit 17-Year High as Hiring Plans Collapse

U.S. companies also announced just 5,306 new hires in January, which was the weakest total for the month since CG&C began tracking data in 2009.

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Maersk Expects to Take Earnings Hit from Return of Red Sea Shipping

While reopening the vital trade route is generally viewed as a positive for the freight industry, it could also have some other unintended impacts on freight rates.

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Predicting vs. Preparing: The Growing Gap in Responding to Disruptions

With all the fancy predictive analytics that firms have adopted in recent years, why are they still slow to respond once they know a disruption is coming down the line?

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Shippers Feel the Squeeze as Trucking Capacity Tightens

The increase in shipper spending marked the first year-over-year bump in three years, underscoring how tightening capacity has been driving rates higher across the trucking market.

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'K-Shaped' Spending Gap Widens for U.S. Consumers

Higher-income households continued to see their purchasing power climb, even as middle- and lower-income consumers have remained far more cautious.

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U.S. Cattle Herds Fall to Lowest Levels Since 1951

U.S. herds are also down roughly 0.6% from July 2025, as cattle ranchers have struggled with drought conditions, higher prices for grain and feed, and climbing interest rates.

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Survey: Supply Chain Leaders Bet on AI in 2026 as Disruptions Accelerate

Roughly 85% of executives are planning to increase their spending on AI in 2026, with one in five expecting their AI spend to rise by 20% or more.

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U.S. and India Reach Deal to Cut Tariffs

Trump also spoke of an agreement to have India increase its spending on American exports, including $500 billion worth of U.S. energy, technology, agriculture and more.

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U.S. Unveils Plans for $12B Rare Earth Mineral Strategic Reserve

"Project Vault" will get its initial $10 billion in funding in the form of a loan from the U.S. Export-Import Bank, in addition to $1.67 billion from private capital.

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U.S. Container Growth Vanishes with World Trade Flows ‘Moving On’

Inbound volumes in December dropped 6.4% from a year earlier to 1.9 million 20-foot container units, after a 5.7% slide the previous month.

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Trump Signs Order Threatening Tariffs Against Countries Selling Oil to Cuba

In the order, Trump asserted that Cuba's policies and practices pose "an unusual and extraordinary threat" to the national security and foreign policy of the U.S.

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