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Global Airfreight Demand Sees Largest Increase Since 2010
The first half of 2017 saw its strongest freight demand increase since 2010, according to reports from research firms WorldACD, Drewry and IATA.
Wal-Mart Puts Chemicals in Spotlight by Joining New Program
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has joined a new program that rates companies on their use of chemicals, a move that puts fresh pressure on the consumer-products industry to police its ingredients.
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Economy Rebounds From Slow Start to 2017
The U.S. economy in the second quarter shrugged off its weak start to the year, reflecting a major boost from consumer spending.
Amazon Is the Topic Companies Can't Avoid
What looms over businesses as far flung as car repair, lab equipment and swimming pool gear? In a word, Amazon.
080917 Amazon Isthe Topic
Hitting Paris Accord Goals Requires Urgent Business Support, Researchers Warn
There's a 5-percent chance of reaching the goals set by the Paris agreement - or keeping temperature increases to no more than 2 degrees Celsius by mid century - according to new research published in Nature Climate Change.
Opinion: The Shared Economy Could Kill Global Supply Chains
After the second World War, companies looked outside their walls and built global supply chains to create the scale they alone could not produce. Now, we are in a next phase of manufacturing, where managers are beginning to explore outside their supply chains to unlock the power of the shared economy.
There's Money to Be Made in Taking Complaints
Amy Errett wanted to gauge employee happiness at her e-commerce start-up, but surveys weren't working. Responses were often vague, unhelpful or, worse, deceitful.
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Thousands Line Up to Work for Amazon
Amazon's one-day plan to hire 50,000 warehouse workers could shake up the labor market, economists say.
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New Wave Energy System Could Propel Ships
Wave energy technology is ready to pair with solar and wind power to create zero emission ships, according to ZShips International.
'Modest Gains' May Be New Normal for Dubai's Cooling Air Freight Market
Dubai's new freight hub is now handling about a third of the emirate's air freight, as both regional airports posted middling first half numbers, reflecting a regional downturn.
GM Sales Tumble As Cars Stop Fueling U.S. Growth
Here's a bad sign for the U.S. economy: Sales at General Motors Co. just plunged by the most in more than a year, and its Detroit rivals aren’t faring much better.
Bees Are Bouncing Back From Colony Collapse Disorder
The number of U.S. honeybees, a critical component to agricultural production, rose in 2017 from a year earlier, and deaths of the insects attributed to a mysterious malady that's affected hives in North America and Europe declined, according a U.S. Department of Agriculture honeybee health survey.
080717 Bees Are Bouncing Back
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