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Amazon Deforestation, Once Tamed, Comes Roaring Back

A few months ago, a representative from Cargill traveled to this remote colony in Bolivia's eastern lowlands in the southernmost reaches of the vast Amazon River basin with an enticing offer.

Trump's Push for American-Made Could Disrupt NAFTA Supply Chains and Raise Consumer Prices

Shopping for a new set of wheels at a Chevy dealership recently, Patrick Spradlin had a few priorities: a good commuter car, room for his family of five, low maintenance costs and no more than $20,000.

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Supply Chains Need to Grow. Will They Find the Cash to Do It?

These are unsettling times for global business leaders. And nothing makes them more nervous than the issue of access to working capital and liquidity for growth.

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Sustainability Group Advocates New Packaging Design for E-Commerce

Packaging for e-commerce may well look different from that of the traditional retailer. And lucky that it is, given commerce sales grew in the U.S. at 14.6 percent in 2015, according to Internet Retailer.

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Cargill Tackles Child Labour in Cocoa Supply Chain

Food and agriculture giant Cargill has partnered with the International Cocoa Initiative (ICI) to improve efforts to stop child labour in Cote d'Ivoire.

Revlon Is Advertising on Amazon Boxes

Revlon Inc., making its first major marketing push since it bought Elizabeth Arden Inc. last year, is tapping Amazon.com Inc. and Lady Gaga to reinvigorate sales and better reach millennials.

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How U.S.-China Trade Tensions Escalated Into a Global Trade War

A tit-for-tat battle among nominal trade partners goes global, and there's no sign of a peace treaty on the horizon.

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What Went Wrong: Nasty Gal, Former Fashion World Darling, Is Now Bankrupt

By 2012, Nasty Gal was a fashion world success story, growing from an Ebay store to nearly $100m in sales in just six years.

North America's Biggest Car-Parts Maker Sees Border Tax Risk

North America's largest auto parts maker said a border adjustment tax being studied by President Donald Trump would probably hurt the automobile industry, while also increasing the odds that future factories will be located in the U.S.

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Boeing to Open First European Factory, to Invest 20M Pounds

Boeing Co. said it would invest 20m pounds ($24.98m) to open its first production facility in Europe to make components for certain aircraft.

After Weak Demand, Global Airfreight Market to Take Off

Analyst Insight: International and domestic air cargo transportation services have shown tepid signs of recovery in the years following the recession, with estimated average price growth of only 0.2 percent and 0.3 percent each year from 2013 to 2016, respectively. While weak demand growth for shipping services and falling capacity utilization have cut into revenue and profit margins for the market's suppliers, the outlook for airfreight carriers is not quite as bleak as it is for other global shippers. - Ashley Cruz, Procurement Research Analyst, IBISWorld Inc.

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Healthcare Firms Plan to Increase Data Security Spending, Survey Says

After several high-profile breaches over the past couple of years, the healthcare industry plans to increase its spending on IT security more than other sectors.

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