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The Trends Defining Retail Planning this Holiday Season

As retailers navigate headwinds this holiday season and forecast for the coming year, three key trends will define retail planning in 2024.

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Toyota Subsidiary Shuts Down Factories for Safety Test Investigation

The shutdown comes about a week after Daihatsu said it was suspending all vehicle shipments after it was found that the organization used improper testing for 64 vehicle models.

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Israel Giving Intel $3.2B Grant to Build New Chip Plant

Construction has already begun at the Fab 38 plant, which is due to open in 2028 and operate through 2035.

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India Plans to Expand Its Coal Power Fleet to Meet Soaring Demand

The nation intends to add almost 88 gigawatts of new capacity by early 2032, a 63% increase from a previous plan published in May 2023.

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Tesla Acquires Land in Shanghai to Build Megapack Battery Plant

The company paid $31.13 million for use rights to a 48.7-acre plot near an existing Tesla plant that currently produces Model 3 and Model Y vehicles.

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The Next Great Supply Chain Shortage: Talent

For the past few years, the topic of the microchip shortage dominated media headlines. Now, another shortage is creating obstacles on the path to equilibrium in the semiconductor supply chain: talent.

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A Unified Approach to Combating Modern Slavery in Supply Chains

Although the global business community has been confronting modern slavery for years, it hasn’t been able to slow its rise. But there is an opportunity for that to change.

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Capital Product Partners Finalizes $3B Acquisition of 11 LNG Vessels

Capital Product Partners entered into an umbrella agreement with Capital Maritime & Trading Corp. and Capital GP on November 13, 2023 to acquire 11 LNG vessels from Capital Maritime.

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U.S. Launches Semiconductor Supply Chain Review Due to China Concerns

The survey aims to identify how American companies are sourcing legacy chips as the country looks to award almost $40 billion in subsidies for semiconductor chip manufacturing.

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Fixing the Holiday Season’s Cardboard Recycling Problem

In 2022, 68% of all paper consumed in the U.S. was recycled — recovered and fed back into the country’s milling systems — including more than 93% of cardboard boxes.

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U.S. Considers More Tariffs on Chinese Electric Vehicles, Other Goods

Officials from the White House and various Cabinet agencies have been discussing whether to hike duties on certain Chinese exports, said people familiar with the matter who spoke anonymously.

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Over 1.3M Jobs Supported Through Supplier Diversification in 2023

Companies generated $104 billion of income and $31.4 billion in tax revenues through diverse and small supplier spending over the past 12 months.

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