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Tyson to Shut Down Nebraska Beef Processing Plant

The company also plans to downsize operations at a separate plant in Amarillo, Texas, by taking the facility down to a single shift a day.

New Holland, PA. iStock.com/gsheldon

Fighting Retail Fashion ‘Shrink’ With RFID Technology

For all the technology available to safeguard stock against theft, “shrink” remains a serious problem for fashion retailers.

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Canada Post Strike is Suspended as Tentative Union Deal Reached

The indication of a deal will bring relief to retailers and businesses that rely heavily on parcel delivery. Walkouts started twelve months ago.

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Container Ship Fire Halts Operations at Port of Los Angeles

The Los Angeles Fire Department earlier declared a “major emergency” and indicated the vessel is carrying hazardous cargo.

Los Angeles, California. Photo: iStock / KKStock

Aluminum Plant Supplying Ford Pickups Erupts in Fire Again

Novelis declined to discuss whether the latest fire will affect its plans to resume and ramp up production at the facility.

A 2020 Ford F-150 Raptor. Photo: iStock/shaunl

Canada Retail Sales Slow in Third Quarter as Tariffs Persist

The quarterly retail figures — the weakest pace in more than a year — underscore consumer caution around spending in the face of economic and tariff uncertainty.

Shoppers on Sainte-Catherine Street in Montreal. Photographer: Andrej Ivanov/Bloomberg

Major Indian Business Ceases Russian Oil Imports

The U.S. has been applying pressure on Delhi to cease importing Russian oil, and President Donald Trump hit India with 50% tariffs in August.

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UPS Plane That Crashed Had ‘Fatigue Cracks’ in Engine Mount

While the NTSB's preliminary report offers clues on how the crash occurred, definitive conclusions could take anywhere from one to two years to reach.

Smoke from the crashed UPS cargo jet near Muhammad Ali airport in Louisville, on Nov. 4. Photographer: Stephen Cohen/Getty Images

Trucking Freight Demand Falls Off as Peak Season Weakens

The drop reflects a market where shippers are moving fewer loads than expected, and where "the traditional rhythms of logistics are no longer dependable."

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Podcast | What Will It Really Take to Reshore Manufacturing Back to the U.S.?

High tariffs aren’t enough to bring manufacturing back to the United States. What will it really take to make that happen?

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Trump Admin Loans $1B to Restart Three Mile Island Nuclear Reactor

The project is expected to provide enough electricity to power 800,000 homes, and will allow Microsoft to purchase a portion of the plant's output to power the company's data centers.

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GE Appliances to Hand out $150M in U.S. Supplier Contracts

The new contracts range between $330,000 and $41 million, and will go to suppliers providing plastics, castings and aluminum for GE Appliance's washers and dryers.

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