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Report: Smaller Supplier Relationships Can Be Tough to Scale

Enterprises are turning to small businesses to navigate disruption, build resilience and reduce risks in today’s trade environment. But there are unique challenges.

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U.S. Lowers Tariffs on EU Autos to 15%, Cementing Trade Deal Terms

The order will help to further ease tensions between Washington and Brussels, as the two sides work through implementing the details of their trade deal.

Lisbon, Portugal. Photo: iStock.com/Ivan Kyryk

Volvo to Rejig U.S. Business in Response to Tariffs, Customer Demand

The fourth vehicle announced on September 23 will be a newly designed hybrid, reflecting the popularity of that technology in the United States while avoiding tariffs.

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AI and Robotics Take Root in Modern Agriculture

As climate change fuels drought conditions and raises costs, farmers are blending tradition with technology to boost yields and reduce waste.

Innov8.ag CEO Steve Mantle an agtech data services and automation provider, inspects a FineField Harvy 500 being used for a late-season harvest at an Oregon blueberry farm. Photo: Courtesy of Innov8.ag.

U.K. Arrests Man During European Airports Cyberattack Probe

The cyberattack, which began on September 19, affected an important provider of software that underpins check-in and boarding systems.

Passengers at check-in desks, after a cyberattack caused an outage to key airline check-in systems, at Berlin Brandenburg Airport, on Sept. 22. Photographer: Yen Duong/Bloomberg

OECD Says Trade Policy Uncertainty Has Weakened the Global Economic Outlook

The international organization said that efforts to prevent further trade fragmentation should be coupled with reforms that enhance security and strengthen the resilience of supply chains

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Rivian Faces U.S. Auto Safety Probe Over Electric Delivery Vans

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it’s aware of six reports of potential failures with the seat belt anchorage system for the driver’s seat in Rivian’s vans.

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Study: Companies Face Ballooning Costs from Supply Chain Emissions

Scope 3 emissions are 21 times higher on average than Scopes 1 and 2 combined, yet just 24% of companies currently report Scope 3 emissions, and only 8% have set targets to reduce them.

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Tariffs, Inflation Cast Shadow Over Holiday Shopping Season

Nearly 80% of consumers say that they plan to spend either the same or less than they did last year, with 58% flagging tariff- and inflation-driven price increase as their chief concern.

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Sallaum Lines Rolls Out First of Six Planned LNG Dual-Fuel Vessels

The ship has a 7,500 car equivalent unit capacity, and is expected to deliver what Sallaum believes will be "substantial" reductions in carbon emission.

Sallaum's LNG dual-fuel flagship, Ocean Breeze. Photo: Courtesy of Sallaum Lines

Nvidia to Pour $100B into Data Center Deal with OpenAI

Nvidia's investments in OpenAI will come in phases, starting with $10 billion when the agreement is made final and the first gigawatt of computing power comes online.

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FedEx Sees $1B Hit as Tariffs Upend Parcel Business

The tally is the latest to show how companies are beginning to digest the fallout from new trade barriers.

A FedEx worker unloads packages from a delivery truck in New York. Photographer: Bing Guan/Bloomberg

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