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Transports Index Tumbles, Signaling Risks for U.S. Stock Market

JB Hunt fired the first warning shots during its quarterly results, saying demand was weak, sending shares of the whole group lower. Then Knight-Swift followed.

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U.K. Brexit Import Checks Delayed, Causing Confusion

Under the rules, medium- and high-risk products, which include meat and dairy products, as well as most plants, could be subject to checks at the borders for biosecurity.

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How Businesses Can Cut Supply Chain Costs Without Jeopardizing Long-Term Growth

In a difficult economy, the most obvious action item on executive agendas is cutting cost. Yet businesses often fail to make good on that relatively straightforward objective.

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China Vows to Act After U.S. Calls for Tariffs on Steel Products

Beijing earlier blasted a U.S. plan to launch a formal review of its maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sector, calling the investigation a mistake “based on the need of domestic politics.”

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Geely to Sell $1.32 Billion of Volvo Truck Shares

Geely said the divestment is “in accordance with its long-term strategy” and that it will remain Volvo’s second-largest investor.

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Alaska Air Profit Forecast Signals Rebound From Max Woes

Alaska shares gained 5% in New York after earlier rising as much as 7.1%, the most in more than two years.

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Podcast | Thinking Beyond Cost: New Executive Priorities for Supply Chains

When it comes to setting priorities for managing the modern-day supply chain, executives can’t have it all.

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Bellwether Logistics Company J.B. Hunt Sees Dip in Profit, Revenue in Q1 2024

The company posted a $127.5 million profit in the opening months of the year, down from nearly $200 million in Q1 of 2023.

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Boeing Sharply Criticized at Two Senate Committee Hearings

One witness said there was a disconnect between Boeing management's words about safety and what workers observe on the factory floor.

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Air Canada Staff Are Suspects in Heist of 6,600 Gold Bars

In October, Brink’s sued Air Canada, accusing the country’s largest airline of “negligence and carelessness.” Air Canada rejected the allegations.

A Brinks security van beside a Boeing Co 777 passenger plane. Photographer: Nathan Laine/Bloomberg

Malaysia Air Looks to Lighten Plane Loads on Middle East Detour

The Malaysian flag carrier will reroute flights to avoid airspace over parts of the Middle East, requiring more fuel and spurring the need to lighten its load.

A Malaysia Airlines passenger jet at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. Photographer: Richard Humphries/Bloomberg

The Modern CPO Requires Better Data for High Performance

Procurement teams across the globe are stepping up, adapting and innovating amid whispers — and sometimes shouts — of economic uncertainty.

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