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Amazon to Cut 16,000 Corporate Positions

The reductions take Amazon’s announced job cuts to 30,000 in three months after an initial wave in October.

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‘Systemic’ Flaws Led to Fatal Midair Crash Near Washington, D.C.

Homendy cited what she called the failure of “entire organizations to evaluate and act on readily available data, heed repeated recommendations and foster robust safety cultures.”

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Case Study: A Tale of Two AI-Driven Procurement Transformations

The requirement to manually perform regular checks and balances on enterprise procurement has often been viewed as slowing the speed of business and limiting corporate agility.

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New Report: Yard Bottlenecks Ripple Through Supply Chains in 2026

Industry sources estimate that roughly 90% of yards still operate without dedicated management systems or consistent frameworks that measure performance.

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Nike to Cut 755 Distribution Center Jobs

The newly-announced layoffs will be in addition to 1,000 corporate role cuts announced last year, and will largely be focused on distribution center jobs in Tennessee and Mississippi.

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India and EU Reach 'Mother of All Deals' with Free Trade Pact

The deal will eliminate tariffs on more than 90% of goods traded between the EU and India, including chemicals, cosmetics, plastics, auto parts, textiles and machinery.

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UPS to Cut Another 30,000 Jobs in Sweeping Cost-Savings Push

The courier has been closing and consolidating dozens of sorting facilities, offering buyouts to union drivers and cutting back on seasonal workers to trim expenses.

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U.S. Deep Freeze Wreaks Havoc on Texas Oil Producers, Refiners

The freeze has taken about 22% of natural gas production offline in the southern central U.S. corridor, suggesting crude production is likely down 1 million barrels a day.

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Hype for Humanoid Robots is Outpacing Supply Chain Readiness

The majority of production deployments of humanoid robots over the next couple years will be limited to "tightly controlled environments," Gartner predicts.

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The Future of Pricing Is Connected: Infrastructure as a Competitive Imperative

ERP integration creates the single source of truth vendors need to create a pricing ecosystem that adapts to customer preferences and supply chain volatility.

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Houthis Renew Threats Against Ships in Red Sea

Houthi rebels released footage on January 26, depicting a previous attack from a year prior in the Gulf of Aden against a Marshall Islands-flagged tanker.

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Canada Walks Tariff Tightrope Between China and U.S.

Canada had initially implemented 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs in 2024, in solidarity with identical levies put in place by the U.S.

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