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Europe Burns More Coal to Wean Off Russian Gas

European utilities are getting increasingly reliant on coal for power as the region tries to reduce its dependence on Russian natural gas.

Europes Coal Use

Podcast | Is Mexico Violating the USMCA on Biotech Imports?

Trade in agricultural products between the U.S. and Mexico is massive: the U.S. ships nearly $20 billion in farm exports to Mexico each year. But that relationship could be in jeopardy.

Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Photo: Milton Martínez/ Ministry of Culture of Mexico City.

Fuel-Price Hikes Hit Shippers, Truckers Across U.S. Economy

Soaring U.S. energy prices are hitting all modes of transport, squeezing smaller shipping lines amid already-volatile ocean rates, as well as truckers who have to contend with delays in clawing back higher costs.

Freight trucks drive on a highway. Photo: Stefan Doncean/ Pexels.

Can a Label Shortage Bring Global Supply Chains to a Halt?

If retailers, manufacturers and transportation providers can’t get paper labels, the entire supply chain could quickly reach a crisis, and even grind to a halt.

An online shopper retrieves their package from the doorstep. Photo: Getty Images.

Missing Mayo, Knockout Guac: Three Lessons for Fresh Grocery Supply Chains

A growing consumer appetite for fresh prepared foods at the grocery store has complicated demand forecasting and inventory planning.

E-Commerce Return Fraud: Four Types, and How Merchants Can Fight Back

More than 10% of e-commerce returns from the 2021 holiday season have been deemed as fraudulent. What can retailers do about it?

Russia Bans Export of 200 Products After Suffering Sanctions Hit

Russia announced an export ban for more than 200 products after the economy was hit by sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine. It stopped short of curbing sales of energy and raw materials, the country’s biggest contribution to global trade.

Russian Exports

U.S. Oil Production Will Cushion Price Hit to Economy, Eventually

Any increased capital spending by U.S. oil and gas producers in response to the surge in crude price should help soften the blow to the economy from an expected pullback in consumer spending. It just won’t be anytime soon.

Trucks refuel at a gas station. Photo: Getty Images.

Can Europe Weaken Putin’s Power Over Global Energy?

The war in Ukraine has already revealed that the modern financial system can be weaponized in ways never before seen. Now the same might be true of the energy transition.

Salt mounds at a lithium mine in Jujuy, Argentina. Photo: Getty.

War in Ukraine Triggers Global Food Emergency

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine means the food inflation that’s been plaguing global consumers is now tipping into a full-blown crisis, potentially outstripping even the pandemic’s blow and pushing millions more into hunger.

Wheat kernels in a field. Photo: Pexels.

The Complex Future of Brick-and-Mortar Retail

It’s a given that the COVID-19 pandemic boosted e-commerce, but some of the numbers coming in now are verging on the exceptional.

A shopper uses contactless payment. Photo: Robert Kneschke/ Canva.

U.S. Eyes Strict Emissions Rules for Heavy-Duty Trucks

The Biden administration is moving to enact stringent new emissions regulations for large trucks that have been operating for more than a decade under standards environmentalists complain are too lax.

Trucks enter and exit the Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Bloomberg.

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