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Global Trade Skirmish Puts Factories, Recovery at Risk

Factory growth in major manufacturing hubs showed signs of cooling last month as companies braced for potential damage from rising global trade tensions while also grappling with accelerating inflation and a strong dollar.

Apparel Retailers, Finally Recovering, Eye Cotton Prices Warily

Apparel retailers are finally winning back shoppers just as a new potential problem arises: more expensive cotton.

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Logistics Hiring Surged in May on Growing Freight Demand

Logistics and freight transport companies went on a hiring spree in May, adding 18,700 jobs to keep pace with accelerating demand in the U.S. shipping markets.

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For Europe, an Unpleasant Question: Confront Trump or Avoid a Costly Trade War

For Europe, the first move was easy. Officials swiftly announced plans to strike back with retaliatory measures against President Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminum while vowing a legal challenge.

Five Steps to Embrace Intelligent Machines in the New World of Work

While the impacts of machine intelligence have been hotly debated, and even provoke anxiety in some, this group of technologies continues to accelerate at a remarkable pace.

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Another Antibiotic Crisis: Fragile Supply Leads to Shortages

Shortages of some life-saving antibiotics are putting growing numbers of patients at risk and fuelling the evolution of “superbugs” that do not respond to modern medicines, according to a new report.

Brazilian Food Companies Hard Hit by Truckers' Protests

Brazilian food companies will be reeling for months from the after-effects of a truckers' protest that has blocked the country's main roadways this past week, industry sources said on Friday.

Red Alert: U.K. Farmers Warn of Soft Fruit Shortage

Like many things considered quintessentially English, the humble strawberry is an immigrant. The first garden variety was grown in France in the 18th century, the result of cross-pollinating strawberries from North and South America. Those luscious fruits you buy today in the supermarket? A marriage of European and American strains.

UPS Really Doesn’t Want to Ship Your Refrigerator With Your Socks

United Parcel Service Inc. jacked up fees by 30 percent to $650 for the largest items it delivers to discourage shippers from putting kayaks, refrigerators and other oversize items into a network meant for smaller parcels.

The U.S. Doesn’t Have Enough Truckers, and It’s Starting to Cause Prices of About Everything to Rise

Joyce Brenny, chief executive of Brenny Transportation in Minnesota, gave her truck drivers a 15 percent raise this year, but she still can't find enough workers for a job that now pays $80,000 a year.

More Suppliers Are Losing Revenue Due to Cross-Channel Challenges

As the global $1.9tr e-commerce landscape continues to expand, companies are facing difficulties successfully managing cross-channel commerce across continents, supply chains, and software systems, and are losing revenue as a result.

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Interactive Slavery Map Aims to Help Supply Chain Collaboration

A free interactive map of anti-human trafficking organizations has been created to help collaboration between businesses.

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