July 24, 2024
“…Analysts at Bank of America Securities noted in their July 8 restaurant report that fast food “value wars” remain topical. The investment firm noted that in mid-May McDonald’s said it planned to launch a $5 value meal, beginning June 25 for… Continue Reading…
April 2, 2024
“…The Port of Baltimore processed a record 1.1 million containers of cargo in 2023, according to state data. That made it the ninth-busiest port in the nation based on U.S. trade volume, wrote Ryan Petersen, chief executive of Flexport, a supply chain… Continue Reading…
April 2, 2024
“Maryland Gov. Wes Moore warned Thursday of a “very long road ahead” to recover from the loss of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge as the Biden administration approved $60 million in immediate federal aid after the deadly collapse… The sudden… Continue Reading…
March 27, 2024
“THE… bridge collapse in Maryland will result in widespread disruption to trade but Americans are set to avoid a return to the supply chain chaos seen during the Covid-19 crisis, experts have said. Shipping has been suspended at the Port… Continue Reading…
August 1, 2023
“…Toyota Motor Corp.’s April-June net profit rose 78% from 736.8 billion yen the previous year, the company reported Tuesday. Quarterly sales edged up 24% to 10.5 trillion yen ($74 billion) as vehicle sales improved on-year across major markets, including Japan… Continue Reading…
February 28, 2023
“Apple Inc.’s Chinese suppliers are likely to move capacity out of the country far faster than many observers anticipate to pre-empt fallout from escalating Beijing-Washington tensions, according to one of the US company’s most important partners… AirPods maker GoerTek Inc.… Continue Reading…
November 29, 2022
“Stocks closed lower Monday as social unrest from China’s prolonged Covid restrictions weighed on markets. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 497.57 points, or 1.45%, to end at 33,849.46. The S&P 500 dropped 1.54% to end at 3,963.94. The Nasdaq… Continue Reading…
November 11, 2022
“The crisis sparked by the collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX crypto empire ensnared BlockFi, a troubled digital-asset lender once worth $3 billion but which has now limited activity on its platform… The Jersey City, New Jersey-based company asked customers to… Continue Reading…
September 22, 2022
“Ford Motor on Monday warned investors that the company expects to incur an extra $1 billion in costs during the third quarter due to inflation and supply chain issues. Ford said supply problems have resulted in parts shortages affecting roughly 40,000… Continue Reading…
July 1, 2022
“…Earlier in June, we learned manufacturers’ delivery times in the New York Fed and Philadelphia Fed’s regions had gotten significantly shorter during the month. Since then, we’ve learned from the Kansas City Fed and Richmond Fed that delivery times also improved in their regions. However, delivery… Continue Reading…
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