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Imports to busiest US seaport tumble 11.5% in November as tariffs bite, port executive saysLos Angeles port saw a 11.5% drop in November import volume as shippers pre-emptively stocked up to avoid tariffs. Exports also declined 8....
US ports facing ‘goods recession’ amid holiday lull, tariff woesNew data reveals a month-over-month dip in October, with significant year-on-year decreases anticipated for November and December. This slo...
US importers rush in goods from China as Trump tariff threat loomsTrump, who has threatened to slap tariffs of 10% to 60% on goods from China, takes office on Jan. 20. During his first term, Trump mainly t...
US retailers rush holiday imports, fearing strikes and disruptionsContainer imports and freight rates surged in July, signaling an earlier-than-usual peak season for the ocean shipping industry that handle...
As US holiday shopping season nears, retailers importing like it is 2019As consumer patterns are getting stabilised and normalised in the US, retailers in the country are ordering goods at a pre-pandemic level.
Harry Markowitz, Nobel-winning pioneer of modern portfolio theory, dies at 95Harry M. Markowitz, an economist who launched a revolution in finance, upending traditional thinking about buying stocks and earning the No...
World trade data begin to show early signs of ‘Reglobalisation’The “reglobalisation” will take years, and world's trade data is just beginning to offer clues about the might of the changes, and who’s wi...
U.S. imports of containerised goods retreat to pre-pandemic levelDemand for kitchen appliances, furniture, big-screen TVs, apparel and other retail goods softened late last year as record inflation bit in...
California dreaming: What the elderly can teach us about 'slowness' in lifeIn a society smitten with speed, elderly people recognise the the luxury of slowness: of doing things slowly, deliberately, of taking their...
Napping reverses damages caused by poor sleep: StudyA 30-minute nap can help relieve stress and bolster the immune systems of men who slept only two hours the previous night, researchers have...
- Organisations need to put strategy, execution in sync to deliver desired outcomes
Studies in anthropology have shown that for effective functioning, an enterprise may manage itself around 250 people as an optimal number.