Trump’s $100,000 H-1B fee draws rare rebuke from US businessA coalition of major business groups warned US President Donald Trump that the new $100,000 H-1B visa application fee risks significantly h...
04 Oct, 2025, 10.15 AM IST
Canada faces a summer of shortages even after Mark Carney's victory, here's the reason behind itCanada faces a summer of shortages even after Mark Carney's victory, and the story behind it is more serious than it first seems. With U.S....
05 May, 2025, 09.10 PM IST
As exports from China plunge, the U.S. faces an impending shortage of goods; here's what Americans should knowChina exports to U.S. plunge as record-high tariffs take hold, leading to fears of product shortages across American stores. With U.S. impo...
30 Apr, 2025, 10.38 PM IST
Walmart’s missing prices show trade chaos coming for consumersElsewhere, US retailers are suspending orders and halting shipments as the global supply chain grinds to a near-halt.
10 Apr, 2025, 10.07 AM IST
Walmart forecast disappoints, shares fall 6% on consumer spending worriesWalmart on Thursday forecast sales and profit for the fiscal year ending January 2026 below Wall Street estimates, suggesting the world's l...
20 Feb, 2025, 08.52 PM IST
US retailers look to back-up shipping plans to prep for holidays as strike continuesLong lines of container ships queued up outside major U.S. ports on Thursday as the biggest dockworker strike in nearly half a century ente...
04 Oct, 2024, 10.11 AM IST
Retailers can manage Red Sea shipping delays for nowContainer ships are being forced to avoid the Red Sea and Suez Canal, the main route for shipments from Asia to Europe and an important one...
13 Jan, 2024, 10.21 AM IST
Walmart shifts to India, cuts China importsIn a strategic move to cut costs and enhance supply chain resilience, Walmart, the world's largest retailer, is significantly increasing it...
30 Nov, 2023, 04.17 PM IST
Cyber Monday set for record sales of $11.2 billion as shoppers wait for discountsCyber Monday sales fell 1.4% last year as retailers spread out promotional deals across weeks from as early as October to better manage inv...
28 Nov, 2022, 05.30 PM IST
The supply chain broke. Robots are supposed to help fix it.The stakes are especially high for companies engaged in transporting goods. Their executives contend that the Great Supply Chain Disruption...
08 Sep, 2022, 11.47 AM IST
Smartkarma Research | Target vs Walmart: Which one is better?The earnings results from Walmart and Target were disappointing, and management’s reaction was even more disappointing. However, they are s...
09 Jun, 2022, 05.02 PM IST
U.S. eyes baby formula imports amid nationwide shortageFDA Commissioner Robert Califf provided no details, but President Joe Biden said last week he was working to allow more formula to come in ...
17 May, 2022, 06.41 AM IST
Amazon bulks up shipping capacity to battle holiday season snarlsAmazon, which plans to hire 150,000 seasonal workers in the United States during the holiday period, said it had also increased ports of en...
26 Oct, 2021, 08.59 AM IST
Price pinch: Global economy caught in perfect stormAn acute shortage of warehouse workers, truckers and butchers as the world's fifth-largest economy deals with Brexit as well as COVID-19 is...
15 Oct, 2021, 12.42 PM IST
Biden announces measures at major ports to battle supply chain woesProduct shortages have frustrated American consumers and businesses and contributed to inflation, which threatens to hurt the president pol...
14 Oct, 2021, 09.19 AM IST
Lockdown: Retailers witness spike in sale of private labels as supply lines disruptedThe retailers have pushed their private labels to fill the gaps in supply chain due to production shortage and transportation from other ma...
26 Apr, 2020, 05.17 PM IST
‘Walmart brings more capacity for bribery’Joseph Stiglitz delighted a select media gathering in Bangalore on Monday, with talk of Walmart’s expertise in bribery and how money given ...
09 Jan, 2013, 05.34 AM IST