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Five Supply Chain Predictions (With Zero Guarantees) You have to be bold to make supply chain predictions in this uncertain environment… Then again, if we weren’t at least a little bold, we wouldn’t work in supply chain! I combed the internet for compel...

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How the US Is Handing the 2030s to China and Europe on Clean Tech Europe and China build the clean economy as US rollbacks on EVs, EPA and science push capital and talent abroad - hurting jobs, competitiveness and climate.

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Trump's GOP nemesis vows to parade Epstein victims in Congress A press conference in which several victims of Jeffrey Epstein will speak publicly “for the first time” has been scheduled for early September in a bipartisan effort to force President Donald Trump’s ...

Trump's GOP nemesis vows to parade Epstein victims in Congress

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Trump wanted manufacturers to diversify away from China. Now many that heeded that call face stiff new tariffs | CNN Business South and Southeast Asian countries are caught in the crossfire of Trump’s trade war and are now facing some of the highest tariffs in the world

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Scott Bessent cornered on MSNBC after making admission about 'who pays' tariffs Toward the end of an extensive interview with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, MSNBC's Eugene Robinson was afforded an opportunity to question the Donald Trump official and put him on the spot over t...

Scott Bessent cornered on MSNBC after making admission about 'who pays' tariffs

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BUILD THAT TARIFF WALL

Trump's 'incipient fascism' is a symptom of something 'much worse': analyst President Donald Trump's administration appears to be acting like a movie villain, but one analyst says there is more to it than it seems. David Rothkopf argued in a new essay for The Daily Beast that...

Trump's 'incipient fascism' is a symptom of something 'much worse': analyst

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"So the tariff is paid in this country by the importer, is that right?" -- Eugene Robinson guides Scott Bessent into acknowledging that tariffs are in fact paid in the United States, not by foreign governments

Healthy environment a human right, UN court says in landmark climate ruling Court’s decision expected to be used in future litigation and to support political negotiations by vulnerable states

"Advisory opinions are technically non-binding but are considered authoritative because they summarise existing law...They are expected to be used in future litigation and to bolster political negotiations."

After a long campaign spearheaded by Pacific Islanders

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Lufthansa Cargo eyes to grow its narrow body freighter network CEO Ashwin Bhat confirmed that the carrier is looking to expand its narrowbody freighter operations further within Europe and its surrounding regions.

Lufthansa Cargo is expanding its narrowbody freighter operations, having recently launched Beirut as a new destination, as it doubles down on speed and technology to meet growing global demand.

#LufthansaCargo #Lufthansa #Europe #aircargo #aircraft #SupplyChain

Swiss WorldCargo completes transition to sustainable containers More than 3,300 old AKE and AKH containers have been replaced with new ones with the support of Jettainer.

Swiss WorldCargo has successfully completed its rollover to a range of brand-new, lighter, and more sustainable containers – right on schedule for the Summer 2025 timetable (into effect since March 30, 2025).

#SwissWorldCargo #Jettainer #sustainable #aircargo #aircraft #SupplyChain

How supply chains need to adapt to a shifting global landscape Global supply chains face rising geopolitical fragmentation and economic divergence, driving four plausible outlooks, from multilateral cooperation to full degradation.

Global supply chains are shifting fast and businesses must adapt or be left behind. From geopolitics to green tech, here’s how companies can future-proof their operations...
#SupplyChain #GlobalTrade #Sustainability #FutureOfBusiness

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Ashley Ogawa Clarke wrote a story for Vogue last year about fashion brands incorporating fan-powered tech into their clothes, which is already popular with Japanese laborers. I was skeptical of the tech, but this video is pretty convincing.

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