The shipping container is a logistics marvel that can affordably move thousands of items from hundreds of different companies all around the globe. If there is a slowdown in shipping-container circulation, there could be massive supply chain bottlenecks. “The skill involved in containerization is moving that container from point A to point B and getting … Read more
The Key Bridge was hit by a ship and collapsed on March 26, 2024. The Washington Post | The Washington Post | Getty Images Six construction workers were presumed dead on Wednesday after a massive cargo ship struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, causing it to partially collapse into the Patapsco River. The … Read more
New Zealand and China flag together Oleksii Liskonih | Istock | Getty Images New Zealand has accused China of “malicious cyber activity” linked to Chinese state actors, who targeted its parliament in 2021. The government “expressed concerns today about malicious cyber activity, attributed to groups sponsored by the Chinese Government,” New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Winston … Read more
Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun speaks to reporters as he departs from a meeting at the office of Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) on Capitol Hill January 24, 2024 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun will step down at the end of 2024 in part of a broad management shakeup for … Read more
Donald Trump likes to say he created the strongest U.S. economy in history. But the centerpiece of his plans for a second term — tariffs on imported goods, especially those from China — runs the risk of bringing the U.S.′ currently robust economy to a screeching halt, and possibly the world’s, as well. Despite warnings … Read more
Countries at the meeting of the United Nations’ International Maritime Organization in London signed a deal for shipping emissions to reach net zero “by or around” 2050. Ucg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Two weeks of talks at the United Nations shipping agency concluded in London on Friday, with a clear majority of … Read more
Angela Chao attends the AFI Awards Luncheon at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on January 12, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Frazer Harrison | Getty Images Texas authorities on Wednesday released the findings of their investigation of the drowning death in February of Foremost Group CEO Angela Chao after she accidentally drove … Read more
China and New Zealand flags. Andrea Verdelli | Getty Images News | Getty Images China and New Zealand are working toward implementing an upgraded version of the free trade agreement between the two countries. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Monday the two countries should kick off negotiations on the negative list of service trade … Read more
Bitcoin hitting all time highs and boasting a staggering 12-month return of 200% has made headlines all around the world. Has any other asset outperformed Bitcoin during the same time? Ladies and Gentlemen, let me present to you MicroStrategy (MSTR); its price has skyrocketed with a remarkable 12-month return of 600%. The financial world stands … Read more
This combination of pictures created on February 17, 2024, shows U.S. President Joe Biden waving from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on June 1, 2023, and former President Donald Trump waving to the media outside the White House on Jan. 12, 2021. Jim Watson | Brendan Smialowski | AFP | … Read more
