China Green Bulletin: A Fracturing Global EV Supply Chain Chinese EV and battery-makers are bracing for a sweeping restructuring of the global lithium industrial chain long dominated by China Caixin Global · Mar 13, 2023
Fears for $500m in frozen food as Scott's transport collapse leaves supply chain in disarray More than 110,000 pallets of perishables languishes in warehouses all over the country as the transport logistics sector struggles to fill the gap left by one of Australia's biggest refrigerated food movers, which collapsed last week with 1,500 job losses. ABC News · Mar 10, 2023
Carmakers can kiss pre-pandemic combustion car sales goodbye There are growing signs that global auto sales will continue their comeback from the pandemic, chip shortage and other supply chain snarls. As the recovery takes shape, it’s becoming clearer that sales of internal combustion vehicles are unlikely to ever return to pre-pandemic levels. Tribune News Service · Mar 10, 2023
4 Solar Stocks to Avoid Until Further Notice The solar industry enjoyed impressive growth over the past decade but is now facing heightened volatility due to price fluctuations, declining solar installations, and supply chain disruptions. Hence, fundamentally weak solar stocks SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG), Sunrun (RUN), Sunnova (NOVA), and Beam Global (BEEM) might be best avoided now. Read on…. StockNews.com · Mar 9, 2023
Tesla's Impact On Evolution of Intelligent EVs And Their Supply Chains The concept of vehicles being intelligent devices is relatively new, and it has largely come as a result of Tesla’s contributions to the auto industry. InsideEVs · Mar 8, 2023
Slack, supply chains and customer services all get generative-A.I. smarts Microsoft and Salesforce are baking generative A.I. into their enterprise services. Fortune · Mar 7, 2023
Cool it: Despite cold trucking firm collapse, reports of a supply disaster are overheated As long as we don’t make things worse, supply-chain shortages should be short-lived – an inconvenience, but not a disaster. The New Daily · Mar 7, 2023
Southeast Asia the ‘new China’ for supply chains: business group ASEAN Business Advisory Council chairperson Arsjad Rasjid says region should be ‘supply chain of the world’. Al Jazeera · Mar 7, 2023
Cool it: Australia's biggest cold trucking firm has collapsed, but reports of a supermarket supply disaster are overheated If there’s any lesson from the past three years of supermarket shortages, it’s that it pays to stock up on a few favourite items at all times (if you’ve got room in your pantry or freezer) and to be flexible in your choices of products and brands. The Conversation · Mar 7, 2023
Sub builder Electric Boat is in the midst of a 'once in generation expansion.' Can that expand to serve an international goal? GROTON, Connecticut – Electric Boat hired 3,700 shipbuilders last year. It wants to hire more than 5,000 this year and just as many every year for decades into the future. Tribune News Service · Mar 7, 2023
Decarbonisation in a downturn Companies today face geopolitical upheavals, supply chain disruption, inflation and the threat of recession. Despite this perfect storm, their commitment to decarbonisation hasn't fundamentally wavered. The number of companies embracing science-based targets is continuing to grow at a rapid pace. Bangkok Post · Mar 6, 2023
As cyber attacks on health care soar, so does the cost of cyber insurance As health systems' balance sheets continue to get battered by poor investment returns, soaring workforce and supply chain costs, and soft revenue, they are grappling with another unwieldy financial problem: soaring cyber insurance costs. Axios · Mar 6, 2023
Hornsea Three offshore wind farm could be put on hold if help with soaring costs doesn't emerge Additional government support sought for industry to allow Orsted's next project to emerge off the Humber Birmingham Post · Mar 3, 2023
Arco's sales stay ahead of pre-pandemic levels as inflation and supply chain issues soften profits Margins squeezed after record year for fifth-generation Hull firm Birmingham Post · Mar 3, 2023
The National (Scotland) · Mar 3, 2023 Independence would give communities 'legal right' to benefit from wind farms SCOTLAND’s energy secretary has said he would make it compulsory for developers of onshore wind farms to ensure local communities benefit from the…
The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2023 Aston Martin losses more than double amid hopes for turnaround in 2023 Sportscar maker’s £495m loss in 2022 follows spending on new models and supply chain problems
The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2023 Credit Suisse ‘seriously breached’ obligations on Greensill, says regulator Swiss bank is seeking to recover $10bn of funds linked to collapsed supply chain finance firm
Inverse · Feb 27, 2023 Everything We Know About iPhone 15: USB-C, Cameras, Release Date, Price The iPhone 14 just came out but the rumors have already started for Apple’s iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro, which will likely get USB-C and even better cameras.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 26, 2023 Yes, we have no tomatoes: Why shelves are emptying in UK stores From fresh produce to medicines and computer chips, a cocktail of problems is playing havoc with supply chains
ABC News · Feb 25, 2023 New home builds becoming more expensive amid increasing cost of glass, cement, aluminium No sign of new home builds getting cheaper as prices for energy-intensive materials such as concrete and glass continue to rise, despite supply chain delays easing.
StockNews.com · Feb 24, 2023 Should You Avoid This Auto Stock as Layoff Headlines Erupt? Shares of EV manufacturer Rivian (RIVN) are now trading more than 70% below its 52-week high as the company continues to suffer from supply chain issues and other macro headwinds. Moreover, it faced a year of huge losses and missed its 2022 production target. Following recent price cuts by major…
The Conversation · Feb 23, 2023 Inflation in the Eurozone: is it persisting or falling? In 2022, the annual inflation rate hit a record level (8.4%) since the Eurozone’s creation in 1999, mostly because of disruptions in the global supply chain and by the energy crisis provoked by the conflict in Ukraine.
Birmingham Post · Feb 22, 2023 Tech components firm Gooch and Housego expects inflation to hit profits The Somerset-based manufacturer said it had made 'steady' progress in reducing lead times after increasing production capacity
Bangkok Post · Feb 21, 2023 US strategy won't deter China's rise After President Joe Biden took office, the United States' "Indo-Pacific Strategy" (IPS) --which was officially proposed by former president Donald Trump in November 2017 -- showed a new trend. This recent trajectory includes expanding overseas military bases to deter China's rise at sea, competing against its Belt and Road Initiative…
Wales Online · Feb 21, 2023 The empty shelves in Welsh supermarkets as shortages take hold There is a lack of fresh produce in some supermarkets due to supply chain issues