Shippers Scramble for Workarounds Ahead of Threatened Port Strike September 25, 2024 By Lisa Baertlein and Timothy Aeppel U.S. companies that rely on East and Gulf Coast seaports have been importing early, shifting goods to the West Coast,...
Manufacturers Hit by Soaring Property Insurance Costs August 13, 2024 By Timothy Aeppel James Kirsh expects the cost of the property and casualty insurance for his family-owned foundry in Wisconsin that makes cast...
Soaring Insurance Costs Hit as US Buyers Finally Get a Break on Car Prices April 12, 2024 By Timothy Aeppel A new form of sticker shock has hit American car buyers like Darin Davis. In January, when the 56-year-old Dallas...
Robot Invasion Hit a Bump in 2023 as North American Economy Cooled February 13, 2024 By Timothy Aeppel North American companies ordered about a third fewer robots last year as worries about a slowing economy and higher interest...
Robots Take Over More Jobs Where Humans Are Aging September 23, 2021 By Timothy Aeppel It turns out robots are taking over jobs fastest around the world in places where their human counterparts are aging...
Suez Canal Blockage Continues to Disrupt Global Trade, Hitting Supply Chains April 9, 2021 By Jonathan Saul and Timothy Aeppel LONDON/LOS ANGELES – A backlog of container ships carrying consumer goods has grown in some key strategic ports after a...
U.S. Employers Shying Away From Using Coronavirus ‘Immunity’ Tests in Reopening May 19, 2020 By Caroline Humer and Timothy Aeppel U.S. employers have cooled to the idea of testing workers for possible immunity to the coronavirus as they prepare to...