Pegatron India Fire Traced to Workers’ Failure to Turn Off Electrical Switch: Sources September 28, 2023 By Praveen Paramasivam A factory fire at iPhone assembler Pegatron India was sparked by a short-circuit after an electrical switch was left on,...
Apple Supplier Pegatron to Halt Assembly at India Plant for Second Day After Fire September 26, 2023 By Praveen Paramasivam, Ben Blanchard and Munsif Vengattil Apple supplier Pegatron has told its factory workers not to report for work on Tuesday, halting the assembly of iPhones...
AI Fused With Trade Data May Finally Smooth Clunky Supply Chains September 5, 2023 By Bryce Baschuk The dawn of artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT may revolutionize the way both the public and private sector use data...
Europe’s Most Important Trade Route Is at Risk From Climate Change August 2, 2023 By Petra Sorge, Wilfried Eckl-Dorna and Carolynn Look The Rhine River has been a reliable shipping lane for centuries, helping spawn industrial giants along its banks. But those...
Behind Aviation Recovery, Suppliers Struggle to Keep Up June 19, 2023 By Allison Lampert and Tim Hepher For dealmakers, this week’s Paris Air Show will showcase the boom in demand for commercial planes and military technology. What...
Taiwan Rushes to Prevent China From Cutting Internet, Phones May 30, 2023 By Jamie Tarabay and Cindy Wang Buffeted by earthquakes and the potential of conflict with China, Taiwan’s leaders want to accelerate plans to make the island...
G-7 Steps Up Russia Sanctions, Seeks to Cut China Trade Dependency May 19, 2023 By Katya Golubkova Leaders of the world’s richest democracies agreed on Friday to stiffen sanctions against Russia, while a draft communique to be...
Ukraine Black Sea Grain Deal Extended for Two Months May 18, 2023 By Huseyin Hayatsever and Michelle Nichols The Ukraine Black Sea grain deal has been extended for two more months, in what U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres hailed...
East, Southern Europe Win as Firms Rethink Supply Chains May 11, 2023 By Mark John Low-cost economies in eastern and southern Europe are being increasingly favored for investment as companies around the world revamp supply...
NY Fed Says Supply Chain Pressures Normalized in February March 7, 2023 Global supply chains have “returned to normal,” the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said on Monday, with pressures dropping...