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Nicolas Rivero

Nicolas Rivero

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Nicolas Rivero
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May was the worst month for startup layoffs since 2020 - Quartz

17,000 workers got laid off from 71 tech startups globally in May after tech stocks crashed, startup investment slumped, and executives began cutting costs.
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A glut of cheap lithium could bring down EV prices next year - Quartz

Goldman Sachs analysts believe companies have over-invested in lithium, nickel, and cobalt mining, which will lead to an over-supply that will lower the price of battery metals within two years.
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The world is facing helium shortage 4.0 - Quartz

Helium Shortage 4.0 is once again the result of a handful of unexpected supply disruptions in the heavily concentrated helium production industry—and a disastrous 1996 US law.
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People have finally stopped panic-buying Clorox - Quartz

In a sign of the public’s waning pandemic fears, Clorox CEO Linda Rendle announced the company would scale back production as covid-19 shifts to “more of an endemic phase.”
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The world's biggest shipping lines are taking to the skies - Quartz

Flush with cash after two years of soaring shipping profits, Maersk, MSC, and CMA CGM are racing to buy planes, merge with freight forwarders, and strike partnerships with airlines like Air France-KLM.
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Elon Musk should remember that no one leads Twitter for long - Quartz

CEOs at the star-crossed social network have an average tenure of 3.2 years—shorter than any other big tech company besides TikTok. If Musk replaces Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal, the new executive may not last.
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JB Hunt says Shanghai's lockdown will spell trouble for US ports - ...

JB Hunt executives told investors that the Shanghai lockdown, combined with labor disputes at US West Coast ports, could create new disruptions for US supply chains in July.

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Is Walmart really turning trucking into a six-figure-salary job? - ...

Walmart has vowed to pay truck drivers up to $110,000 in their first year on the job as trucking wages record their fastest and most prolonged growth in a decade.
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Biden proposed a big funding increase for US antitrust enforcers - ...

The White House wants to give US antitrust enforcers an extra $227 million to crack down on monopolies this year.
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The USPS will buy 10,000 electric trucks—and 40,000 gas-guzzlers - ...

The US Postal Service doubled the number of electric vehicles it plans to buy, but they still make up just 20% of its order for new mail delivery trucks.
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It's three times cheaper to fuel an electric car than a gas car - Q...

Rising gas prices have widened the cost gap between fueling an electric vehicle and a gas-powered, internal combustion engine car.
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Pro-Ukrainian hacktivists are taking down Russian websites - Quartz

Hackers from Anonymous and Ukraine’s “IT Army” have claimed credit for leaking data from Russian government agencies, hacking state media outlets, and knocking websites for businesses and financial services offline.
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Russia’s last trade link is China’s state-run shipping line - Quartz

COSCO, the world’s fourth largest shipping line, which is owned by the Chinese government, is the last major shipping line still operating in Russia.
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Amazon and Maersk are battling to control global supply chains - Qu...

Soon, businesses may outsource their entire logistics operations to Amazon or Maersk, which are each expanding into trucking, air cargo, warehousing, and last-mile delivery.
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What is the point of sanctioning Russian oligarchs? - Quartz

Confiscating Putin cronies’ yachts won’t stop the invasion of Ukraine, but it offers an emotional salve for Americans and Europeans who are angry about the vast wealth Russian oligarchs have stashed in Western cities.
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Japan is home to the world's first autonomous container ships - Quartz

A consortium of Japanese freight businesses, led by the Nippon Foundation, has tested two of the world’s first self-driving container ships in an effort to cut shipping labor in the face of an aging workforce.
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The biggest corporate holder of bitcoin is not Square or Tesla - Qu...

At least 26 publicly traded companies hold bitcoin, including automakers, video game developers, fossil fuel investors, mortgage lenders, insurers, and one massive whale that owns 56% of all corporate crypto.
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Maersk can't find enough green fuel for its carbon-neutral ships - ...

The shipping line is investing in green methanol production to ensure that it can source enough fuel to power a fleet of 12 new carbon-neutral ships it bought from Hyundai Heavy Industries.
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Florida's Space Coast is making a comeback thanks to private space ...

The Kennedy Space Center has reinvented itself as a commercial spaceport.
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Amazon now delivers more US packages than FedEx - Quartz

The e-commerce giant has made steep investments in its logistics operation, suggesting the company may be primed to launch a standalone delivery business to rival FedEx and UPS.