The Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Alabama recently released an economic analysis of the state’s new, controversial immigration policies. The new laws went into effect in September and contained [This content is for MEMBERS ONLY. Please Subscribe to continue.]
Yesterday Italy announced that it would reduce its orders of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter from 131 to 90, reducing its spend by $6.6 billion. Recently the U.K. has said it will wait [This content is for MEMBERS ONLY. Please Subscribe to continue.]
It will become easier for online retailers to do business direct to consumer thanks to a move that UPS made overnight (pun intended). It was the acquisition of a firm in Europe called Kiala, a small company with only 120 employees. This one probably went unnoticed – but it’s significant. Let’s cover briefly a bit [...]
The price of lithium-ion batteries is the main driver of cost in electric vehicles and one the largest factors impacting adoption of renewable energy sources such as wind and solar (which require power storage to maintain a consistent supply during non-generating hours.) The price of the batteries appears to be dropping considerable. Just over two[This [...]
BAE systems is currently testing devices that it calls structural batteries. These batteries are made of carbon fiber and are able to make up part of the body of a device or vehicle. Rather than a normal battery in the shape [This content is for MEMBERS ONLY. Please Subscribe to continue.]
China has prohibited its airlines from paying the new carbon tax. The tax came into effect at the beginning of the year and taxes carbon emissions on any company with carbon emissions in Europe, including airlines from other countries such as China and the United States. China, the U.S., and Canada have all complained that [...]
Japanese auto manufacturer Mitsubishi is closing its factory in the Netherlands following plummeting sales in Europe. The company has been trying to cut costs in order to maintain margin in the face of poor sales, supply chain disruptions, and the strong yen. The company will now export the automobiles from Japan and Thailand. The move [...]
After nearly five years and 17 extensions it appears that a new FAA authorization will be signed into law. The House and Senate both passed an authorization bill and sent it to President Obama to be signed into law. The bill has been somewhat of a political football recently, with portions of the bill relating [...]
It’s probably official, the bulk maritime sector is likely in a crisis. There are stories floating around the globe (pardon the pun) concerning deals that shippers are striking with shipping companies in which the ship itself is being chartered free, if the shipper will just cover the cost of fuel. One ship story reported that [...]
We keep talking to you about the BDI and you saw the update from Tuesday. Here is the latest: it has temporarily hit[This content is for MEMBERS ONLY. Please Subscribe to continue.]
