Category: Supply Chain

Rivian C.E.O. RJ Scaringe Has Some Ideas for How to Make More Cars in America

The New York Times – Business:
RJ Scaringe thinks it will take robots, tariffs and diplomacy to maintain a manufacturing base in the United States.
India Wants to Buy Fewer Chinese Imports, but Keeps Needing More

The New York Times – Business:
Trade between India and China has nearly doubled in five years, leaving New Delhi with a widening deficit and a difficult choice over how to build its industrial future.
A Sprint to Decipher U.S.-Canada Tariffs: ‘Are Sprinkles on the List?’

The New York Times – Business:
President Trump’s levies on a long, eclectic list of products from Canada has companies scrambling to figure out if their supply chains are affected.
U.S. Trade Gap Ballooned in July

The New York Times – Business:
The trade deficit bounced back up last month as spending on data centers to feed the A.I. boom drove up imports.
How the Pentagon Is Getting Into the Venezuelan Oil Business Under Trump

The New York Times – Business:
The Defense Department’s Office of Strategic Capital, founded by the Biden administration to give loans to bolster the U.S. defense industry, is helping lead President Trump’s oil deal.
Shein, a Fast-Fashion Giant, Struggles to Grow Ahead of a Much-Delayed IPO

The New York Times – Business:
Facing pressure in the United States and Europe, Shein is struggling to find new ways to grow ahead of its much-delayed initial public offering.
How Cyclospora Evaded the U.S. Food Safety System to Sicken Thousands

The New York Times – Business:
The Trump administration delayed a rule last year that could have sped up the effort to pinpoint the source of the contamination. Critics charge that food safety oversight has eroded overall.
America Wants to Make Its Own Humanoid Robots. That Won’t Be Easy.

The New York Times – Business:
China already manufactures humanoid robots by the thousands. A new generation of U.S. start-ups is betting that there is still time to compete.
A Maine Town, Once Dependent on a Paper Mill, Tries to Move On

The New York Times – Business:
For over a century, Madison Paper Industries was a small Maine town’s economic engine. A new owner moved in, but uncertainty persists.
U.S. Trade Deficit Dips in June as Imports Fall Back

The New York Times – Business:
Imports and exports both declined, retreating from a busy month in May, data from the Commerce Department showed.
Trump’s Tariff Exemptions Include Diamonds, Oil and Gas, Copper and Other Items

The New York Times – Business:
A new round of tariff carve-outs has raised familiar questions about who should receive the lucrative exceptions, and why.
China Threatens Retaliation as U.S. Moves to Block Robot Imports

The New York Times – Business:
The dispute highlights how robotics has become the latest battleground in the intensifying technological and industrial rivalry between Washington and Beijing.