10 - 2020 - Markets news

The U.S.-China trade war and Brexit have generated quantifiable uncertainty in the marketplace, but the impact of those events is being eclipsed by the uncertainty generated by the global pandemic.

Capacity on the Transpacific lane is up 20% YoY, as carriers have injected resources into the trade lane resulting in "unprecedented capacity increases in Q4," according to a release from Sea-Intelligence.

Recent research stresses the importance of data availability and quality. But a panel of experts said carriers aren't always willing to share.

The world of e-commerce has undergone quite a year.And with everything going on in the world, chances are that growth, innovation, and change are what we can expect in the year to come as well.

It’s been a long journey to the NBA finals. The 2019-20 NBA season went on hiatus on March 11, and it was not until June that the NBA’s Board of Governors and Players Association finalized plans for 22 teams to return under stringent health and safety protocols and accompanied by measures to promote social justice.

The initial demand surge for pandemic-related supplies such as masks and janitorial supplies has moderated, but demand still settled above normal levels in Q3, Fastenal executives reported Tuesday. Demand for safety products is about 20% higher than historic levels, according to UBS's reporting on the company.

By July 2018, the United States and China had each fired off the first shots in a tariff war that would escalate over the next year

The labor-intensive processes of picking, packing and shipping require supply chains to hire more workers as e-commerce sales reach record levels.