We have entered the busy summer travel season. Since Memorial Day, many flights have been canceled and delayed, disrupting business and leisure travelers, putting everyone’s patience to the brink. For example, American Airlines canceled more than 2,800 flights around Memorial Day weekend.
Gasoline prices at the pump are off their all-time highs, but they remain well above prices just six months ago. Filling an SUV gas tank can run well over $100. People are feeling the pain and looking for ways to balance their budget as fuel costs are taking a bigger chunk out of their paychecks.
In the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink issued a letter stating that globalization is ending. Is it really? The U.N. Conference on Trade and Development notes that 2021 was a record year for global trade. Recent discussions at the G7 meeting in Germany and the BRICS summit in China paint a more nuanced picture of whether globalization is ending or increasing.
In this Q&A, supply chain expert Zachary Collier looks at some ways supply chains are threatened today and how companies need to avoid a single point of failure in supply chains.
The world is sitting at a cusp: How best to respond to the rising number of cases of the human version of the monkeypox virus. The current international outbreak (B1) has already spread to more than 58 countries with more than 6,000 cases -- with ongoing monitoring of thousands more people with close contact. Monkeypox has been a heightened concern in several countries worldwide, especially Britain, Germany, Spain, and Portugal. So far, this is the largest international outbreak the world has seen.
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A Chinese AI startup is gaining popularity, amassing tons of downloads shortly after the app’s debut. DeepSeek’s flagship model is free, but the organization charges users who connect their own applications to DeepSeek’s model and computing framework, the Wall Street Journal reported.
A new Chinese artificial intelligence tool has sent shock waves through the U.S. tech community. The AI lab DeepSeek claims to have developed a model on a tiny budget that can outperform similar Western models in terms of cost and performance in math. China, it seems, continues to innovate in advanced technologies despite extensive U.S. efforts to contain their growth.
Health insurance has become necessary, with large and unpredictable health care costs always looming before each of us. Unfortunately, the majority of people have experienced problems when using their health insurance to pay for their medical care. Health insurance serves as the buffer between patients and the medical care system, using population pooling to mitigate the risk exposure on any one individual.
Tariffs could raise the cost of medical care and prescription drugs for people in the U.S.
A groundbreaking new study in the INFORMS journal Transportation Science reveals the severe and far-reaching consequences of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on global food security. The research highlights an urgent need to address disruptions in the transportation of Ukrainian grains, which have caused dramatic price spikes and worsened food insecurity worldwide, particularly in vulnerable regions such as the Middle East and North Africa.
Dockworkers on the East and Gulf coasts could go on strike again in less than two weeks if they don’t reach a contract agreement with ports and shippers. Talks are set to resume next week, according to Bloomberg. The main sticking point between the two sides? Automation.
Billionaire investor Mark Cuban's question to Representative Matt Gaetz, a Florida Republican, on energy costs took off on social media on Saturday.
Florida lawmakers have banned wind turbines off its shores and near the coast, saying the bill is meant to protect wildlife and prevent noise.