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US cuts water supply for some states, Mexico as drought bites
The huge Lake Mead, which was formed by the damming of the Colorado River, is at historically low levels. Water supplies to some US states and Mexico will be cut to avoid "catastrophic collapse" of the Colorado River, Washington officials said Tuesday, as a historic drought bites. More than two decades of well below average…
Supply chain woes slashing Canadian manufacturing, hurting small businesses: surveys
Canadian manufacturers say supply chain disruptions are cutting into their production while raising costs, putting the recovery of the sector and the overall economy at risk. Canadian manufacturers say supply chain disruptions are cutting into their production while raising costs, putting the recovery of the sector and the overall economy at risk. A new survey…
Global Supply Chain Logistics Company Flexport Has Bitcoin On Their Balance Sheet
The CEO of Flexport says they have bitcoin on the balance sheet. Bitcoin White Paper listed on Flexport’s website. The company has a $8 billion valuation with $1.6 billion on the balance sheet. Ryan Peterson, CEO of Flexport, a global supply-chain logistics company that focuses on connecting the entire global trade ecosystem, tweeted to the…
Supply Chain Disruptions Aren’t Likely to Get Better This Year. Here’s What You Should Be Doing Now
With havoc at ports showing no signs of improving, it's likely that supply chain disruptions that plagued businesses across the country won't be slowing down anytime soon. At least not until 2023. That's what many in the logistics industry are banking on. Phil Levy, chief economist at Flexport, recently told The New York Times that he didn't think conditions would…
How We Broke the Supply Chain
Rampant outsourcing, financialization, monopolization, deregulation, and just-in-time logistics are the culprits.Read Full Article »
Bitcoin Supply Shock: Only 12% Of BTC Supply Is On Exchanges Now
Percentage of the Bitcoin supply on exchanges has dipped further down to 12% recently, as the supply shock continues to deepen. Just 12% Of Bitcoin Supply Is Now Held By Exchanges As pointed out by an analyst in a CryptoQuant post, the percentage of BTC supply stored on exchanges has now dropped down to just…
Ethereum · Solana · Tether · Tron › StablecoinsThe amount of USDC stablecoin issued on the Ethereum blockchain has surpassed that of the number one stablecoin USDT. The “flippening” is telling of the recent growth of USDC.The stablecoin market has seen explosive growth over the past years. The market has been and still is, dominated…
Construction supply woes ease as new orders boom
The bellwether Markit/CIPS UK Construction PMI Total Activity Index contained the double dose of good news despite overall growth slipping slightly to 54.3% from 55.55% in November – still well ahead of the crucial 50 no-change threshold. An improved alignment between demand and supply helped to soften inflationary pressures at the end of 2021. Purchasing…
Supply shortages start to ease
Shortages of building products might not be such a problem in 2022 as they were in 2021The headline seasonally adjusted IHS Markit/CIPS UK Construction PMI Total Activity Index posted 54.3 in December 2021, to remain healthily above the crucial 50.0 no-change threshold. However, this was down from 55.5 in November and signalled the weakest rate…
Digital supply chain provider Beacon raises $50M
October 4, 2021 4:40 PM Image Credit: monsitj/Getty Images The Transform Technology Summits start October 13th with Low-Code/No Code: Enabling Enterprise Agility. Register now! Beacon, a U.K.-based digital supply chain and freight platform maker, revealed on October 4 that it has raised $50 million in a series B funding round, led by Northstar.vc. Beacon’s software…