Helen AtkinsonMore from Helen AtkinsonAll TechnologyAI Allows Walmart to 'Even Anticipate' Changes in Supply ChainThe retail giant says AI helps deliver a more seamless and dependable shopping experience for customers, and equips workers with smarter tools that make their daily work more efficient and productive.September 18, 2025Business Strategy AlignmentESG Backtracking Is an Invitation to Forge Ahead, With Revised Business GoalsMany companies acknowledge that market forces, technological innovation, and state- and international-level statutes will continue to drive progress despite federal policy changes.August 20, 2025Global Trade & EconomicsBank Stands by Predictions that U.S. Consumers Will Bear Majority of Tariff BurdenThe latest Producer Price Index, seen as a potential bellwether for the prices consumers may see in the months ahead, jumped 0.9% from June, lifting the annual rate to 3.3%.August 14, 2025Artificial IntelligenceNo, Canada and Mexico Are Not Building a Freight Corridor to Avoid the U.S.With increasing sophistication, AI “slop” is blurring the lines between truth and fiction.August 6, 2025Global GatewaysIs Mexico’s CIIT Really Going to Challenge the Panama Canal?On March 31, 2025, Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum gave the project a shout-out at a news conference. However, official information about the project has been scant.August 5, 2025Global Trade & EconomicsEuropean Pharma Pushes Back on EU Trade DealConfusion persists over whether 15% tariff will apply to U.S. imports of drugs.July 29, 2025Global LogisticsUntangling the ‘Nightmare’ of HS Codes with TechnologyEven traditional automation of assigning HS codes, in the form of digitally stored and searchable codes, is of limited utility. Enter artificial intelligence.July 17, 2025Global Trade & EconomicsU.S. Tariffs Are Here to Stay, Says Oxford EconomicsThe U.S. administration has offered multiple, often conflicting, explanations for reversing decades of largely free-trade policies by introducing higher tariffs. But boosting revenues is a compelling benefit.July 10, 2025Global Trade & EconomicsU.S. Tariff and Deportation Policies on Collision Course in AgribusinessAlready, crops are rotting in the fields and warehouse managers are struggling to find workers. How will the push for goods made in America play out?July 9, 2025Artificial IntelligenceAI-Tuned Pricing and Inventory Strategies are the Way Forward for RetailersDemand-sensing is important, and is much improved by AI. But pricing and inventory modeling are important too.July 2, 2025Previous PagePage 5 of 25Next Page