Supply Chain

July 28, 2026

RBA Governor Michele Bullock Warns World Faces Rising Supply Shocks Threat

Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Michele Bullock has issued a public economic warning, cautioning that the world is facing an increased frequency of supply shocks—sudden disruptions to the availability or cost of

Business·Environment·India·Latest·News

Tamil Nadu Imposes Three-Month Ban on Mineral Transport to Other States

The Tamil Nadu government has imposed a temporary three-month ban on the transportation of minerals extracted within the state to other Indian states, a restriction that has immediately disrupted supply chains in construction and manufacturing sectors across South India and

July 28, 2026

Japan Finds Rare Earth Elements in Deep Sea Mud Near Remote Island

Business·Latest·News·Science·Technology

Japanese researchers have confirmed the presence of a large concentration of rare earth elements in deep-sea mud surrounding Minamitorishima—a small, remote coral atoll roughly

GM–Hyundai’s Five-Model Plan Aims at 800 000 Annual Output

Business·News·USA

General Motors and Hyundai Motor Company are teaming up to create five new vehicles in a major partnership aimed at cutting costs and fending

A Norfolk Southern locomotive moves beneath a highway overpass at dusk in Atlanta’s Inman Yard, surrounded by rows of intermodal containers.

Business·News

UP-NS $85B Rail Merger Creates First Coast-to-Coast Network Spanning 50,000 Miles in 43 States

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern have shaken hands on an $85 billion merger that will stitch together America’s rail map from sea to shining sea. The cash-and-stock deal values NS at $320

Sunita Somvanshi

July 30, 2025

China Shipping. Photo Source: Keith Skipper (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Business·China·News

China Exports Surge 12.4% Despite 145% US Tariffs: ASEAN Markets Up 11.6% as Supply Chains Shift

The numbers tell quite a story. China’s exports surged 12.4% in March 2025, with first-quarter growth hitting 6.9%. But beneath these headline figures lies a massive shift in global trade flows driven

Sunita Somvanshi

May 9, 2025