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LatestFed holds its benchmark at 3.75–4.00% with two members dissenting for a hike; a December increase is widely expected Truckload contract rates hit a 52-week high: how to run freight bids when capacity, not demand, sets the price Taylor Farms will stop sourcing central Mexico lettuce four months a year after Cyclospora outbreak
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LatestSAP ships AI agent governance tooling: observability, an enterprise AI gateway and an EU AI Act assistant Opply raises $7.5M so AI agents can run CPG procurement end to end, joining 2026's agentic funding wave Arkestro moves post-award price reviews from pilots to general availability and wires its platform into AI agents
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Latest22 products out, 100 in: the 50% Canada tariff list changes Oct. 30 IEEPA tariff refunds widen: Customs tells the trade court 'Phase 3' will open to more importers on a rolling basis Wind turbines avoid Section 232 tariffs: Trump orders trade negotiations, with a report due by April 20, 2027
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LatestBoluda Shipping to buy Samskip, building a 32-vessel shortsea network from Northern Europe to West Africa USPS will add a weekly fuel surcharge to parcels in January 2027, ending its no-fuel-fee advantage over FedEx and UPS Apple commits up to $100M to US titanium while Micron funds a New York minerals restart
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LatestNvidia scales AI capacity to multi-gigawatt with Oracle after locking six supplier deals, including a $1.1B U.S. testing advance IEA says diesel stays tight well into 2027 as Houthi strikes on Aramco put the Gulf supply recovery at risk China's rare earth export pause runs out Nov. 10: what magnet, battery and electronics sourcing teams should do now
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LatestC.H. Robinson–RXO: a $5.8 billion broker merger that would control about 20% of brokered freight Stord lands a $400 million credit facility to grow its 3PL fulfillment network after a run of acquisitions From transformer steel to a $3.2 billion shipyard: the October factory investments that change U.S. supplier capacity
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Coming upNov 9Section 301 China-linked vessel fees resume unless USTR extends Nov 10Section 301 China exclusions expire Nov 10China rare earth export pause ends Nov 18UP–NS merger comments due at STB Dec 7CBP low-value shipment rule comments due Dec 11FY2027 continuing-resolution authority ends Dec 30EU deforestation rules take effect Jan 1Cabinet and furniture tariffs rise Jan 1DFARS magnet rule reaches mining, refining Jan 1Boluda–Samskip deal set to close Jan 4FedEx 2027 rate increase Jan 10U.S.–China trade truce expires Jan 10US–China Busan truce extension expires Jan 12USMCA joint review comments due Apr 20180-day Section 232 wind-turbine trade report due Oct 30Canada Section 338 list changes take effect Oct 17Riyadh airport closure set to endPricesNo. 2 diesel fuel▲ +77.8% over 12 months Deep sea freight▲ +32.0% over 12 months Aluminum mill shapes▲ +27.3% over 12 months Steel mill products▲ +23.4% over 12 monthsTrendingsupplier risk AI landed cost tariffs ocean freight

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