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August 4, 2022
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Acquisition Enhances Hyperion’s Offering of Diamond, CBN Products
October 4, 2022
With fewer steps involved in measurement, the uncertainty is reduced hence the measuring is much closer to the truth.
Advancements in Real-Time Measurement of LNG Composition During Processing and Custody Transfer
September 30, 2022
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Chicago-Based Business Takes Its Cloud Manufacturing Operations Beyond Midwest
September 30, 2022
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Mich. Approves $400 Million to Advance EV Batteries
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Lockheed Opens New Facility to Increase Advanced Missile Production
People come out of their homes during a power failure in Dhaka, Bangladesh Tuesday Oct. 4, 2022.
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Power Restored After National Grid Failure in Bangladesh
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August 4, 2022
A BNSF Railway intermodal facility in Edgerton, Kan., Dec. 20, 2019.
Supply Chain
Unions Blast Rail Move to Delay Shipments Before Deadline
Some say it's only an attempt to get shippers to increase the pressure on Congress to intervene and block a work stoppage by imposing a contract on workers.
September 11, 2022
A BNSF Railway train in Seattle, July 27, 2015.
Supply Chain
Rail Union Says Plan for Contract Deal Doesn't Address Concerns
It doesn't do enough to address concerns about working conditions.
August 19, 2022
Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, smiles as he plays bridge following the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting in Omaha, Neb., on May 5, 2019. Warren Buffett's company bet more on high-tech darlings Apple and Amazon during the second quarter of 2022 while also investing billions in old school oil producers Occidental Petroleum and Chevron.
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Buffett's Firm Buys More Apple, Amazon While Betting on Oil
Wall Street follows Berkshire’s investments closely because of Buffett’s remarkably successful track record over the decades.
August 17, 2022
Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, smiles as he plays bridge following the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting in Omaha, Neb., on May 5, 2019.
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Buffett's Firm Reports $44B Loss
But its businesses thrive.
August 8, 2022
In this May 5, 2019, file photo, Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, speaks during a game of bridge following the annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting in Omaha, Neb.
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Warren Buffett's Firm Owns Nearly $11B of Occidental Stock
Berkshire has bought more than $1.3 billion worth shares this month alone.
July 19, 2022
In this June 10, 2020 file photo, cattle occupy a feedlot in Columbus, Neb. The nation's largest food distributor has joined the other businesses accusing the four largest meat processors of working together to inflate beef prices. Sysco recently filed a federal lawsuit in Texas accusing Tyson Foods, JBS, Cargill and National Beef of price fixing.
Food & Beverage
Sysco Accuses 4 Largest Beef Processors of Price Fixing
The nation's largest food distributor filed a federal lawsuit accusing Tyson, JBS, Cargill and National Beef of price fixing.
July 11, 2022
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Buffett's Berkshire Keeps Buying Occidental Petroleum Stock
Berkshire bought nearly 5.9 million more shares on Monday and Tuesday.
May 6, 2022
A cutout of Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett greets shareholders at the Pampered Chef booth at the company's annual meeting, Friday, APril 29, 2022, in Omaha, Neb.. Tens of thousands of shareholders are expected Saturday to attend the company's first in-person meeting since the pandemic began.
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Warren Buffett Tells Shareholders About Spending $51 billion
He didn't reveal everything he bought but did mention several highlights.
May 2, 2022
Striking Kellogg's workers stand outside the company's cereal plant in Omaha, Neb., on Dec. 2, 2021. Several hundred workers at a Kellogg's plant that makes Cheez-Its won a new contract, Wednesday, March 30, 2022, that delivers more than 15% wage increases over three years after 1,400 workers at the company's cereal plants went on strike for nearly three months last fall.
Food & Beverage
Big Raises for Kellogg Workers
They come after a spate of strikes.
March 30, 2022
Meatpacking giant JBS has agreed to a $52.5 million settlement in a beef price-fixing lawsuit, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022, that some say supports their concerns about how the lack of competition in the industry affects prices.
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Beef Giant JBS to Pay $52.5M to Settle Price-Fixing Lawsuit
JBS didn't admit any wrongdoing as part of the settlement.
February 4, 2022
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Judge Says BNSF Unions Can't Strike Over New Attendance Rule
The unions said the new rule would provide an incentive for workers to come in when they are sick.
January 26, 2022
Contract talks between the major freight railroads and their unions are headed to mediation this week after the unions declared an impasse after more than two years of negotiations with the major freight railroads.
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Railroad Contract Talks Head for Mediation After Impasse
The railroads are still seeking concessions.
January 25, 2022
BNSF railroad wants a federal judge to prevent two of its unions from going on strike next month over a new attendance policy that would penalize employees for missing work.
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BNSF Railroad Tries to Block 17,000 Workers from Striking
Union officials say a new policy could encourage workers to show up when they are sick.
January 20, 2022
Striking Kellogg's workers Michael Rodarte, Sue Griffin, Michael Elliott, Eric Bates and Mark Gonzalez stand outside the Omaha, NE cereal plant on Dec. 2, 2021.
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Kellogg's and Striking Workers Reach Tentative New Deal
The 1,400 striking union members will vote on the new offer Sunday.
December 17, 2021