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A tugboat with a barge attached sits near a boat ramp at Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park, Wednesday, May 12, 2021, in Millington, Tenn. A crack in the Interstate 40 bridge linking Tennessee and Arkansas has shut down Mississippi River traffic near Memphis, forcing tugs that are hauling barges to wait until they receive clearance that it's safe to pass under the closed bridge.

Mississippi River Traffic Reopens Under Damaged Bridge

More than 45 tug boats hauling about 700 barges had been idled, waiting for clearance.

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China Fires Back After US Trade Remarks

Beijing accused the U.S. of "coercive diplomacy" after a dialogue between Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Australian counterpart.

A Canadian National locomotive goes through the Canadian National Taschereau yard in Montreal, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009. Canadian National sweetened its offer to buy Kansas City Southern railroad Thursday, May 13, 2021, and derailed rival Canadian Pacific’s bid for the railroad that handles traffic in the United States and Mexico.

Canadian National Ups Offer for Kansas City Southern

Kansas City Southern has been holding talks with two Canadian suitors since last month.

An Amazon truck drives in in Philadelphia on April 30.

Amazon to Make 75K Supply Chain Hires; Offers Vaccine Bonus

Digi-Key Electronics received the Catalog Distributor of the Year 2020 award from Vishay.

Digi-Key Electronics Named Vishay European Catalog Distributor of the Year

A customer pumps gas as other wait in line at a Costco in Charlotte, N.C., May 11, 2021.

Pipeline Hack Sends People Scrambling for Fuel in the South

Tanker trucks parked near the entrance of Colonial Pipeline Company, May 12, 2021, Charlotte, N.C.

Colonial Pipeline Restarts Operations Days After Major Hack

How to Ease the Pain of Physical Inventory Counts

How to Ease the Pain of Physical Inventory Counts

While physical inventory counts are a necessary evil, they don't need to be such a significant burden.

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Amazon Wins $300M EU Court Tax Ruling

The EU has taken aim at deals between individual countries and companies that ultimately lead EU states to compete against each other.

A customer helps pumping gas at Costco, as other wait in line, on Tuesday, May 11, 2021, in Charlotte, N.C. Colonial Pipeline, which delivers about 45% of the fuel consumed on the East Coast, halted operations last week after revealing a cyberattack that it said had affected some of its systems.

Gas Stations Report Shortages

The shutdown of a hacked pipeline continues to drag on.

This satellite image from Cnes2021, Distribution Airbus DS, shows the cargo ship MV Ever Given stuck in the Suez Canal near Suez, Egypt on March 25.

Part of Suez Canal to Be Expanded in Wake of Debacle

Egypt plans to widen and deepen the southern part of the canal, where a stuck vessel closed off the crucial waterway in March.

More 737 Max Problems Delay Boeing Deliveries

The company delivered just 17 planes in April.

A woman walks by an H&M clothing store at a shopping mall in Beijing on March 26, 2021. An American business group warned Tuesday, May 11, 2021 that government-instigated consumer boycotts of foreign shoe, clothing and other brands in China are making companies less willing to invest. Brands including Swedish retailer H&M, Adidas and Nike have been targeted by demands online for consumer boycotts. That came after state media criticized them for expressing concern about reports of possible forced labor by ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang region of China's northwest.

China's Boycotts Are Spooking Investors

Retailers like H&M, Adidas and Nike have been targeted for boycotts after they voiced concerns over Chinese labor issues.

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March Metalworking Machinery Orders Accelerate 16% From February

Orders surged nearly 42 percent year-over-year compared to a downtrodden March 2020.

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Average U.S. Gas Prices Jump Six Cents/Gallon

The increase came as the costs of crude oil and ethanol also rose.

In this Sept. 8, 2008 file photo traffic on I-95 passes oil storage tanks owned by the Colonial Pipeline Company in Linden, N.J. A major pipeline that transports fuels along the East Coast says it had to stop operations because it was the victim of a cyberattack. Colonial Pipeline said in a statement late Friday that it “took certain systems offline to contain the threat, which has temporarily halted all pipeline operations, and affected some of our IT systems.”

Pipeline Cyberattack Linked to Criminal Gang

It's considered the worst cyberattack to date on critical U.S. infrastructure.

In this Feb. 14, 2019, file photo, people stand in the lobby for Amazon offices in New York. Amazon, which has been under pressure from shoppers, brands and lawmakers to crack down on counterfeits on its site, said Monday, May 10, 2021, that it blocked more than 10 billion suspected phony listings last year before any of their offerings could be sold.

Amazon Blocks 10 Billion Listings in Counterfeit Crackdown

They said scammers tried to take advantage of shoppers who were buying more online during the pandemic.

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Chips Propel Surge in Taiwan Exports

The recovery in global manufacturing is straining demand for processor chips.

In this April 8, 2021 file photo, a container port on the Yangtze River is seen in an aerial view in Nantong in eastern China's Jiangsu province.

China Trade Surges as Global Demand Recovers

Global exports rose 32.3 percent over a year ago.