Amazon.com is under federal investigation for possibly violating U.S. sanctions on Iran, the online giant said in a recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Customs checks at the border after the U.K. leaves the European Union could cost 1bn pounds ($1.3bn) a year and cause delays for goods being shipped in both directions, according to a report by Oxera, an economic consultancy.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has proposed 10 policy actions to boost U.S. manufacturing that the retailer says could help recapture $300bn of the $650bn worth of consumer goods that are currently imported.
A recent report by the Economist Intelligence Unit has revealed a significant shortfall in the ethical performance of major corporations in supply chain management.
The U.K. will become the latest European country to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel-powered cars from 2040 as part of efforts to tackle air pollution, the government has announced.
Apple Inc. likes to say it supports two million U.S. jobs. Plans by the company's main manufacturing partner for a $10bn factory in Wisconsin will add at least 10,000 more, helping Apple fend off the threat of import tariffs on its most important product, the iPhone.
Two Norwegian companies are taking the lead in the race to build the world's first crewless, autonomously operated ship, an advance that could mark a turning point in seaborne trade.
