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North America Factories to Buy Less Materials, Aggressively Stockpile: GEP Stats

April’s drop in buying across global manufacturers was the sharpest of 2025 to date.

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Why Market Volatility Makes Data a Top Priority

Adapting to the constant fluctuations will require chipmakers to rethink traditional approaches to contracts, pricing and forecasting.

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State of Cross Border Commerce Report Highlights Tariff Trends

Shopping cart conversions for international shipments sank from 16% to 13%, with key markets like “Made in USA products“ going into Canada.

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228% Surge in Inventory Levels as Companies Brace for Tariff Impact: Deposco Data

Brands and consumer packaged goods companies are rapidly filling available warehousing space to beat tariff deadlines, creating a nationwide capacity challenge.

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Finance Leaders Adopt More Cautious Cash Management Practices Amid Economic Turbulence: Billtrust Study

82% of financial decision-makers see a recession as either likely or possible within the next 6-12 months, with 60% reducing discretionary spending and capital investments in response.

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Consumers Continue to Trim Discretionary Spending: Fiserv

Compared to March 2025, ground transportation (+4.1%), insurance (+2.7%), and rental and leasing (7.1%) services were the fastest-growing categories.

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Tariff Turbulence: What Shifting Trade Policies Mean for Small and Midsize Businesses

For SMBs, who already operate with slim margins, understanding how tariffs could impact inventory value and supply chain network, and learning how to effectively manage costs, profits and suppliers is critically important.

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Source-to-Pay Inefficiencies Put Pressure on Energy Operators

For companies in such a capital-intensive industry, reducing waste and improving the ROI on every dollar deployed, by even a few percentage points, is a win.

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Supply Chain Leaders to Pass Costs to Customers to Mitigate Tariff Increase: Gartner

While “increased costs” was the top risk associated with new tariffs, slowing customer demand also ranked among the Top 3 risks to businesses.

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Export Genius Dashboard to Unlock Smarter Trade Decisions

The newly upgraded dashboard is designed to help exporters, importers, analysts, and business owners make smarter trade decisions.

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Pros to Know: Blue Yonder's Tiffany Brewer Talks Importance of Life Sciences Supply Chains

We talked exclusively with Brewer about operational excellence and the importance of life sciences supply chains.

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Navigating Economic Headwinds: Tariffs and Business Uncertainty in 2025

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If the administration ultimately moves forward with the reciprocal tariff rates, they will weigh heavily on the economy’s growth prospects this year.

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