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M&A Activity Rebounds, Trade and Supply Chain Volatility Strengthens

Capstone Partners

Economic uncertainty and delays in anticipated Federal Reserve easing have continued to reinforce risk-averse investment attitudes, weighing on sector growth and equity financing activity.

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Restaurants, Retail, Manufacturing, Wholesale Trade Hardest Hit Industries from Tariffs

What's more, 20% fear their businesses won’t survive into 2026 if trade war policies persist or escalate.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

U.S. Tariffs Could Redirect Manufacturing to Mexico: GlobalData

Companies relocating production to North America and using regional inputs can avoid U.S. import duties, with Mexico positioned to benefit strategically in the current trade environment.

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Carbon Footprint

4 Ways CPOs Can Reduce a Company’s Carbon Footprint

Doing so requires a big rethink from procurement leaders, reframing the function to serve as both cost optimizers and frontline enforcers of sustainability mandates.

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Carbon Footprint

IATA Releases Sustainable Aviation Fuel Matchmaker for Airlines, Suppliers

International Air Transport Association (IATA)

The availability of a central platform will simplify SAF procurement by making it easier and faster for all parties to connect.

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Sourcing Solutions

Major Tech Companies to Diversity Supply Chains Away from China: Everstream Analytics

Everstream Analytics

The research reveals how escalating trade tensions, rising labor costs, and ongoing tariff considerations have accelerated strategic supplier diversification.

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Tariffs More Disruptive to Electronics Supply Chain Than the Pandemic: Supplyframe

This year saw the highest-ever reading in the history of the Commodity IQ Lead Time Index. This recent spike in lead times is even more severe than the increase seen late in 2020, nine months after COVID-19 was officially declared a pandemic.

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Supply Chain Leaders Avoiding Fundamental Changes Amid Economic Turmoil: Poll

West Monroe Partners

In fact, most respondents are making changes that can easily be undone.

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U.S.-Based Suppliers to Be Hit Hardest by Tariffs: Coupa Survey

Almost half (42%) of U.S.-based suppliers believe that tariffs will be the greatest threat to their business for the upcoming holidays.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

The Nearshoring Mirage: Facts, Fiction, and the Intelligence Gap

To move forward, companies must separate fact from fiction and understand that visibility, not geography, is what truly drives resilience.

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Turning Inventory into Insight with Smarter Warehousing

ECI Software Solutions

Given the unpredictable environment, lumber and building supply companies cannot afford to be reactive. Now is the time to use proactivity as a strength.

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Sourcing Solutions

Why South Asia is the New Center of Gravity for Global Sourcing

Matching China’s dominance remains a formidable challenge. Here's how South Asia continues to become a strategic geographical player in global sourcing.

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