By John Towfighi, CNN (CNN) — As US supply chains decouple from China, Mexico’s manufacturing sector is emerging as a winner. Manufacturing in Mexico is attractive for companies that experienced pandemic-era supply chain snarls or want to decrease reliance on trade between the US and China amid geopolitical uncertainty. That’s called nearshoring, which is when
By John Towfighi, CNN (CNN) — As US supply chains decouple from China, Mexico’s manufacturing sector is emerging as a winner. Manufacturing in Mexico is attractive for companies that experienced pandemic-era supply chain snarls or want to decrease reliance on trade between the US and China amid geopolitical uncertainty. That’s called nearshoring, which is when
By John Towfighi, CNN (CNN) — As US supply chains decouple from China, Mexico’s manufacturing sector is emerging as a winner. Manufacturing in Mexico is attractive for companies that experienced pandemic-era supply chain snarls or want to decrease reliance on trade between the US and China amid geopolitical uncertainty. That’s called nearshoring, which is when
The government should do more business with McKinsey & Co. — one of the world’s largest consulting firms — says a Pentagon presentation: “Leverage [the] consulting firm’s expertise and objectivity – outsourcing is a positive action.” While this might sound like a talking point from lobbyists, it actually came from an active-duty naval commander who spent almost a full year working at McKinsey & Co. with you, the taxpayer, footing the bill. It’s no secret that major defense companies spend...
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer confidence deteriorated for the third straight month as Americans continue to fret about their short-term financial futures with prices and interest rates still elev
U.S. consumer confidence deteriorated for the third straight month as
U.S. consumer confidence deteriorated for the third straight month as Americans continue to fret about their short-term financial futures with prices and interest rates still elevated. The Conference Board, a business research group, said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index fell to 97 in April from 103.1 in March. Responses to the Conference Board’s survey showed that Americans remain concerned about high prices, particularly for food and gas.
U.S. police departments have reported a year-over-year increase in sworn officers for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic and the police killing of George Floyd
Police departments across the United States are reporting an increase in their ranks for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020 killing of George Floyd, which led to a historic exodus of officers, a survey shows. More sworn officers were hired in 2023 than in any one of the previous four years, […]
CAMP PENDLETON, California – A Marine with 1st Intelligence Battalion shattered the Under-82 kg Strongwoman Deadlift world record by 38 pounds in her weight category April 20, 2024. 1st Lt. Sumer Johnson, weighing under 180 pounds, lifted 660 pounds at the 2024 Official Strongman Record Breakers event in Derry, Ireland. She is an adjutant in the battalion with I Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group.
Keyboard player Geoff Downes has unveiled a brand new Asia line-up
Pursuit of ‘non-stop executions’ causing psychological distress to corrections staff as states urged to widen gap between executionsThe relentless pursuit of “non-stop executions” by a rump of US death penalty states is exposing prison staff to extreme levels of psychological and physical stress, according to traumatized corrections officers who are appealing for help.Though capital punishment is generally on the wane in America, with only five states carrying out executions last year, those...