There's a hidden crisis hurting mid-sized companies

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Many middle-market companies are struggling financially.

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You can thank the Fed — not repaired supply chains — for falling inflation, think tank says

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Fed Chair Jerome Powell is likely to start reducing the Fed's balance sheet this year, analysts say.

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Why you'll see a lot fewer options on the shelves while shopping in 2024

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Attacks on ships in the Red Sea are escalating, sparking fears of supply-chain disruptions

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Containers are seen on the Maersk's container ship Maersk Gibraltar at the APM Terminals in the port of Algeciras, Spain
Maersk, the world's biggest shipping company, has told vessels due to pass through a maritime choke point in the southern Red Sea to "pause their journey until further notice."

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Biden criticizes US companies for keeping raised prices high 'even as inflation has come down'

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President Joe Biden opened the first meeting of his new supply chain resilience council by warning companies against price gouging.

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Texas businesses feel terrible about the economy

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Many Texas manufacturing businesses are feeling gloomy about the economy.

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US Army engineers are dredging the dwindling Mississippi River 24/7 and battling seawater creeping upstream toward New Orleans' drinking water

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The New Orleans division of the USACE is working 24/7 to fight the salt water.

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China kicks off its plan to take on the cruise industry: 'There's no turning back'

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Employees from China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) see off China's first home-grown large cruise ship Adora Magic City.
China's first domestic-built cruise ship, the Adora Magic city, will begin international cruises from Shanghai in early 2024. 

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Supply chains may be moving out of China and into Asia — but they aren't really decoupling from the country

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A worker assembles a motorbike at the Northstar Precision Vietnam factory in Vinh Phuc province.
A worker assembles a motorbike in Vietnam.

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The rise and fall of David's Bridal: The bridal-dress destination is looking for a comeback after its second bankruptcy

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David's Bridal filed for bankruptcy in April and was sold in July to Cion Investment Corp.

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