Millennials Beware! Avocado Prices Soar

Still thinking of buying avocado toast? The fruit's wholesale price has surged 125 percent this year thanks to a weak harvest and insatiable demand.

Sep 11th, 2017

Still thinking of buying avocado toast? The fruit's wholesale price has surged 125 percent this year thanks to a weak harvest and insatiable demand.

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Hand Sanitizer Goes from Short Supply to Surplus

U.S. sales of hand sanitizer soared more than 620 percent in 2020 to a total of $1.45 billion.

EV Battery Settlement 'Very Meaningful'

South Korean President says it will help stabilize global supply chains.

3M Sues Florida Company Over Fake N95 Mask Sales

The suit says a company posed a 3M distributor and sold tens of thousands of counterfeit masks to a Florida hospital at "exorbitantly inflated" prices.

A Target in Sheridan, Colorado, was very low on paper towels in November 2020.

Why You Should Expect More Suez-Like Supply Chain Disruptions

And shortages at your local grocery store.

The unmanned Dutch cargo ship Eemslift Hendrika rolls in heavy seas, carrying heavy oil and diesel on board in the Norwegian Sea about 130 kilometers (80 miles) off the coast of Alesund. The crew was evacuated following a distress call from the vessel, and the Norwegian Coastal Administration said Tuesday they have dispatched a coast guard ship to inspect the situation.

Salvage Crews Secure Drifting Cargo Ship

The ship's crew of 12 was rescued by helicopter late Monday after a power outage in its main engine.

Feds: Walmart Worker Stole $124K in Gift Cards

The scam took place over a four-month period.

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One Year Later: The Pandemic’s Impact on the Food Supply Chain

How disruptions, and the resulting solutions, could put a new face on traceability, visibility and e-commerce.

Theodore Roosevelt Federal Courthouse, Brooklyn, March 10, 2021.

Oil Trader Admits to Role in Bribery Scheme

He helped channel more than $22 million to high-level officials in exchange for lucrative state contracts.

Bitcoin Miners Hit Hard by Chip Shortage

Bitcoin might be on a record run, but not all is well for the king of crypto.

Tyson Caught Up in $244M ‘Ghost Cattle’ Scheme

A man defrauded the meat giant over a 4-year period.

In this April 6, 2020 file photo, a customer wearing a mask carries his purchases as he leaves a Target store during the coronavirus pandemic, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Target says it will spend a a total of more than $2 billion at Black-owned businesses by 2025 as part of its effort to advance racial equity. As part of its program, the Minneapolis-based discounter will add products from more than 500 Black-owned businesses across all types of merchandising areas.

Target to Spend $2B+ at Black-owned Businesses

It will also introduce a dedicated team to help Black-owned suppliers scale their businesses to work with mass chains.