According to emails uncovered by congressional watchdogs, former President Donald Trump and his advisors may have lobbied for a $700 million federal loan to LTL carrier YRC Worldwide Inc. in order to garner Teamsters support in the run-up to the 2020 election. Democrats on the House Select Subcommittee on the...
Customers placed pressure on compressor manufacturers to localize production
Dennis Flaherty lists the supply chain concerns and manufacturing constraints faced by T/CCI, a $150 million manufacturer of heavy-duty compressors and clutches for the mobile air-conditioning and refrigeration sectors. He's almost out of fingers. Even before pandemic lockdowns slowed production in Ningbo, China, T/CCI had to decide how to handle...
It’s not about the money, says the commentator. It’s what the money tells us
My favorite scene in the film adaptation of Michael Lewis' "Moneyball" took place in the shadowy Oakland A's locker room in 2003, when Billy Beane, the team's general manager, hesitantly pushed a folded piece of paper over a table to his math genius assistant Peter Brand. Unfolding the paper, Brand...