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- Trucking costs surged: fuel +31%, van rates +29%, flatbeds +34.7% year over year.
- Rising freight, tariffs, and geopolitical risks make landed costs harder to predict and protect margins.
- Retailers increasingly prioritize supply chain certainty, lead times, and visibility over the lowest shipping costs.
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[READ] 1 in 4 dollars spent on AI goes to waste |
- 25% of business AI spending is wasted, according to a survey of 700 technology leaders.
- Over 50% of companies lack AI cost ownership, relying on guesswork and spreadsheets for budgeting.
- Strong governance, centralized visibility, and spending controls reduce AI budget overruns and improve forecasting.
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[READ] The AI Boom Is Transforming the American Economy Beyond Recognition |
- AI investment drives nearly one-third of recent U.S. economic growth, boosting construction and consumer spending.
- Data-center construction reached $68.3 billion annually, while other private construction declined $101.6 billion year-over-year.
- Big Tech plans nearly $4 trillion in AI capital spending through 2029, increasing dependence on sustained AI demand.
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