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    Article1 May, 2023

    CFO Mindset with Nico Fedrigo

    Nico Fedrigo, Finance Director at Plugable Technologies, walks us through how Plugable has achieved its 13th straight year of growth.

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    Supply Chain Snapshots - News of the Week (May 1, 2023)

    Looking for a quick summary of the top supply chain and logistics news from the past week? Read our weekly "Supply Chain Snapshots" for summaries and commentary to get you up-to-speed.

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    U.S. Consumer Strength - Flexport Weekly Economic Report

    Though U.S. GDP slowed for the second consecutive quarter in Q1, less volatile measures of economic strength perked up in a way they had not for over a year. This shows resurgent consumer strength.

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    Neither Ship nor Shore – The Rise of Landlocked Laredo

    Container throughput at Laredo on the US - Mexico border reached a new monthly high in March, jumping by more than 30,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) from February to reach nearly 235,000.

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    What Banks Aren’t Telling You: Pulling Back the Curtain on Their Lower Rates

    Bank loans are a common option for small businesses who need quick cash, but you are likely to end up paying more for this capital than you might think.

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    Supply Chain Snapshots - News of the Week (April 24, 2023)

    Looking for a quick summary of the top supply chain and logistics news from the past week? Read our weekly "Supply Chain Snapshots" for summaries and commentary to get you up-to-speed.

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    World Trade Shifts - Flexport Weekly Economic Report

    The EU slowed its imports from extra-EU countries in the year to February 2023. We look at patterns in sourcing over the four years leading up to the most recent data and find strong shifts, but little evidence of near-shoring.

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    Fueling Maritime Decarbonization through Marine Biofuels

    Through a partnership with GoodShipping, Flexport.org offers shippers the ability to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from their transportation supply chain through sustainable marine biofuels.

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