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...European wholesale gas prices and global agricultural commodities prices are roughly back to their early 2021 levels, before their war-related rises....
...The deal will greatly expand Home Depot’s reach among contractors and builders....
...A version of this article was first published by Nikkei Asia on April 4 2024. ©2024 Nikkei Inc. All rights reserved....
...Sales at Berkshire’s home building group, which includes the modular home builder Clayton Homes and roofing maker Johns Manville, also rose....
...A version of this article was first published by Nikkei Asia on May 1. ©2024 Nikkei Inc. All rights reserved....
...this, saying: . . . as of January 2024, approximately 14,500 funds across the industry were on the road seeking $3.2 trillion in capital and only $1 closed for every $2.40 targeted, marking the worst supply...
...“Bottom line: supply is short, demand is returning to affordable offerings, and builders will need to produce more homes to fill the void,” Lennar executive chair Stuart Miller said on the Miami-based builder...
...These are hard calls and we’re in no position to forecast the EV supply-demand balance....
...A year later, the supply crunch meant the rental rates it could charge customers had rocketed....
...hope that he will be able to further sharpen the performance of Berkshire’s subsidiaries, echoing the unglamorous but significant improvements Cook has been credited with at Apple in areas such as its supply...
...In a state television report from the wholesale bakery, a factory boss showed off half a dozen Bekas drones next to an array of freshly baked loaves. “They even smell like fresh bread!”...
...A version of this article was first published by Nikkei Asia on September 29. ©2023 Nikkei Inc. All rights reserved....
...Acer, the EU’s energy watchdog, said in a report published on Friday that broad subsidies used by governments to protect electricity consumers from high spikes in wholesale energy prices last year could...
...Yuzawa said: “Gigacasting is going to reshape the whole underbody supply chain network.”...
...supply chain tightness has led to extended cycle times, and large public builders have more resources (procurement scale, access to contractor pools) to manage through these challenges relative to smaller...
...All the while, Apple is trying to prove to the US that it can disentangle its supply chain from China and bring production onshore....
...A person familiar with Elliott’s thinking said the group is no longer focused on unpicking the Vivint deal, but rather wholesale management change....
...A version of this article was first published by Nikkei Asia on March 7, 2023. ©2023 Nikkei Inc. All rights reserved....
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...“Or helping them with wholesale changes in their business models.” Changes to business models sometimes require technical as well as strategic support....
...Demand has been heavy while supplies have been curbed by pandemic shutdowns. Used car prices are now falling....
...A version of this article was first published by Nikkei Asia on February 3 2023. ©2023 Nikkei Inc. All rights reserved....
...Surging wholesale gas prices are putting the UK on a path to exceed 18 per cent inflation next year, the highest rate among larger western economies, according to a report from Citigroup....
...He is a builder and an entrepreneur at heart, with the leadership experience that will shepherd Flexport into the most exciting phase of our journey.”...
...The 5G industry event drew executives from many key tech suppliers, including iPhone assemblers Foxconn and Pegatron and MacBook builder Quanta Computer....
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