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Supply chain hiccups are causing overstocks, not just shortages

by Caroline Champlin
Aug 6, 2021
Too much inventory, a headache for some retailers, can be a boon for others.
Supply chain bottlenecks have become the reality recently. While many face shortages, some businesses are benefiting from the opposite: overstock.
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The U.S. trade deficit got smaller in April but a wider lens shows a less rosy picture

by Kimberly Adams
Jun 6, 2018
Fluctuations in the trade deficit coupled with recent trade tensions cause a rebalancing of trade flow.
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China's 11 million tons of cotton might lead to cheaper jeans

by Kai Ryssdal
Mar 17, 2016
China's 11 million metric ton stockpile of cotton is causing a fall in market prices.
Cotton pickers harvest a crop of cotton at a field in Hami, in China's far west Xinjiang region on September 20, 2011, The Chinese government planned a market-control strategy designed to support cotton farmers, with a sudden decline in export orders for China-made textiles and garments which in turn affect domestic cotton prices. Now they have too much.  
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The government is literally buying tons of cranberries

by Kai Ryssdal
Nov 26, 2014
34,000 tons, to be exact. Happy Thanksgiving.
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The current state of state finances

by Chris Farrell
Jan 16, 2014
Most states are doing good when it comes to their balance sheet, even capturing that elusive word -- surplus!
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CBO estimates $112 billion federal surplus for April

by David Brancaccio
May 10, 2013
Pinch yourself. You're not dreaming.
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