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This Week in Logistics News (February 4 – 10)

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G, the official groundhog of Massachusetts made her 16 th annual Groundhog Day forecast at Drumlin Farm in Lincoln, MA. And location is everything in weather forecasting. Worst January US Intermodal in 10 years Our thoughts and prayers are with those in Turkey and Syria impacted by the recent earthquakes.

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I Will Be Wrong Again: Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2017

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The Fed has also expects to make three rate hikes in 2017 instead of two under its prior forecast. All of these entities could have a destabilizing effect on world peace and prosperity, whether it’s Russia and its military actions in Syria and elsewhere (not to mention its fighter jets buzzing U.S. 0.75% from 0.25% to 0.5%.

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This Week in Logistics News (April 13 – 19)

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The February Transportation Intelligence report from economic forecasting firm FR showed that U.S. The seizure happened the same day that Iran fired hundreds of drones and missiles against Israel in retaliation for Israel’s earlier raid on the Iranian consulate in Syria. Logistics companies tell CNBC that U.S. That’s all for this week.