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ESPAÑOL • Cannabis en Argentina, Blockchain Uruguayo, Elon Musk, Warren Buffett, Jeff Bezos, Isiah Thomas, y Canopy Growth
2020 Jun 05, 5:19pm | 1643Read More...Las últimas noticias sobre cannabis, cáñamo, CBD, psicodélicos, y otras temáticas verdes, ahora en Benzinga en Español, vía El Planteo. · Empresa Uruguaya Lanza Blockchain Para Cannabis Medicinal Por Javier Hasse. Uruguay Can, una compa...
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Cannabis Stock Gainers And Losers From June 5, 2020
2020 Jun 05, 5:00pm | 365Read More...Gainers Grindrod Shipping Hldgs (NASDAQ: GRIN) shares closed up 19.18% at $2.92 Choom Holdings (OTC: CHOOF) shares closed up 14.66% at $0.15 Pyxus International (NYSE: PYX) shares closed up 13.02% at $3.56 Nine Energy Service (NYSE: NINE) shares closed up 11.61% at $2.50 World...
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Legal Battles Over Maine Residency Rule Ripple Through Cannabis Marketplace
2020 Jun 05, 4:31pm | 641Read More...Maine's adult-use marketplace continues to take shape after being approved by voters with a 2016 ballot question. The most recent development came June 2, when businesses sued the state to enforce its residency rule, requiring adult-use business license holders to have at least four...
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Why Chesapeake Energy Surged On Friday
2020 Jun 05, 4:12pm | 165Read More...A stock well-known to Robinhood traders who got it as their first 'free stock' when they joined, Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK), has had it's day in the sun. Why did Chesapeake Energy's price go up so much on Friday? The answer is probably less interesting than you might...
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Operational Changes Helped Railcars Move Faster, Says Union Pacific Report
2020 Jun 05, 3:20pm | 737Read More...Converting more hump yards to flat switching has reduced the time a railcar is at a rail yard, Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) said in its 2019 sustainability report released May 28. Union Pacific (UP) uses hump yards to sort railcars in such a way that blocks of cars are consolidated based on common...
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Companies Channel Spirit Of 'Coopetition' For Blockchain Success
2020 Jun 05, 3:15pm | 750Read More...Large corporations have given more credence to blockchain technology over the last few years, rolling out systems to track food products like leafy greens and beef. Blockchain's effectiveness doesn't stop at the dinner table either; there are several potential use cases for pharmaceuticals,...
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Update: Trucking Employment Lags Broader Increase In U.S. Economy
2020 Jun 05, 3:09pm | 954Read More...(This is a follow to an earlier story that ran after the unemployment figures were released). The nation's unemployment rate may have shocked the world by declining in May, but it doesn't appear to have helped the rate of employment in the trucking sector. While equity markets soared at the...
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US-Mexico Truck Crossings Decline 22% At Port Laredo In April
2020 Jun 05, 3:06pm | 331Read More...The World Trade and Colombia Solidarity bridges in Laredo, Texas, saw 41,100 fewer commercial truck crossings in April compared with April 2019, according to the city of Laredo. Laredo's bridge revenue for April was $3.6 million, down 36.3% from $5.6 million in April 2019. Commercial truck...
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Disconnect Between Volumes And Rejections – FreightWaves NOW
2020 Jun 05, 3:04pm | 87Read More...Zach Strickland explains the disconnect between volumes and rejections in the Carrier Update presented by PowerFleet, and Andrew Cox discusses volumes being on full blast but rates are still low.
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Commentary: How Digital Transformation Builds Supply Chain Resilience
2020 Jun 05, 3:02pm | 1324Read More...The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates. Meta-description: C-suite executives often use supply chain resilience, agility, and flexibility interchangeably, but what do they mean and have to do with...
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Today's Pickup: Clean Truck Programs May Take A Hit Amid Cap-And-Trade Decline
2020 Jun 05, 2:52pm | 749Read More...Good day, Clean truck programs funded by California's cap-and-trade program may take a hit as the coronavirus pandemic has limited fossil fuel activity that drives the pollution reduction program. Cap-and-trade, in effect since 2016, limits the amount of carbon that companies are allowed to...
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This Company Is Tracking Weed From 'Sprout To Packaging' With Blockchain Technology
2020 Jun 05, 2:51pm | 320Read More...Uruguay Can, a cannabis company operating in the South American country of Uruguay, this week released a new platform built on æternity, a decentralized and scalable blockchain. The new platform allows for complete traceability in the cultivation of medical cannabis, from what the company...
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Transportation Job Losses Slow As Canada Starts To Recover
2020 Jun 05, 2:48pm | 271Read More...Job losses in Canada's transportation and warehousing sector slowed in May as the country's labor market improved. The sector shed 24,000 jobs, or 2.8%, during the month, Statistics Canada said on Friday. Overall, Canada added nearly 290,000 jobs during the month, an increase of 1.8%. While...
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Cold Chain Update: Meat Production Lags Despite Food-Service Uptick
2020 Jun 05, 2:47pm | 551Read More...While the COVID-19 threat continues to linger, the ongoing pandemic hasn't stopped producers and shippers from thinking ahead – many are optimistic that business will slowly heat up in the summer months. In early June, cold chain suppliers appear to be on the road to recovery as capacity is...
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The Future Of Alternative Meat And Its Growing Threat To The Trucking Industry
2020 Jun 05, 2:43pm | 611Read More...The alternative meat industry is a market that goes by a variety of names, including lab-grown meat, artificial meat, meatless meat, faux meat, plant-based meat, cultured meat – trumped only by the wide range of opinions that this futuristic menu option has met with from consumers. Though the...
