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Credit: cottonbro studio from Pexels As Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Treasurer Jim Chalmers turn their attention to improving productivity growth across the economy, it will be interesting to see what the business community brings to a planned summit in August. Labor productivity (output per hour worked) has barely grown this decade. Much of the focus in the current debate has been on the role of workers (labor) and industrial relations. Less discussed has been low business investment (capital). Labor will be more productive if each worker can use more capital: machinery, equipment and technology. Over the medium term, providing…
Summary Oil gains of up to 14% were largest intraday move since 2022 Iran’s nuclear facility in Natanz damaged in Israeli attack No impact to oil flows in the region so far -analysts Israeli attacks kill key Iranian military commanders Trump urges Iran to make a deal over its nuclear programme (Reuters) – Oil prices jumped on Friday and settled 7% higher as Israel and Iran traded air strikes, feeding investor worries that the combat could widely disrupt oil exports from the Middle East. Brent crude futures settled at $74.23 a barrel, up $4.87, or 7.02%, after earlier soaring over…
The survivor of the Air India Flight 171 crash Thursday revealed he miraculously survived by escaping through a broken emergency exit.There were 242 people on board the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, bound for London, that crashed shortly after takeoff in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad, smashing in a fiery blast into a medical college hostel, killing and injuring more people on the ground.The plane crashed into a hostel for the B.J. Medical College and Civil Hospital (BJMC). As a result, four students at BJMC died, six relatives of resident doctors died and 24 are undergoing treatment, the Federation of All India Medical Associations…
2. Connected systems and processesIt can be exceedingly difficult for a consumer goods company to manage risk and respond to rapidly shifting market signals and supply chain conditions when the data it needs to uncover insights is scattered across spreadsheets, disparate systems, and disconnected processes. When critical sourcing, supply chain, planning, manufacturing, warehousing, and logistics systems and processes are connected and integrated, however, information and insight can flow unimpeded in real time, giving people — and the intelligent analytics and modeling tools that support them — the timely information they need to make better decisions in the moment. How can transportation be…
Summary NEMA Convenes Bipartisan Discussion with Lawmakers on How Energy Infrastructure Can Keep Pace with AI Revolution ARLINGTON, Va. – June 13, 2025 – The grid of the future is being built today, and electrical manufacturers are playing a key role by deploying innovative technologies and investments to strengthen America’s energy resilience. The impact of data centers and AI advancements on achieving this reliable future grid was a timely topic of discussion during today’s NEMA-Semafor event, “Powering Our AI Future.”The conversation featured bipartisan insights from House Energy and Commerce Committee…
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