Shipping Costs from China – Bunker Prices (Source ShipandBunker.com) However, they do not make a big impact as much as the market forces. As shown above, the global average bunker price has decreased in 2020, with the lowest prices in the month of March. However, there may not be a ...
Why Are Costs Rising?
In effect, they are speculating that rising prices might cause rising prices. It's fair to worry that higher shipping costs could be passed on to consumers, causing prices of many things to rise. But even if higher shipping costs eventually do get passed along to consumers, that isn't "in...
These prices are scary… With copper rising $0.70 over a short period of time in February 2021 we saw the markets explode and people asking questions about what was going on with copper and the pricing. With little to no answers, we started to dig into things a little more to get a fi...
There are 9 sections with 20 chapters. Section 1, "Setting the Stage," includes (1) "Why Do Costs Keep Rising at Selective Private Colleges and Universities?" and (2) "Who Is In Charge of the University?" Section 2, "Wealth and the Quest for Prestige," includes (3) "Endowment ...
Why Are College Costs Rising So Rapidly? This is the million dollar question - we know very well that costs are rising, and by how much. What’s more difficult to understand is why, exactly, college costs (for both public and private schools!) are going up at such an astonishing rate....
In 2012, when Xi was elected general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, China had become the world's second-largest economy, with a per-capita GDP of over 6,000 dollars. But growth was shifting gears and many advantages, including the once-low labor costs,...
The rising cost of raw metals, as well the semiconductor shortage plaguing vehicles, is affecting appliances, too. That's been exacerbated by delays in shipping finished goods to their destination. "Appliances are in short supply — delayed delivery times, or no set delivery times," Dietz said...
Is the US due for a protracted decline in housing prices? This column argues that fundamentals on the supply side of the housing market imply that US housing prices are about to bottom out. They should resume rising soon. In a New York Times column last
According toSalesforce, U.S. retailers will face an extra $223 billion in the cost of goods this shopping season. These rising costs are due to labor shortages and higher prices for shipping and manufacturing. The study suggests that retailers will bear the brunt of much of these costs, how...