Manufacturing operations

John Deere owners will gain the right to repair their equipment following a settlement with the FTC, marking a significant shift in repair rights for agricultural machinery.

• Great Money team
• July 10, 2026

Apple seeks US approval to buy memory chips from China’s CXMT, highlighting Europe’s lack of domestic memory manufacturing and strategic leverage.

• Great Money team
• July 5, 2026

High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) has become the primary driver of global memory shortages, consuming wafers and impacting RAM and GPU supplies amid soaring demand.

• Great Money team
• July 5, 2026

Apple lobbies Washington to buy chips from Chinese firm CXMT amid global shortage, exposing Europe’s lack of domestic memory supply and leverage.

• Great Money team
• July 4, 2026

High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) has become the primary driver of the global memory shortage, with production focused on high-margin chips for AI and GPUs, squeezing out mainstream RAM.

• Great Money team
• July 4, 2026

A federal judge has blocked former President Trump’s attempt to require voters to show proof of citizenship, impacting election procedures.

• Thorsten Meyer
• June 25, 2026

Tornado Watch issued for parts of Chicago; supply chain managers monitor weather signals for operational decisions.

• Thorsten Meyer
• June 18, 2026

A new purchase order exception tracker for small manufacturers is set for initial testing, aiming to improve supplier order management amid supply volatility.

• Thorsten Meyer
• June 17, 2026