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Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Kraft Heinz looking at M&A opportunities as packaged foods demand slows
(Reuters) -Packaged foods giant Kraft Heinz said it was looking at strategic transactions as consumer demand for its pricey snacks and ready-to-eat meals weakens due to an uncertain economic environment and high inflation. The company has been looking for potential merger and acquisition opportunities "over the past several months", chief executive officer Carlos Abrams-Rivera said in a statement. Consumers are turning to healthier processed food products and a surge in the use of weight-loss drugs has also cast a shadow on demand for packaged foods. Additionally, tariffs were adding to Kraft's woes as it lowered its annual organic sales and profit forecasts last month. Its hot dogs and cold cuts business, Oscar Mayer, was attracting interest from several buyers for a deal that could be worth $3 billion, Reuters reported in October last year. The company declined to comment further on the nature of the strategic transactions. Kraft Heinz also said Timothy Kenesey and Alicia Knapp, executives at Berkshire Hathaway-owned companies, were leaving the board of directors after Warren Buffett's conglomerate said it would no longer hold board seats. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Zawya
30-04-2025
- Business
- Zawya
Trump's trade war leads to 1% drop in global container volumes, says Drewry
Global container port volumes are expected to decline by 1% this year due to US trade policies, maritime consultancy Drewry has said. It would mark only the third contraction in global container shipping demand since the firm began tracking data in 1979, with previous drops recorded during the 2009 global financial crisis and the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. Vessels carrying shipping containers sail near Kwai Tsing Container Terminal in Hong Kong, China, April 23, 2025. The Trump administration's current policy includes blanket tariffs of 10% on goods from most countries and 145% import duties on products from China. China and other countries have hit back with tariffs on US goods. "Assuming that 2/3 of current tariffs remain in place, US imports from China could fall by 40%," the consultancy said in a slide presentation. China dominates US imports of consumer goods, industrial products and furniture. Relocation of Chinese production to countries facing much lower tariffs could offset some of the decline in shipping demand. To that end, U.S. imports from other countries could increase as much as 15%, Drewry said. When the US escalated tariffs on China earlier this month, Berkshire Hathaway-owned RC Willey Home Furnishings hit pause on all orders from factories there, including some that were ready to be loaded on an outbound ship, said Jeff Child, president of the retailer that has stores in Utah, Nevada, Idaho and California. Uncertainty and consumer confidence At the same time, the company restarted orders from Vietnam. It stopped those orders when the Trump administration targeted that nation with tariffs of 46%. RC Willey resumed orders when Vietnam tariffs were temporarily lowered to 10% for 90 days. While the tariff turmoil is a headache for retailers, it is also souring shopper sentiment, Child said. "The biggest killer of consumer confidence is uncertainty, and that's where we're at right now." Economists warn that President Donald Trump's trade policies raise the risk of a recession in the United States, the world's largest economy. A US downturn could quickly spread to other nations around the world. Worldwide economic output will slow in the months ahead as Trump's steep tariffs on virtually all trading partners begin to bite, the International Monetary Fund said earlier this week. Disruptions to US trade and container shipments German container carrier Hapag-Lloyd said on Wednesday, 23 April, that customers have cancelled 30% of shipments to the United States from China, spooked by the trade conflict between the world's two largest economies. The National Retail Federation, whose members include Walmart and Target, forecast earlier this month that US containerised import cargo volume would drop at least 20% year over year in the second half of 2025 as companies that source from China hit pause on orders. Many containers from China land at the busiest US port in Los Angeles. Its executive director warned that its import volumes could start falling as early as May.
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Business Standard
25-04-2025
- Business
- Business Standard
Global container shipping volume to fall 1% on Trump trade policies: Drewry
Maritime consultancy Drewry said on Thursday it expects global container port volume to fall 1 per cent as a direct result of US trade policies. That would be the third drop in global container shipping demand since London-based Drewry began collecting that data in 1979. Container volume fell 8.4 per cent during the global financial crisis in 2009 and 0.9 per cent in 2020 when the Covid pandemic was declared. The Trump administration's current policy includes blanket tariffs of 10 per cent on goods from most countries and 145 per cent import duties products from China. China and other countries have hit back with tariffs on US goods. "Assuming that 2/3 of current tariffs remain in place, US imports from China could fall by 40 per cent," the consultancy said in a slide presentation. China dominates US imports of consumer goods, industrial products and furniture. Relocation of Chinese production to countries facing much lower tariffs could offset some of the decline in shipping demand. To that end, US imports from other countries could increase as much as 15 per cent, Drewry said. When the US escalated tariffs on China earlier this month, Berkshire Hathaway-owned RC Willey Home Furnishings hit pause on all orders from factories there, including some that were ready to be loaded on an outbound ship, said Jeff Child, president of the retailer that has stores in Utah, Nevada, Idaho and California. At the same time, the company restarted orders from Vietnam. It stopped those orders when the Trump administration targeted that nation with tariffs of 46 per cent. RC Willey resumed orders when Vietnam tariffs were temporarily lowered to 10 per cent for 90 days. While the tariff turmoil is a headache for retailers, it also is souring shopper sentiment, Child said. "The biggest killer of consumer confidence is uncertainty and that's where we're at right now." Economists warn that President Donald Trump's trade policies raise the risk for a recession in the United States, the world's largest economy. A US downturn could quickly spread to other nations around the world. Worldwide economic output will slow in the months ahead as Trump's steep tariffs on virtually all trading partners begin to bite, the International Monetary Fund said earlier this week. German container carrier Hapag-Lloyd said on Wednesday that customers have canceled 30 per cent of shipments to the United States from China, spooked by the trade conflict between the world's two largest economies. The National Retail Federation, whose members include Walmart and Target, forecast earlier this month that US containerized import cargo volume would drop at least 20 per cent year over year in the second half of 2025 as companies that source from China hit pause on orders. Many containers from China land at the busiest US port in Los Angeles. Its executive director warned that its import volumes could start falling as early as May.
Yahoo
11-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Hacked documents reveal guide to serving Elon Musk on private jets
A recent breach of Berkshire Hathaway-owned private jet company NetJets has revealed a guide for flight attendants serving Elon Musk, per a Bloomberg report. The memo offers an interesting glimpse into the personal preferences of the world's richest man. Some of the preferences are surprising for the CEO of Tesla, a company dedicated to sustainability. Apparently Musk isn't 'interested in conserving fuel' because he 'wants to fly as quickly and as direct' as possible. Other inclinations are not surprising at all, like the note to staff not to offer him technical help. 'Mr. Musk considers himself self-sufficient and does not need help with technology — if he does, he will ask.' And then there's the relatable stuff, like his dislike of unexpected Wi-Fi outages and his penchant to take a nap, even on day trips. He also prefers to keep the cabin at 65 degrees, the lights dim, and the passenger vents off because he 'does not like the noise.'
Yahoo
11-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Hacked documents reveal guide to serving Elon Musk on private jets
A recent breach of Berkshire Hathaway-owned private jet company NetJets has revealed a guide for flight attendants serving Elon Musk, per a Bloomberg report. The memo offers an interesting glimpse into the personal preferences of the world's richest man. Some of the preferences are surprising for the CEO of Tesla, a company dedicated to sustainability. Apparently Musk isn't 'interested in conserving fuel' because he 'wants to fly as quickly and as direct' as possible. Other inclinations are not surprising at all, like the note to staff not to offer him technical help. 'Mr. Musk considers himself self-sufficient and does not need help with technology – if he does, he will ask.' And then there's the relatable stuff, like his dislike of unexpected WiFi outages and his penchant to take a nap, even on day trips. He also prefers to keep the cabin at 65 degrees, the lights dim and the passenger vents off because he 'does not like the noise.'
