Elon Musk accuses FEMA of blocking and confiscating Starlink shipments to hurricane relief; FEMA issues official denial
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has responded to billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's claims regarding the alleged forfeiture of his Starlink internet system. “It's very real and frightening how much control they have in place to prevent people from helping.” Musk made allegations about the alleged actions from FEMA against Starlink, which he also owns, on […]
Port strike grinds coffee shipments to a halt at East and Gulf Coast ports
John DeCicco Jr., CEO of DeCicco & Sons, details the impact of the longshoremen's strike on his company as it prepares for fruit shortages. The strike currently in progress is Unionized longshoremen The unloading of imported coffee has been suspended at Eastern and Gulf ports, tightening supplies for coffee drinkers in the United States, the […]
What kinds of product shipments would be disrupted by port strike?
Eric Hoplin, CEO of the National Wholesalers & Distributors Association, talks about the possibility of a port strike on Mornings with Maria. A strike by some 45,000 union members is looming Dockworker Major flooding could begin next week on the East Coast and Gulf Coast, disrupting shipments of a variety of products as the presidential […]
Kamala Harris still unclear on whether she would stop weapons shipments to Israel
Britain suspended some arms exports to Israel on Monday, but it's not entirely clear whether Vice President Kamala Harris will follow the same path. With the war with Hamas dragging on for nearly a year, Democratic presidential candidates are under intense pressure from progressives to take a tougher stance against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. […]
Kamala Harris refuses to say if she’ll withhold US weapons shipments to Israel
Vice President Kamala Harris refused to answer a question Thursday about whether she would withhold U.S. arms exports as Israel wages war against Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip. In her first interview since taking over for President Biden as the Democratic presidential nominee, Harris, 59, was asked by CNN's Dana Bash whether she would […]
Tesla’s Shanghai Factory Suffers 24% Drop in Shipments amid EV Price War
Elon Musk’s Tesla saw shipments from its Shanghai factory in June plummet 24.2% from the same month last year, marking its fourth decline this year as the company struggles with intensifying price wars in the Chinese market. Bloomberg Report Tesla’s Model 3 and Model Y deliveries fell to 71,007 units in June, down 2.2% from […]
Apple stages huge comeback in China as iPhone shipments surge 40%
According to data from a Chinese government research firm, Apple’s smartphone shipments in China rose nearly 40% in May from the same month a year earlier, continuing a recovery seen in April. Shipments of foreign-branded mobile phones in China rose by 3.603 million units in May from a year earlier to 5.028 million units, according […]
Netanyahu claims Israel saw 'dramatic drop' in US arms shipments
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday repeated his claim that President Biden is withholding arms exports to Israel amid ongoing conflict between world leaders over Israel’s war with Hamas. Netanyahu said Israel has experienced a “dramatic decline” in U.S. arms exports, a claim the Biden administration strongly denies. When the prime minister first made […]
Netanyahu continues to claim that US hasn’t sent weapons shipments in four months
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is again claiming that the United States hasn’t sent any significant weapons shipments to Israel in months. Netanyahu previously claimed that there was a slowdown in weapons shipments but furthered his claim Sunday during a cabinet meeting, alleging that almost no weapons have been shipped by the U.S. for four […]
Netanyahu doubles down on claim that Biden admin is reducing weapons shipments to Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this weekend repeated his claim that the United States is providing Israel with less and less military aid. Netanyahu, in comments to his cabinet this weekend, cited a “dramatic decline” over the past four months and said he had made unsuccessful private pleas to U.S. officials for weeks, leading to […]