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Costway Recalls Convertible High Chairs Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Entrapment and Fall Hazards; Violate Mandatory Standard for High Chairs

The convertible high chairs violate the mandatory safety standard for high chairs because they do not contain a passive restraint system and a child can slip through the opening between the feeding tray and seat and become entrapped or fall

FoShanShiNanHaiQuNuoAiTongZhuangShangHang Recalls CIYTI Light-Up Princess Costumes Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Battery Ingestion; Violate Mandatory Standard for Toy

The costumes violate the mandatory safety standard for toys because the button cell batteries can be accessed easily by children, posing a deadly ingestion hazard. If button cell or coin batteries are swallowed, the ingested batteries can c

VQQQ Gas Patio Heaters Recalled Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Fire and Burn Hazards

Components on the recalled patio heaters can malfunction causing gas to be released, posing a risk of serious injury or death from fire and burn hazards.

New York short line wins $11.2 million federal rail grant

Ontario Midland Railroad won an $11.2 million federal grant to upgrade track and crossings in New York state. The post New York short line wins $11.2 million federal rail grant appeared first on FreightWaves.

Target touts holiday bargains as consumers stress out about their finances

The offer includes what the mass merchant calls “luxe-for-less gifting.” But with apparel and home in turnaround mode, its strongest category is toys.

Booking.com Anti-Fraud Practices Face Scrutiny in Europe

European regulators are investigating whether Booking.com has done enough to prevent scams on its platform. The European Commission (EC) announced Wednesday (Oct. 21) that it had opened a formal inquiry into whether the travel platform had

Australia’s IFM snaps up 68% stake in ABP

Australian infrastructure fund IFM Investors is set to acquire a 68% stake in Associated British Ports (ABP), following months of rumours about possible bidders circling the UK’s largest port owner and operator. ABP shareholders Canada Pens

Visa changes fees in Canada

A Canadian trade group has urged card networks to reduce their interchange fees and pass those cost savings on to sellers.

Some hiring managers may be waiting until after the election to recruit

Decision-makers identified changes in government policies as one of the biggest hiring challenges for 2026.

FTC, SEC Scrutiny Raises Stakes for AI Data Disclosures

Businesses deploying artificial intelligence face growing legal exposure when their descriptions of data practices fail to match how their systems operate. Updating privacy policies or terms of service after introducing AI features can leav

Apple expands US supplier network for iPhone materials, components

The company added a new titanium supplier and expanded its partnership with an advanced film maker as part of a $600 billion commitment to U.S. manufacturing.

Beyond the Product Feed – How Marketplace Partnerships Drive Category Growth

There’s no question that strategic alliances between retailers and marketplace partners deliver better outcomes for both customers and the businesses. – It goes without saying that shared category expertise, customer insight and strategic p

Smart Contracts Connect B2B Workflows to Real-Time Payments

In the commercial payments realm, invoices need validation, discrepancies warrant resolution and someone (or an authorized system) ultimately approve the release of funds. Smart contracts are being used to carry approved payment instruction

Why More Fleets Are Looking at Captives

Commercial auto liability hasn’t turned a real underwriting profit in over a decade, and that math is pushing more fleets toward captives and other alternative risk structures. Reliance Partners Senior Vice President of Sales Frank Kneeland

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Phillips Connect moves trailer sensor alerts into the yard

Phillips Connect launched two smart trailer products Sunday at the American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition in Charlotte, North Carolina. Insights reads trailer sensor data to diagnose tire and lighting problems. T

Fiserv taps AI for retail rethink

Merchants are grappling with how their payments technology will handle artificial intelligence-fueled digital e-commerce, a Fiserv executive said.

AdGentic Podcast & Newsletter launches – Advertising in the age of AI agents

For years we’ve grappled with adverts, given them fancy names like Retail Media and Performance Marketing (or on marketplaces they’ve been dubbed Sponsored or Promoted products and listings), but now a new vista is opening up – Ads in your

New payment rails catch on, slowly

Some companies have yet to realize the full potential of multi-rail systems, speakers said at the Money20/20 conference said Monday.

OpenAI Brings Its Frontier AI Models to Google Cloud

OpenAI has launched a new partnership with artificial intelligence (AI) rival Google. This collaboration brings OpenAI’s frontier AI models and Codex⁠ agentic workflows to Google Cloud’s Model Garden, the companies announced Wednesday (Oct.

Accredited official statistics: Alcohol Bulletin

This publication covers provisional alcohol duty receipts data to October 2026 and provisional production and clearances data to September 2026.

Union Pacific CFO to retire

Union Pacific CFO Jennifer Hamann will retire after 35 years with the railroad. The post Union Pacific CFO to retire appeared first on FreightWaves.

Extended peak season drives high dwell times at San Pedro Bay Ports

The Pacific Merchant Shipping Association said record volumes in September pushed up the time cargo remained idle, both for rail and truck transport.

Pharma Logistics: From Visibility to Predictive Decisions

Predictive pharmaceutical logistics promises earlier intervention, but practical results depend on data quality, operating procedures and accountable decisions. The post Pharma Logistics: From Visibility to Predictive Decisions appeared fir