★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerBiotechnology & HealthcareⓁ PharmaceuticalsLabor, Education & Demographics Obesity Drug Market to Remain Heavily Concentrated Among Two Firms, Hefty US Price Tags Dominate Sales Popular GLP-1 agonists from Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly are projected to retain a combined 80% market share among weight…McAlinden Research PartnersFebruary 20, 2024
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Labor, Education & DemographicsTechnology Employment Opportunities Resilient Amid AI-Induced Job Cuts, But Net Decline Possible Across Next Few Years Job cuts doubled YoY in 2023 and at least 4,600 firings throughout the past nine months can be explicitly attributed…McAlinden Research PartnersFebruary 14, 2024
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Labor, Education & DemographicsManufacturing & Logistics Ford and Stellantis Overcome UAW Strikes, Rising Wage Pressures May Complicate the Big Three’s EV Future Two-thirds of the Big Three Automakers have reached tentative agreements with the United Auto Workers (UAW) union on new four-year…McAlinden Research PartnersOctober 30, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Labor, Education & DemographicsManufacturing & Logistics UAW Widens Strike in Wake of GM Withdrawing 2023 Guidance, Union Still Has Capacity to Expand Actions General Motors' Q3 earnings report, which included a suspension of its profit outlook, was followed by an expansion of strikes…McAlinden Research PartnersOctober 25, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Labor, Education & DemographicsManufacturing & Logistics UAW Takes Aim at Ford’s Biggest Plant, Pushes for Big Three Battery Factories to Fall Under Union Contract The UAW's strikes expanded twice so far this week, with work stoppages beginning at Volvo-owned Mack Trucks and expanding to…McAlinden Research PartnersOctober 12, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Labor, Education & DemographicsManufacturing & LogisticsPolitics & Policy UAW Maintains Strong Leverage in Auto Negotiations, But Stakes are Massive for Big Three’s EV Plans The ongoing UAW strike is once again set to expand on Friday if no breakthroughs are made at the negotiating…McAlinden Research PartnersSeptember 28, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesEconomics & TradeEnergy & EnvironmentLabor, Education & Demographics Australian Strikes May Constrain LNG Shipments, But Europe’s Record Stockpiles Could Ease Energy Shocks Potential work stoppages at several natural gas shipping platforms in Australia could kick off this week, meaning shipments of liquified natural…McAlinden Research PartnersAugust 14, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Labor, Education & DemographicsManufacturing & LogisticsPolitics & PolicyTechnology Taiwan’s Semiconductor Industry Faces Continual Risk From China, Key US Reshoring Efforts Delayed Summary: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co's decision to delay the opening of a much-lauded $40 billion Arizona plant into 2025 shows…McAlinden Research PartnersJuly 26, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Labor, Education & DemographicsManufacturing & LogisticsTransportation Dual Teamster Strikes in Package and LTL Freight Markets Threaten Supply Chain Disruption Over 362,000 union workers may go on strike nationwide over the next two weeks, as package and freight carriers UPS and…McAlinden Research PartnersJuly 20, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Economics & TradeLabor, Education & DemographicsPolitics & Policy China’s Year of Protest Continues to Threaten Growth Targets, Culminates in Anti-Lockdown Demonstrations Widespread protests have broken out across China in opposition of yet another bout of lockdowns in the world's second-largest economy.…McAlinden Research PartnersNovember 29, 2022