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The Mathematics Behind FedEx and UPS Pricing: How Contract Modeling and Surcharge Algorithms Are Reshaping Shipping Costs in 2025
24 Nov 2025 13:54 GMT
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Introduction: When Parcel Pricing Becomes a Mathematical System
Parcel shipping has entered a new era where cost is no longer determined solely by distance or weight, but by a multi-layered system of algorithms, …
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Why You're Paying More (Or Less) At Certain Gas Stations
24 Nov 2025 11:05 GMT
… when it comes to gas prices. For one thing, each … per gallon cost of gasoline, this can result in significant … the higher the transportation cost. What about the difference in gas prices in the same … on gas revenue, so they can't cut their fuel prices as …
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Residents and businesses bracing for the worst as shipping costs rise on Jan. 1
20 Nov 2025 05:28 GMT
… Cost of living is high, gas is high, groceries is high … for a significant increase in shipping costs that will affect the price … consumer price data shows food prices rose more than 3% compared … the products will be more costly," said Francis Magdirila, …
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Old Navy + DoorDash: handy shortcut or holiday money pit?
25 Nov 2025 01:14 GMT
… wire, compare the following prices
Rush shipping cost from Old Navy’s … restaurant orders, DoorDash apparel prices may not always match … Retail partners often set separate prices for delivery marketplaces, and … (even after factoring in gas and your time), it’ …
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Import Prices Remain High Despite Stronger Cedi
20 Nov 2025 19:09 GMT
… increase in global commodity prices, fuel costs, or shipping charges … adjustments. Small fluctuations in shipping costs transfer directly to consumers … such as rice, cooking oil, milk, and electronics. … in imported goods prices despite currency appreciation …
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Walmart sees sales jumping as price-sensitive shoppers flee from inflation
20 Nov 2025 18:47 GMT
… retailer is winning over price-sensitive shoppers while digesting … , corporate layoffs and rising prices. Rival big-box chains … broaden delivery areas, lower shipping costs and expand its third-party … S. sales, is helping fuel demand as consumers prioritize …
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Walmart boosts outlook while warning that higher costs loom
20 Nov 2025 16:27 GMT
… retailer is winning over price-sensitive shoppers while absorbing … , corporate layoffs and rising prices. Rival big-box chains … broaden delivery areas, lower shipping costs, and expand its third- … US sales, is helping fuel demand as consumers prioritise …
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Trump sanctions impact: India looks at Middle-East for oil imports; pulls away from Russian crude
20 Nov 2025 07:19 GMT
Oil market participants are intently monitoring India's immediate and long-term acquisitions of crude oil. (AI image)
As US President Donald Trump’s sanctions on Russian oil firms come into effect later this week, Indian refineries are already …
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Capitol Notebook: Iowa AG announces new resources for crime victims
25 Nov 2025 00:15 GMT
… weaken competition and raise shipping costs for farmers and manufacturers … rail industry, risking higher prices, reduced reliability and … already driven up shipping costs for many industries … gas buses serving the Iowa-Nebraska region to replace older diesel …
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Slow murder continues: Some suffer more
24 Nov 2025 14:22 GMT
Right to clean air is about inter-generational equity. Traditionally, the health impacts of air pollution have been understood in terms of the relation between dose and response at an undifferentiated population scale. But over the years, more nuanced …