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Major hotels break promises on allowing feds to detain immigrants in their rooms

The companies can't ensure all of its independently owned and managed properties stop ICE from using their rooms for detainment.

Trends and challenges of online shopping as holiday sales are expected to soar

Supply Chain Management Professor of Practice Hitendra Chaturvedi says there are a number of factors increasing e-commerce, including artificial intelligence.

A strike at General Motors is hitting its suppliers hard

Discussions with labor unions came to a halt.

Slowing GDP growth but no recession

The most accurate economic forecaster Sam Kahan of ACT Research delivered his 2020 economic forecast at the 2019 Lawrence R. Klein Award reception.

Supply squeeze for tomatoes? Some fear new border checks could cause delays, higher prices

A new agreement requiring inspections of tomatoes from Mexico could lead to delays at the border and higher prices at the grocery store.

U.S.-Mexico tomato trade war faces a crucial deadline on Monday

A study released earlier this year by Arizona State University economists — and commissioned by a trade association representing importers of Mexican tomatoes — showed how the prices of most varieties of tomatoes would spike if Mexican imports fell by half.

FedEx fails to deliver on earnings. And that’s a bad sign for the global economy

A disappointing earnings report for the multinational courier delivery services company is especially worrisome for one key reason: It's widely seen as an early warning system for international commerce.

Arizona Opera’s OnPitch Business Challenge begins

The opera company in association with Arizona State University has announced a request for proposals for the innovation competition.

Dean Amy Hillman drives an unprecedented year of giving

Kicked off by a $25 million donation from the W. P. Carey Foundation to establish the $50 million campaign, the business school raised $43.7 million in fiscal year 2018-19.

New Business Roundtable statement a welcome change for managerial ethics professor

Don Lange, Lincoln Professor of Management Ethics, studies corporate social responsibility, organizational reputation, and managerial ethics. He weighs in on the controversial Business Roundtable statement.