The Greek people have voted and now, with Sunday’s referendum resulting in a “No” on bailout terms offered by their country’s creditors, what happens next is in the hands of Greece’s top trading partner. Germany is reportedly staying tough on debt relief (as reported...
Datamyne Celebrates Our First 10 Years
It was 10 years ago that Datamyne officially launched as a US-based business with headquarters in Miami, Fla. Our launch pad was the innovative South American import-export data business started in 1992 by Pablo Milburn (an Endeavor High-Impact Entrepreneur) with...
J.Crew Brought Low by a Cropped Sweater
Tossing aside the Head of Women’s Design for the J.Crew brand and trimming 175 from the payroll, the J.Crew Group last week announced alterations aimed at “critical improvements to our J.Crew women’s assortment including fit, design aesthetic and styling.” As Business...
Bottled up: Chilean Salmon Exports
An eight-day strike by the National Association of Customs Officers in Chile ended yesterday, clearing the way for shipments of Chilean salmon to resume. The strike affected all Chilean exporters, but the exporters of perishables – seafood, fruits and vegetables –...
From the Rockies to the Himalayas: Getting Aid to Nepal
On a recent trip to Colorado, one of our Datamyne team members found a way to connect personally with the Nepalese people and send aid to Nepal for the victims of late April’s catastrophic Gorkha earthquake and its aftershocks. “I learned about Karma and Jyamu Bhotia...
Esri Story Maps Picture LA-LB Port Slowdown Data
Our partners at Esri have used their GIS (geographic information systems) software to create a series of interactive story maps illustrating the impact of the West Coast ports’ slowdown during the dispute over terms of a new longshoremen’s contract. The old contract...
Tuned-up: Tesla Model S Export Data Tracking
To share a report on Tesla Model S export data, as we did last month, is to engage a community of avid Tesla watchers eager to see more data. Download the New Tesla Model S Exports Free Report (2015 vs. 2014). That’s because Tesla Motors is not only pioneering new...
Asking for More: South Korean Trade with South America
Last month, South Korean President Park Geun-hye wound up a four-nation swing through South America in search of expanded trade and economic cooperation. In Colombia, Park pressed for ratification of the pending free trade agreement (approved by Colombia’s Congress...
Are Conflict Minerals in Your Supply Chain?
The US government wants to know if there are conflict minerals in your supply chain. (And it’s not alone.) Under Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, publicly-held companies that make, or contract for the making of products...
Tracking Tesla Trade Data
Our new report on US exports of Tesla Model S electric cars provides a month-by-month count of how many vehicles shipped and their destinations January through December 2014. [May 12, 2015: Datamyne has refined its methodology for tracking Tesla exports since this...