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Transpacific ocean rates are rising with an early peak season demand from shippers being a main driver, according to a June 30 Freightos weekly update. Frontloading efforts are driving demand on the Transpacific trade lane. “The combination of record capacity deployment and further rate increases on the Transpacific tells us demand is strong and that carriers are scrambling to satisfy it,” Sand said in a weekly update.

© USPS Forever stamp price rises to 82¢ on July 12The U.S. Postal Service will raise the price of a Forever stamp to 82 cents on July 12, marking a 4-cent increase from the current 78 cents, as the agency grapples with rising operational costs and declining mail volume. In July 2025, the Forever stamp rose from 73 cents to 78 cents, a 5-cent jump, according to AARP.

The US Postal Service has been steadily lifting prices over the past few years as it tries to plug a widening financial gap and keep its vast delivery network running without direct taxpayer funding. In April, the agency formally announced this new round of hikes, arguing that higher stamp prices and new surcharges were unavoidable if it was to keep meeting its legal obligation to deliver mail to every address in the country. The headline change is simple enough.

Now, we’re deepening that partnership with a more complete direct integration for Aussie advertisers, and expanding it to include podcasts, significantly expanding the programmatic podcast inventory available through Amazon DSP. Spotify Podcast ads, now on Amazon DSP: Advertisers in Australia using Amazon DSP can now run audio ads across Spotify’s podcast inventory via the Spotify Ad Exchange. With 47% of podcast listeners aged 12-34 saying Spotify is their preferred podcast platform, this opens up a massive audience that brands can now reach through Amazon DSP for the first time.

Robots and humans combine to distribute parcels from the Amazon warehouse.

Robots and humans combine to distribute parcels from the Amazon warehouse.

Robots and humans combine to distribute parcels from the Amazon warehouse.

Robots and humans combine to distribute parcels from the Amazon warehouse.