Tag: tariff
Carrier tightens portfolio amid turbulence
December 17, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla.— Carrier Global’s recent sale of its commercial and residential fire business is a move calculated to simplify the company’s portfolio and refocus its efforts at a time of international turbulence.
Other companies inside and outside of the security industry have been similarly streamlining their portfolios. ADT sold its commercial business in 2023 and closed its solar division the following year to focus on its residential security business.
Similarly,...
Mr. Tariff-ic
November 27, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor
I was going to write about 2025 predictions this week, but in the spirit of not supporting Christmas music and decorations hitting stores before Thanksgiving is over, I’m going to let that topic stew a while longer.
Instead, I wanted to touch briefly this week on tariffs. If you’ve been following any sort of news, then I’m certain that’s come up in some fashion. I don’t usually linger on political topics in this blog for the same reason you shouldn’t lick the...