Ryan Fox is a containers and packaging analyst for Bloomberg Intelligence. He spoke with “Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal about ...

Mills that make the material for corrugated packaging are closing at an unprecedented pace this year.

Demand for corrugated packaging, a staple for shipping everything from food to appliances, has dropped to its lowest levels ...

In his Monday Morning Economist blog, Virginia Tech economist Jadrian Wooten points to the so-called cardboard box index, ...

Box shipments are facing an "unprecedented" downturn, according to analysts, and the year-end outlook is tepid despite the ...

Have you ever wondered how your online orders arrive in those sturdy cardboard boxes — and what it means when there are fewer of them? Fewer boxes often hint at softer retail demand across U.S.

The simple corrugated cardboard box, strong and light, is a bedrock of the American economy. From big-box behemoth stores to ...

We all have our superstitions, but should this one that TikTok user Kaliani (@kailanimb) shared be taken seriously? In a now-viral clip, which has amassed 131,400 views, she began by asking, “What’s ...

If you ask an economist, they will almost certainly tell you that a recession is indicated by things such as mounting ...