When buying steel pipe from a distributor, the purchasing agent and salesperson should execute a formal quote and purchase order. 

This month’s Beschloss Perspective weighs in on the Biden administration’s rejection of attempts to expand U.S. oil and gas production, the economic power of corporate dividends, the use of digital currency, and the Russia/China alliance.

As the bombing of Ukraine by Russian forces continues, about 3 million barrels of oil a day are removed from global markets.