Tag: Supply Chain
How Russia’s War on Ukraine Is Worsening Global Starvation
Moscow blocks most shipments from Ukraine, one of the world’s largest wheat producers, and its attacks on the…
Biden Announces Tentative Deal to Avoid Rail Strike Is Reached
WASHINGTON — Freight rail companies and unions representing tens of thousands of workers reached a tentative agreement to…
Clean Energy Projects Surge After Climate Bill Passage
In the weeks since President Biden signed a comprehensive climate bill devised to spur investment in electric cars…
Ford Raises Prices of F-150 Lightning Electric Truck
Ford Motor on Tuesday became the latest automaker to raise the price of electric vehicles when it significantly…
How Will Interest Rate Increases Impact Inflation?
The Federal Reserve is expected to announce its fourth interest rate increase of 2022 on Wednesday as it…
Senate Advances Expansive Industrial Policy Bill to Counter China
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Tuesday moved toward passing an expansive industrial policy bill to counter China’s technological…
Truckers’ Protests Over Labor Law Block Access to Oakland’s Port
For days, a convoy of truckers has blocked the roads that serve the Port of Oakland, crippling a…
Economy Is at Risk of Recession by a Force Hiding in Plain Sight
This past week brought home the magnitude of the overlapping crises assailing the global economy, intensifying fears of…
Gas Prices Around the World Threaten Livelihoods and Stability
“NO ES SUFICIENTE” — It’s not enough. That was the message protest leaders in Ecuador delivered to the…
As Dockworkers Near Contract’s End, Many Others Have a Stake
LOS ANGELES — David Alvarado barreled south along the highway, staring through the windshield of his semi truck…
As Russia Chokes Ukraine’s Grain Exports, Romania Tries to Fill In
Stopping at the edge of a vast field of barley on his farm in Prundu, 30 miles outside…
Fed Confronts a ‘New World’ of Inflation
Federal Reserve officials are questioning whether their longstanding assumptions about inflation still apply as price gains remain stubbornly…