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Biden Invokes Emergency Powers to Try to Ease Formula Shortage

President Biden invoked emergency powers under the Defense Production Act to try and boost production of baby formula, while ordering the use of government planes for imports to alleviate shortages.

A can of Similac infant formula. Photo: Creative Commons.

Hospitals Ration CT Scans, Awaiting Dye From Shanghai GE Plant

Hospitals around the U.S. are postponing CT scans and rationing care while waiting on shipments of medical dye made in a Shanghai plant that just restarted production amid the city’s lockdown.

A radiologist analyzes CT scans of a patient's brain. Photo: Getty.

U.S., European Firms Rethink China Investment After Lockdowns

U.S. and European businesses are reconsidering their investments in China after the lockdown in Shanghai and restrictions in other cities caused major disruption to their operations.

Janet Yellen, U.S. Treasury secretary, listens during a House Financial Committee hearing in Washington, D.C. Photo: Bloomberg.

Fewer Nuggets, Smaller Salads: Shrinkflation Hits U.S. Restaurants

America’s restaurants are in the same boat as the rest of the country, battling the soaring food and fuel costs that recently helped send U.S. inflation to a 40-year high.

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FDA Announces Steps to Help Boost Baby-Formula Supply

Abbott Laboratories reached a pact with U.S. authorities that would allow it to begin making baby formula again at a troubled plant in Michigan, a move that could help ease a supply shortfall that has rattled many parents.

A can of Similac infant formula. Photo: Creative Commons.

How the Autonomous Supply Chain Is Bringing New Efficiencies to Retail Logistics

Current business scenarios are proving that companies that plan for both best- and worst-case circumstances are the real winners.

From Sneakers to Teslas, China Lockdowns Upend Global Supply Chains

Here’s a breakdown of how the situation in China is intensifying global supply chain chaos.

Adidas sneakers on display. Photo: Bloomberg.

Biden Under Fire for FDA’s Delay in Fixing Baby Formula Shortage

The White House raced Thursday to show it’s trying to ease a national baby formula shortage, as Republicans showered criticism on President Biden for a crisis that has left frantic parents scouring store shelves to feed their children.

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Tesla and Sony’s Problems Show Shanghai’s Big Restart is Faltering

The official line coming out of Covid-hit Shanghai is that business is returning to usual despite the ongoing lockdown, yet hundreds of manufacturers in the city aren’t operating at anywhere near to full capacity, if they’re up and running again at all.

Photo: Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images.

Shanghai Supply Chain Crisis Makes a Case for AI

The closure of supply chain operations in China is yet another blow to an already fragile global supply chain. More will follow.

An aerial view of the Port of Shanghai in Shanghai, China. Photo: Getty.

Seeing Beyond the Unforeseen: Dodging Supply Chain Disruptions

Is it possible for a manufacturer to find secure footing in a world that seems to be shifting daily?

Watch: Four Ways That Businesses Can Prepare for the Next Black Swan Event

Barry Kukkuk, chief technology officer with Netstock, details four steps that companies can take to prepare for the unpredictable.

Four Ways That Businesses Can Prepare For The Next Black Swan Event

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