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Baby Formula Shortage Sparks Democratic Inquiry, GOP Attack

Democrats are scrambling to address a baby formula shortage, as Republicans add it to their election-year criticisms of the Biden administration.

A parent prepares baby formula in a bottle. Photo: Getty.

Supply Worries Send Gasoline Prices to Record Highs

The gasoline market is starting to run out of control — just like diesel before it.

A driver holds a gasoline pump. Photo: Canva.

Could Data Standards Solve the Supply Chain Crisis?

A lack of data sharing is one of today's most glaring issues in supply chain management. But just as important is that every stakeholder is on the same page — working with the same kind of data at the right time.

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More Than Half U.S. Firms in China See Lockdowns Hitting Revenue

China’s stringent Covid Zero strategy has damaged foreign businesses’ confidence, with U.S. firms in the country slashing investments and lowering revenue projections as lockdowns hit operations and supply chains.

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Will Truckers’ Protests Be the Thing That Finally Breaks Supply Chains?

The slew of protests earlier this year by U.S. and Canadian truckers against COVID-19 protection measures caused some annoying traffic jams in a handful of cities. But whether they signal a serious, long-term threat to an already-challenged supply chain is questionable.

Demonstrators gather as rows of trucks sit parked during a protest near Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Photo: Bloomberg.

G-7 Leaders Commit to Banning Imports of Oil From Russia

Leaders of the Group of Seven most industrialized countries pledged to ban the import of Russian oil in response to President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine.

Pipework inside a gas storage facility in Kasimov, Russia. Photo: Bloomberg.

U.S. Productivity Drops Most Since 1947, Driving Up Labor Costs

U.S. productivity dropped in the first quarter by the most since 1947 as the economy shrank, while labor costs surged and illustrated an extremely tight job market.

A factory employee performs a quality check on an engine part. Photo: Bloomberg.

Can the World Feed Itself? Historic Fertilizer Crunch Threatens Food Security

For the first time ever, farmers the world over — all at the same time — are testing the limits of how little chemical fertilizer they can apply without devastating their yields come harvest time. Early predictions are bleak.

A farmer fertilizes his crop in Guna, Madhya Pradesh, India. Photo: Bloomberg.

Minimizing Retail Supply Chain Frustrations With a Strong Data Strategy

Supply chains are a bit like utilities: nobody notices them until problems arise. And here’s no escaping notice these days.

Empty shelves in a supermarket. Photo: Getty.

Supply Chains Flare Up Again, Endangering Global Recovery

Global supply chains are knotting up from China to Denmark, sparking re-examinations of things as macro as globalization itself and micro as trucking efficiency around American ports.

An aerial view at the Port of Hong Kong. Photo: Leung Cho Pan/ Canva.

Major Shipping Firm Sees Signs of Supply Chain Bottlenecks Easing

Port bottlenecks that have increased supply chain congestion because of the war in Ukraine and lockdowns in China may be showing signs of easing, according to one of the world’s biggest shipping companies.

'K' Line and Yang Ming shipping containers are stacked at the Port of Wilmington in Wilmington, North Carolina. Photo: Bloomberg.

After Nickel, Lithium Is Next Concern for Battery Makers

Batteries, and more precisely battery metals, are poised to replace chips as the new bottleneck for several industries.

Lithium ore falls from a chute onto a stockpile at Bald Hill Lithium and Tantalum Mine outside of Widgiemooltha, Australia. Photo: Bloomberg.

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