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Podcast | Can Manufacturers Prevent Another Microchip Shortage?

The global shortage of microchips has had a devastating impact on multiple industries, not least automotive manufacturers, who are expected to have lost some $210 billion in 2021 because they couldn’t get enough chips to drive the systems in their vehicles. But how did we get to this state of affairs?

A detail of a silicon wafer is shown on the production line. Photo: Getty.

Omicron’s Surge Gives Bosses a Reason to Order Shots Biden Can’t

The U.S. Supreme Court may have rejected a federal rule mandating COVID-19 vaccinations or testing, but businesses threatened by omicron’s spread might be forced to implement one anyway to protect the workers they have and keep factories open.

Baskets of syringes at a COVID-19 vaccination site. Photo: Bloomberg.

Online Holiday Spending in the U.S. Grew at the Slowest Rate in Years

Online shopping for holiday gifts last year in the U.S. grew at the slowest rate since at least 2014, after a blowout year in 2020.

FedEx Corp. couriers unload packages from a delivery truck. Photo: Bloomberg.

Supply Chain Chaos Spurs New ETF Filing to Ride Shipping Boom

ProShares is preparing a new ETF to exploit chaos across global supply chains even as bottlenecks show signs of easing and commodities come down from records.

A Wall Street sign stands in front of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Building in New York. Photo: Getty Images.

Global Supply Chains Brace for Impact as Omicron Reaches China

An omicron outbreak in China is sending jitters through supply chains as manufacturers and shippers brace for disruption inside the world’s-biggest trading nation if it can’t contain the fast-spreading variant.

A container ship leaves the Port of Ningbo-Zhoushan in Ningbo, China. Photo: Bloomberg.

New York Port Hustles to Cut Rare Logjam Amid Covid Labor Woes

The Port of New York and New Jersey is working to clear a small but rare bottleneck of container ships anchored off the coast of Long Island as COVID-19 cases among dockworkers collide with a pandemic-fueled surge in cargo volumes.

Shipping containers on a cargo ship at Bayonne Terminal in Bayonne, New Jersey. Photo: Bloomberg.

Chipmakers Seek Steady Growth to End Boom-Bust Era

Semiconductor revenue is poised to top half a trillion dollars in 2022 for the first time ever.

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The Short- and Long-Term Solutions to Supply Chain Bottlenecks

There’s no indication that supply chain disruptions will ease in 2022. Bottlenecks, labor shortages and limited transportation capacity across all modes will persist.

Containers stacked at a shipping terminal. Photo: Tom Fisk/ Pexels.

U.S. Needs to Guard Exports From Supply Chain Snarls, Biden’s Envoy Says

U.S. port authorities and ocean carriers, dealing with record import volumes, need to ensure that exports aren’t hindered amid the unprecedented supply chain logjams that aren’t showing clear signs of dissipating, President Biden’s port envoy says.

A CMA CGM Group container ship is berthed at the Port of Oakland in Oakland, California. Photo: Port of Oakland.

Inventory ‘Bullwhip’ Risk Emerges in Latest U.S. Logistics Index

The bigger-than-usual rush to stockpile products on U.S. retail shelves and in warehouses ahead of the holidays might give way to an economic hangover of sorts.

A shopper carries bags from a store. Photo: Getty Images.

There’s No End in Sight for Chip-Constrained Auto Sales Slump

Last year's historically low auto sales reflect a global microchip shortage that forced carmakers to limit output or ship some vehicles without fully functioning features.

Cars are parked in a dealership showroom. Photo: Fahroni/ Canva.

Biden Launches Plan to Fight Meatpacker Giants on Inflation

President Biden promised to “fight for fairer prices” for farmers and consumers as he announced plans to combat the market power of the giant conglomerates that dominate meat and poultry processing.

A worker packages trays of ground beef chuck. Photo: Bloomberg.

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