BloombergMore from BloombergGlobal Trade & EconomicsEU Offers Ambitious Chips Law That May Struggle to Deliver FundsThe European Union unveiled its plan to use its economic leverage to attract large semiconductor producers like Intel Corp. and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., but reaching the full 45 billion euro ($51.4 billion) price tag depends on a controversial and untested method of subsidizing production.February 9, 2022All LogisticsNet-Zero Plans of the Biggest Global Companies Don't Add UpWhat do Unilever, Google and Amazon have in common? Their net-zero promises do not add up to net zero, a new report says.February 8, 2022All LogisticsAmericans Face Record Metals Prices as Shipping Costs SurgeSurging prices of the raw materials needed for your refrigerators, automobiles, window frames and plumbing show no signs of abating as America’s supply chain crisis spills into another year.February 8, 2022All LogisticsU.S. Labor, Supply ‘Nightmare’ Seen Extending Into Second HalfThe helter-skelter playing out on U.S. factory floors from labor and supply shortages, transportation bottlenecks and the coronavirus looks likely to persist into the second half of the year.February 7, 2022All LogisticsOttawa Declares Emergency After Trucker Protests Spin ‘Out of Control’Canada’s capital city remained under a state of emergency Monday as police tried to rein in protests against vaccine mandates and COVID-19 restrictions.February 6, 2022All LogisticsBiden Order Will Aim to Raise Wages for Infrastructure JobsPresident Biden will require large federal infrastructure projects to use project labor agreements, a collective bargaining measure the administration says will tilt the rules toward companies with higher-paid workers.February 4, 2022All LogisticsBipartisan Ocean Shipping Overhaul Introduced in U.S. SenateThe first major update of U.S. international ocean-shipping laws in more than two decades has been introduced in the Senate, a significant step toward passage after passing the House with bipartisan support in December.February 3, 2022All LogisticsAmazon Raises Prime Membership Amid Supply Chain BottlenecksAmazon.com Inc. is raising the annual fee for its Prime subscription service in the U.S. by $20 to $139, the first such increase since 2018.February 3, 2022All LogisticsBiden’s Electric Vehicle Plan Faces Jam From Cultural DividePresident Joe Biden wants electric vehicles to account for 50% of new car sales by 2030. But to meet that target he may have to sell the cars to a skeptical demographic: Donald Trump voters.February 3, 2022Global Trade & EconomicsGOP Opposition in House Puts U.S.-China Competition Bill at RiskGrowing Republican criticism risks complicating passage of a once-bipartisan bill intended to make the U.S economy more competitive, saying it goes too easy on China even as it aims to aid the domestic semiconductor industry.February 2, 2022Previous PagePage 185 of 357Next Page
