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Can Europe Weaken Putin’s Power Over Global Energy?

The war in Ukraine has already revealed that the modern financial system can be weaponized in ways never before seen. Now the same might be true of the energy transition.

Salt mounds at a lithium mine in Jujuy, Argentina. Photo: Getty.

U.S. Eyes Strict Emissions Rules for Heavy-Duty Trucks

The Biden administration is moving to enact stringent new emissions regulations for large trucks that have been operating for more than a decade under standards environmentalists complain are too lax.

Trucks enter and exit the Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Bloomberg.

Renault Has No Good Options as Other Automakers Turn on Russia

Renault, the European auto company most exposed to Russia, has a lot at stake and no good options.

An employee inspects a rear axle fitting on a Renault electric automobile at the Renault SA factory in Flins, France. Photo: Bloomberg.

War Shocks Ripple Across One of the World’s Busiest Trade Lanes

Putin’s assault on Ukraine, and retaliatory steps designed to paralyze the Russian economy, are heaping new disruptions on supply chains that never recovered from unprecedented shocks caused by the pandemic.

Empty dry docks at the Port of Odessa in Odessa, Ukraine. Photo: Andrey Sarymsakov/ Canva.

Truckers Say This Is the Worst Time for Biden’s Plan to Cut Emissions

President Biden is close to proposing new limits on nitrogen oxide emissions from trucks that environmentalists say are long overdue. But the industry says the timing couldn’t be worse as it fights a driver shortage and supply chain woes.

Exhaust pipes on a truck. Photo: Getty.

Biden Pledges $35 Million to Boost U.S. Rare Earth Extraction

President Biden announced the U.S. will give $35 million to MP Materials Corp. to process heavy rare earth elements in Southern California as part of a bigger push to challenge foreign dominance in a critical field.

A truck with raw ore at open-pit mine in California. Photo: Bloomberg.

Burning Cargo Ship Drifts in Atlantic With Porsches, Audis Aboard

The Felicity Ace, a massive Panama-flagged cargo ship carrying thousands of Volkswagen Group vehicles, caught fire and was left unmanned.

The 650-foot-long Felicity Ace car carrier caught fire and was abandoned off the coast of the Azores. Photo: Marinha Portuguesa.

Retail Sales Jumped in January, Signaling Economic Resilience

Retail sales rose 3.8% in January, a faster-than-expected rebound from December's sharp decline.

A shopper uses contactless payment. Photo: Robert Kneschke/ Canva.

Auto Suppliers Cry Foul, Saying Carmakers Want a Bigger Cut

The anti-vaccine protests that choked off a critical trade route between the U.S. and Canada last week are just the latest drama for an auto supply chain increasingly fraught with tension.

Cradles transport automobile bodies on the engine wedding line inside a Ford Motor Co. factory. Photo: Bloomberg.

Canada Bridge Reopens After Five-Day Protest

The Ambassador Bridge that links Canada with the U.S. has reopened, clearing the largest trade artery between the two countries after a five-day protest shut it down.

Commercial trucks and passenger vehicles drive across Ambassador Bridge on the Canada-U.S. border in Windsor, Ontario. The bridge connects Windsor to Detroit and facilitates over 30% of all Canada-U.S. road trade. Photo: Bloomberg.

New Chip Crisis Means Auto Giants Aren’t in the Clear Yet

While tight supplies of semiconductors are set to ease later this year, the next bottleneck is likely to come from growing demand for analog chips, which are increasingly being used in automobiles as they become electrified and autonomous.

Honda Motor Co. vehicles at an AutoNation car dealership in Fremont, California. Photo: Bloomberg.

Lean, ‘Just-in-Time’ Management Didn't Cause the Supply Chain Crisis

There’s nothing in the lean and just-in-time supply chain methodologies that recommend keeping a bare minimum of parts on hand. In fact, they preach the opposite.

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

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