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Europe Can Endure Painful Transition to Live Without Russian Oil

The European Union would endure a short and painful transition if it halted Russian oil and coal imports, but with the help of its international partners the bloc could end its dependence on Moscow, a new study shows.

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

U.S. Battery Strategy Aims to Ease Transition From Coal

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and Senator Joe Manchin announced a program to develop lithium batteries in the U.S. as part of a broader strategy to help Appalachia amid a transition away from coal.

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

U.S. Retail Sales Soften as High Gasoline Costs Begin to Bite

Growth in U.S. retail sales slowed in February after surging a month earlier, suggesting that consumers tempered their spending in some categories as inflation limited purchasing power.

A shopper carries a Coach Inc. retail bag. Photo: Bloomberg.

Carmakers Seen Producing 5 Million Fewer Vehicles After Russian Invasion

A closely watched auto-industry forecaster lopped more than 5 million cars off its projections for global production this year and next, largely due to fallout expected from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Volkswagen SUVs are guided into storage bays inside one of the automaker's Autostadt delivery towers at VW headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany. Photo: Bloomberg.

Watch: The Key to Ensuring Efficient Last-Mile Delivery

Customer demands for efficient last-mile delivery of e-commerce orders didn't slacken during the pandemic, and will only grow more intense in the years to come, says Manil Uppal, co-founder of Delivery Solutions.

The Key To Ensuring Efficient Last Mile Delivery

When Will the Chip Shortage End? U.S., EU Spend Billions in Race to Beat China

Sanctions are causing a shortage of microchips in Russia. Meanwhile, the U.S. and Europe are spending billions in a race to reduce reliance on imports just as China plans to turn itself into a chip powerhouse.

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

White House Pushes Supply Chain Operators to Share Data

An initiative launched this week is President Biden’s latest effort to address supply chain bottlenecks that stretch across the U.S.

Dockworkers move cargo on a container terminal. Photo: Port of Los Angeles.

FedEx Delivery Contractors Petition for Higher Payments After Holidays Left Them Short

FedEx Corp. delivery contractors are demanding higher pay and changes to operations, stung by rising costs and a drop in compensation for the most recent holiday season.

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

Watch: When Will the Vehicle Supply Chain Recover?

A discussion about the current state and future of the vehicle supply chain, with Shay Scott, executive director of the Global Supply Chain Institute, and professor in the University of Tennessee’s Master's of Science in Supply Chain Management online program.

When Will the Vehicle Supply Chain Recover?

The New Kings of Retail Are Focused on Customer Service

The last two years presented a whirlwind of new challenges for retail, requiring businesses to explore sometimes experimental ways to cope with rapid change.

A shopper carries Target Corp. shopping bags. Photo: Bloomberg.

The Supply Crisis Antidote? Digital 'Demand Chain' Management

Manufacturers and distributors can no longer afford to view the supply chain as a strictly internal function that stands apart from customers.

Empty shelves in a supermarket. Photo: Getty.

Ukraine Farmers Urged to Sow But Fear for Workers’ Lives

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is urging farmers to sow as many fields as possible to protect the food supply. But several of the nation’s largest agribusinesses say some plantings just won’t happen if Russia continues its war in Europe’s breadbasket.

Deere & Co. combine harvesters create clouds of dust as they harvest a field of wheat in Varva, Ukraine. Photo: Bloomberg.

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