Tag: Supply Chain
Omicron’s Economic Toll: Missing Workers, More Uncertainty and Higher Inflation (Maybe)
Covid-related absences are creating headaches for businesses that were struggling to hire workers even before Omicron. Restaurants and retail stores…
Kohl’s Receives $9 Billion Offer Backed by Activist Investor
The department store Kohl’s has received a roughly $9 billion offer to go private in a deal with an investment…
Rapid Inflation Fuels Debate Over What’s to Blame: Pandemic or Policy
The price increases bedeviling consumers, businesses and policymakers worldwide have prompted a heated debate in Washington about how much of…
Biden Looks to Intel’s U.S. Investment to Buoy His China Agenda
WASHINGTON — In celebrating a $20 billion investment by Intel in a new semiconductor plant in Ohio, President Biden sought…
Australia’s (Brief) Idea to Ease Supply Chains: Juvenile Forklift Drivers
MELBOURNE, Australia — The Australian government has been trying all kinds of things to address a pandemic labor shortage: Letting…
Supply Chain Woes Could Worsen as China Imposes Covid Lockdowns
WASHINGTON — Companies are bracing for another round of potentially debilitating supply chain disruptions as China, home to about a…