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NY Fed Develops New Index to Measure Global Supply Chain Pressure

A group of New York Fed researchers has developed a new index to measure the critical factors underlying all global economic activity-supply chains.

Business News

Christmas Trees Will Cost Up To 30 Percent More This Year

Industry experts recommend customers start buying their trees-real or artificial-earlier this season, and expect to pay 10 to 30 percent more than last year.

Thought Leaders

Labor Shortage? Depends on Who You Ask.

What if women are the answer to our labor problem?

Business News

Nintendo Switch Is the Latest Victim of Holiday Shortages

Japan-based Nintendo is cutting its sales forecast for the Nintendo Switch by 1.5 million units.

Business News

Shipping Problems to Persist Through 2022 Amid Supply Chain Crisis: Economists

Roughly 77 ships are currently waiting outside docks in the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, carrying a staggering $24 billion worth of goods waiting to be offloaded, CNBC reported, citing economists at Goldman Sachs.

Business News

'People Are Hoarding': Executives Issue Warning on Possible Food Shortages

Some executives are issuing warnings that there might be food shortages nationwide due to supply chain bottlenecks.

Business News

Elon Musk Expects Chip Shortage to Be Short-Lived as Production Capacity Expands

Musk's remarks follow comments made earlier in the week by General Motors President Mark Reuss, who said he expects the global supply of chips to stabilize but at lower levels than automakers need to rebuild their inventories.

Business News

Chip Shortage to Cost Automakers $210 Billion in Sales: Analysis

The forecast, released Sept. 23, estimates that the shortage will cost the auto industry $210 billion globally in lost revenue in 2021.

Business News

3 Semiconductor Stocks Poised To Lead The Market

The semiconductor industry is in the early stages of a multi-year growth spurt and these companies are poised to lead.

Business News

Can't Find Chicken Wings, Diapers, or a New Car? Here's a List of All the Shortages Hitting the Reopening Economy.

As the U.S. economy increasingly reopens, it is seeing shortages of all sorts of items.

Business News

Coronavirus Outbreak Creates iPhone Shortage

The Chinese government's attempts to contain the coronavirus' spread has prevented iPhone factories in the country from fully resuming operations, Apple says.