UK’s Hunt: labour shortages more of an issue than Brexit for economy
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s labour force shortages are more of an issue for the economy than Brexit, finance minister Jeremy Hunt said on Sunday, adding that he would seek to…
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s labour force shortages are more of an issue for the economy than Brexit, finance minister Jeremy Hunt said on Sunday, adding that he would seek to…
By Nora Buli OSLO (Reuters) -Europe needs to act now to avoid a natural gas shortage next year given the loss of Russian supply and expectations Chinese demand will increase,…
By Victoria Waldersee BERLIN (Reuters) -Volkswagen is entering into direct purchase agreements in unprecedented areas to tackle the worst supply chain shortages the company has seen, its purchasing chief Murat…
The Tampa company behind The Brass Tap and Beef ‘O’ Brady’s defies odds with increased revenue and a projected record number of franchise sales. Tampa, FL (-) Despite the impact…
By Allison Lampert ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – The shortage of parts from chips to windshields that has held back plane production will run into at least 2023 – and manufacturers…
By Allison Lampert and Rajesh Kumar Singh MONTREAL/CHICAGO (Reuters) – Canada’s Mitchell Aerospace has a booming business – and a shop-floor shortfall that is reverberating from Boeing to Airbus. The…
BERLIN (Reuters) -Volkswagen should be able to maintain production in the next 5-6 months if Germany continues to fill its gas reserves, but rising energy prices and instability in supply…
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport has asked airlines to cancel flights between 4pm and 11pm local time on Monday due to labour shortages, it said in a statement. The…
California Votes To Save Its Last Nuclear Plant To Fight Energy Shortages Jack McEvoy on September 1, 2022 California’s legislature voted overnight to keep the Diablo Canyon nuclear plant, the…
‘Political Suicide’: Germany Will Shutter Nuclear Plants Despite Looming Winter Shortages Jack McEvoy on August 22, 2022 German Economy Minister Robert Habeck said on Sunday that the government is unlikely…
Biden Touts Northeast’s Climate Progress — They Now Face Energy Shortages Every Winter Jack McEvoy on July 22, 2022 President Biden boasted about replacing fossil fuel plants in New England…
By Arathy Somasekhar and Timothy Gardner HOUSTON/WASHINGTON – A tanker carrying a liquid fertilizer product from Russia is about to arrive in the United States, sources and vessel tracking data…
China Is Hoarding Grain And Corn Amid Global Food Shortages Jack McEvoy on July 11, 2022 China continues to stockpile large amounts of grain and corn, tightening supply and inflating…
By David Milliken TELFORD, England – British manufacturing firm Corbetts the Galvanizers used to rely on a stream of workers from Poland and Romania to fill its shop floor, where…
By Jane Lanhee Lee WASHINGTON D.C – A severe semiconductor shortage has resulted in record wire fraud cases last year reported by desperate buyers, a company that tracks counterfeit and…
(Reuters) – Cox Automotive on Tuesday lowered its U.S. auto sales forecast for 2022, as analysts at both Cox and Carmax-owned Edmunds.com said continued supply chain disruptions will leave dealers…
BERLIN – Volkswagen sees a strong second half of 2022 and expects progress in catching up with rival Tesla as easing chip shortages start to offset supply chain bottlenecks and…
By Tom Polansek CHICAGO – U.S. farmers have cut back on using common weedkillers, hunted for substitutes to popular fungicides and changed planting plans over persistent shortages of agricultural chemicals…
Massive Oil Refinery On Track To Shut Down Amid Fuel Supply Shortages, Record Prices Thomas Catenacci on June 7, 2022 UPDATE: This article has been updated to include comment from…
By Jennifer Rigby LONDON – Growing food shortages may represent the same health threat to the world as the COVID-19 pandemic, a leading global health figure has warned. Rising food…
BERLIN – Europe could face fuel shortages this summer due to squeezed oil markets, the head of the International Energy Agency, Fatih Birol, told Germany’s Spiegel. “When the main holiday…
ZURICH – Nestle does not expect “significant infant formula shortages” in other markets the Swiss food maker serves outside the United States, Chief Executive Mark Schneider said in an interview…
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL – North Korea’s office workers and factory labourers have been dispatched to farming areas around the country to join a fight against drought, state media reported…
By Timothy Aeppel (Reuters) – Surging inflation and snarled supply lines have hit U.S. manufacturers like Snap-on Inc over the past year, but so far haven’t hurt profits. The toolmaker,…
BERLIN – German flag carrier Lufthansa said on Friday it had to reduce the buy-on-board meal offer for some short- and medium-haul routes departing from Frankfurt as its catering contractor…