Shortages

By Shashwat Awasthi and Clara Denina (Reuters) – Global mining companies must overcome COVID-related labour shortages and soaring production costs if they are to meet annual production targets, analysts said …

BERLIN – German flag carrier Lufthansa said it would cancel some domestic flights to Frankfurt from Thursday, an announcement that follows a staffing shortage warning from Germany’s biggest airport operator, …

BERLIN – Germany’s biggest airport operator Fraport said on Twitter on Wednesday it had to cancel flights as it was struggling to hire enough people after massive job cuts due …

By Maytaal Angel LONDON – Commodity traders have started diverting sugar shipments away from Russia, according to industry sources and shipping data, a move set to further boost soaring domestic …

MADRID – Spain temporarily authorised stores on Wednesday to limit the sale of some products to prevent sell-outs when markets are under stress, days after some supermarkets ran out of …

By Nelson Acosta HAVANA – Cuba’s government said on Wednesday a spike in demand for fuel, caused in part by the failure of the country’s largest power plant last week, …

MADRID – Three Spanish truckers unions on Tuesday dismissed a government aid package and joined a spontaneous one-week strike against rising fuel prices that is likely to aggravate a shortage …

– Top Russian carmaker Avtovaz said on Monday it was partially halting production at its plants in Togliatti and Izhevsk on March 21-25 due because of to shortages of electronic …

– Russia’s Federal Anti-Monopoly Service (FAS) said on Thursday it was conducting “anti-cartel” inspections at major sugar producers following a sharp increase in sugar prices and “unjustified” shortages in some …

By David Lawder WASHINGTON -The World Bank on Wednesday said a number of developing countries face near-term wheat supply shortages due to their high dependence on Ukrainian wheat exports that …

By Maurice Tamman, David Gauthier-Villars, Sarah McFarlane and Sarah El Safty – The Russian invasion of Ukraine threatens millions of tiny spring-time sprouts that should emerge from stalks of dormant …

By Ann Saphir – In the U.S. Midwest one retailer planned to raise prices but did not have enough floor staff to physically change the tags. In the South, a …

– The U.S. economy expanded at a modest to moderate pace from mid January through mid February while inflation pressures broadened and employers continued to struggle to find workers, a …

By Pratima Desai LONDON – The United States and European Union countries are unlikely to impose blanket sanctions on Rusal if Russia invades Ukraine as that would exacerbate aluminium shortages, …

“It’s coming!” That’s what New York Governor Kathy Hochul said when she announced the Department of Health will now be permitted to limit non-essential, non-urgent scheduled hospital procedures to ensure …

Officials asked U.S. citizens to make plans to leave Haiti because of increased gang violence and kidnappings, the U.S. Embassy in Haiti announced on Wednesday. The embassy warned of widespread …

High inflation will last well into 2022, economists say, indicating that supply chain bottlenecks will keep increasing prices and curbing production. Experts expect to see average inflation of 5.25% in …

Food prices have surged as companies battle increasing costs, labor shortages and supply chain problems, The Wall Street Journal reported. Food companies are struggling to find trucks and staff processing …