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News Articles: supply chain

Margot Robbie stars in the live-action <em>Barbie</em> movie, whose production reportedly required jaw-dropping amounts of pink paint.

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  • Movies

Did the 'Barbie' movie really cause a run on pink paint? Let's get the full picture

A Barbie production designer said "the world ran out of pink" because of how much paint the movie set needed. It had apparently been in short supply to begin with.

June 05, 2023
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
The Dodge Charger Daytona SRT Concept all-electric muscle car is shown at its world reveal during Dodge's Speed Week at M1 Concourse on Aug. 17 in Michigan. As the popularity of EVs explodes, U.S. battery production is rapidly growing.

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  • Business

2022 was a big year for EV battery plants in the U.S. How big? $73 billion big

As the auto industry goes electric, there have been so many massive battery projects announced that it can be hard to keep track of them all. So we added them up for you.

December 30, 2022
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By:
  • Camila Domonoske
Traffic passes through Tonopah, Nev. on Oct. 6, 2022.

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  • Business

There's a lithium mining boom, but it's not a jobs bonanza

The promised surge in clean-energy jobs from the growing popularity of electric vehicles in the U.S. is mostly focused farther down the supply chain, like at battery assembly plants.

December 08, 2022
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By:
  • Camila Domonoske
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City on Aug. 5. The majority of America's top companies have reported strong earnings, but warning signs about the economy are also emerging from their corporate earnings.

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  • Business

3 warning signs about the economy coming out of America's top companies

Companies are bracing for potential trouble ahead by lowering their advertising budgets, cutting costs and adapting to their customers' changing spending habits.

August 12, 2022
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By:
  • David Gura
Traders work on the floor during the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City on May 16. Stocks slumped on Wednesday as earnings from major retailers such as Target reinforced concerns about the U.S. economy.

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  • Business

Stocks slump again. This time, it's retailers such as Target spooking investors

The Dow fell by more than 1,000 points as retailers' earnings reports reflected difficulty navigating higher prices and supply chain bottlenecks.

May 18, 2022
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By:
  • David Gura
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City on April 28. Stocks sank on Friday, ending a miserable month for Wall Street.

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  • Business

Here are 3 reasons why stocks are tanking

Stocks were pummeled on Friday with the Nasdaq slumping more than 4% to post its worst month since 2008. Why things have gotten so bad in Wall Street.

April 29, 2022
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  • David Gura
Shipping containers are stacked at the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, Calif., on Nov. 17, 2021. Congestion at U.S. ports has caused supply chain disruptions, driving up prices and leading to a growing shortage of goods.

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  • Politics

Bipartisan bill to address supply chain kinks moves closer to the president's desk

The Ocean Shipping Reform Act, which was approved unanimously in the Senate after a version was approved in the House late last year, aims to ease shipping backlogs at U.S. ports.

April 01, 2022
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  • Claudia Grisales
People shop in The Galleria mall in Houston during Black Friday on Nov. 26, 2021. The economy grew strongly last year but at an uneven pace because of the pandemic.

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  • Economy

Believe it or not, the economy grew last year at the fastest pace since 1984

The U.S. economy grew last year at the fastest pace since 1984, but growth was tempered by successive waves of the pandemic.

January 27, 2022
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  • Scott Horsley
The container ship Hyundai Hope is loaded in Norfolk, Va., on Dec. 1, 2021.

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  • Author Interviews

The global supply chain is amazingly efficient. So why did it break down?

"Americans went on a shopping spree as soon as lockdown started, and we haven't really stopped," journalist Christopher Mims says. His book, Arriving Today, goes inside the global supply chain.

January 05, 2022
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By:
  • Dave Davies
Earlier this month, customers were able to get cream cheese from a Manhattan grocery store. But Kraft, which owns Philadelphia Cream Cheese, hopes you lay off the popular baking ingredient.

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  • Food

Kraft will literally pay you not to make cheesecake this holiday season

Kraft Heinz will reimburse up to 18,000 customers $20 each to buy or bake desserts without cream cheese, which is harder to come by this holiday season. Here's how the (cheesy) promotion works.

December 16, 2021
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Drug shortage

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  • News

More than 100 drugs are in short supply. Experts say don’t panic, but be aware

More than 100 pharmaceutical drugs are currently in short supply across the country — many of those life-saving. With the crunch on the nation’s supply chain, advocates are worried about the impact on chronically ill patients who rely on their prescriptions to survive.

November 29, 2021
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By:
  • Riley Bunch
Publix Job Fair Tuesday, August 13, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Rome

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  • Economy

Grocery stores navigate supply chain issues amid holiday shopping

Grocery stores are navigating supply chain disruptions to meet customer demands ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.

November 24, 2021
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By:
  • Amanda Andrews
Frozen turkeys sit in a refrigerated case inside a grocery store in southeast Denver. The Farm Bureau says high demand for meat and supply chain woes have increased the cost of Thanksgiving dinner this year.

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  • National

Expect to pay more this year to stage your Thanksgiving feast

The Farm Bureau's Thanksgiving report says the average cost of dinner for 10 people is $53.31. But don't cancel your meal yet: the cost for a turkey has already dropped since the survey was taken.

November 18, 2021
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
A person walks in an Ikea warehouse in New York City on Oct. 15.

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  • Business

Warehouses are overwhelmed by America's shopping spree

The U.S. is dotted with more warehouses than ever. But they are overwhelmed by record-level imports, a lack of workers and a shopping spree of unprecedented proportions.

November 15, 2021
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By:
  • Alina Selyukh
An inflatable snowman and candy canes are part of the decorations that adorn houses in Brooklyn's Dyker Heights neighborhood on Dec. 22, 2020 in New York. A shopping surge by households this year has snarled up global supply chains, and now the race is on to get products on shelves in time for Christmas.

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  • Economy

The race is on to save Christmas as retailers fight the supply chain crunch

Retailers are racing to get merchandise onto store shelves in time for the busy holiday shopping season. But with ports and warehouses overflowing, many orders are tied up in traffic.

November 11, 2021
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By:
  • Scott Horsley
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