Supply Crunch

Sue Nguyen, an operator for Armbrust American, packs masks at the company's warehouse in Pflugerville, Texas, US, January 12, 2022. Photo :Reuters
USA

Burned by Covid supply crunch, hospitals invest in US mask-making

Beyond that, participants say such projects help support and stabilize domestic manufacturing and downstream domestic supply chains

Crude oil storage tanks are seen in an aerial photograph at the Cushing oil hub in Cushing, Oklahoma, US April 21, 2020. REUTERS/Drone Base
Global Economy

Oil prices could hit $100 as demand outstrips supply, analysts say

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Bloomberg Special

Supply-crunch inflation gives central banks an unfixable problem