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Apple’s value chain in China, an emblem of the country’s global role as a source of labour and assembly, has been hit hard by strict lockdowns in Shanghai and neighbouring provinces, raising the risk that the US tech giant may accelerate a shift of its operations away from China, say analysts. While it is hard to put an exact figure on the losses resulting from the disruption to transport and production along Apple’s extensive value chain in China, chief financial officer Luca Maestri told a… Source link

China’s strict COVID-19 lockdowns will exacerbate global supply chain woes and add to inflation in the coming months, experts say. President Xi Jinping’s zero-COVID policy is being tested as the country struggles to tame its worst virus outbreak yet. Frustration is rising over food shortages, people being locked down in their homes for weeks, and a policy of killing pet dogs suspected of being infected with COVID. While China’s tech hub Shenzhen has emerged from its nearly month-long… Source link

Ransomware attacks on the supply chain are undermining national security, according to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection intelligence bulletin obtained by Yahoo News, and will cause further congestion at ports of entry and delays in shipping nationwide. Hackers and ransomware groups are targeting American logistics and shipping companies, the bulletin states, and the ongoing attacks threaten to cripple the already strained supply chain, limiting customs enforcement capabilities and… Source link

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg acknowledges already fragile global supply chains have been dealt a twin blow from Western sanctions on Russia for its war on Ukraine and fresh lockdowns in China due to renewed COVID-19 outbreaks. “Well, they are major curveballs for the economy and for the supply chain,” Buttigieg told Yahoo Finance. “And this is exactly why we’ve been so focused on making our supply chains more resilient. We don’t know what the next shot is going to be — a… Source link

(Adds detail) MOSCOW, March 4 (Reuters) – Russian internet giant Yandex on Friday warned that a trading suspension on its Nasdaq-listed shares could trigger a redemption right on a convertible bond that it does not have the resources to cover. Unprecedented Western sanctions over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine have hammered Russia’s financial system and investors have dumped Russian assets from the rouble to bonds and stocks. Yandex said that a suspension of trading of its Class A shares on… Source link

MOSCOW, March 4 (Reuters) – Russian internet giant Yandex (YNDX.O) on Friday warned that a trading suspension on its Nasdaq-listed shares could trigger a redemption right on a convertible bond that it does not have the resources to cover. Unprecedented Western sanctions over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine have hammered Russia’s financial system and investors have dumped Russian assets from the rouble to bonds and stocks. Yandex said that a suspension of trading of its Class A shares on Nasdaq of… Source link

On one hand, they are deliciously creamy, versatile and gloriously Instagram-mable. On the other, they leave an enormous carbon footprint, which hasn’t stopped consumers from slathering them on everything in a way that’s led to a dramatic boost in consumption in recent years. Americans have a “hefty” appetite for avocados — one that’s adding to widespread food price pressures and general scarcity, according to Zhengfei Guan, an associate professor of food and resource economics at the Source link

Ford (F) reported disappointing 4Q 2021 earnings today after the closing bell. The legacy automaker missed consensus estimates amid the global semiconductor shortage and the toll it has taken on its production of vehicles across product lines. Here were the main metrics from Ford’s report, compared to Bloomberg consensus estimates: Revenue: $37.7 billion vs. $34.79 billion expected, $36.0 billion Y/Y Adjusted EPS: $0.26 vs. $0.45 expected, $0.34 Y/Y Ford’s stock is down from a mid-January peak… Source link

The Federal Reserve met last Wednesday, Jan. 26, holding interest rates near zero but reiterating its intentions to raise them later this year in an effort to quell record inflation. One factor contributing to the surging inflation levels continues to be global supply chain issues — a problem that the Fed does not have a significant amount of influence over and one that may extend well into 2022. According to Cetera Investment Management CIO Gene Goldman, however, the easing of supply-chain… Source link

Lucid shares fell as much as 14% on Thursday amid a selloff in electric vehicle stocks. The high-end EV maker is falling in sympathy with Tesla (TSLA) after the industry giant warned about supply-chain challenges.  Despite Tesla’s top and bottom line beat for its fourth quarter, investors are focused on product delays and parts constraints.  “Our own factories have been running below capacity for several quarters as supply chain became the main limiting factor, which is likely to continue… Source link