(Natural News) The Federal Reserve found in a survey that companies believe supply chain bottleneck issues and low worker retention rates are some of the main causes of the inflation crisis in the United States. The survey was conducted by the Fed’s 12 regional banks. “Nearly all districts reported robust wage growth,” said the Fed. “Hiring struggles […]

(Natural News) Two months after the end of the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) shutdowns, Vietnamese supply chains still couldn’t shake the damages that shrank its economy at a record pace. Factories from Intel to Toyota to Reebok were allowed to reopen on October 1, after hundreds of companies had closed or had staff living on site. […]

(Natural News) The long strike at Deere and Co., the company behind John Deere tractors, has finally come to an end as The United Auto Workers union members approved a new six-year contract on the third vote. The deal is said to only have slight changes from an agreement that was rejected earlier in the […]

(Natural News) As many as 40 percent of the Transport Security Administration’s airport screeners continue to defy the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine mandate as the deadline for federal employees to get fully vaccinated draws near. The TSA’s deadline for its workers to be fully vaccinated is on Nov. 22, right before the Thanksgiving weekend. Hydrick Thomas, president of […]

(Natural News) Data from the United States Job Openings and Labor Turnover report shows that a record 4.4 million American workers left their jobs in September 2021, and Bankrate’s August job seeker survey found that more than half of American workers polled intend to seek a new job in the coming year. With inflation rising […]

(Natural News) Economists, strategists and business executives are warning that the high inflation rates will likely continue into 2022 and beyond. Consumer prices have soared in October and are up 6.2 percent from the previous year, which is higher than most economists estimated. However, the Federal Reserve insisted that it will be temporary, largely because […]

(Natural News) Tyson, the largest meat producer in the United States, is about to increase prices for chicken, beef and pork. For over a year, the company refrained from raising their prices, even as inflation put pressure on their quarterly earnings. Now the company has no choice but increase their prices by between 19-38 percent. […]

(Natural News) The restaurant industry has been among the many industries hit hard by the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. A Vanceboro, North Carolina restaurant that closed barely a month after opening was the latest victim of labor shortages and rising food prices. Clinton and Zena Dawson shut down their restaurant Mary Lee’s Kitchen on Oct. 24, less than […]

(Natural News) Truck drivers in the United States are warning the federal government that if it attempts to push through its Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine mandate against truckers, it could worsen supply shortages and have a significant negative effect on the wider supply chain crisis. Leading members of the trucking industry have issued multiple warnings […]

(Natural News) An Adobe Analytics study released Tuesday, Nov. 9, revealed that online shoppers saw over two billion out-of-stock messages in October as they started their holiday shopping early this year. That’s three times more than in October 2019 as the supply chain crisis threatens to ruin Christmas. Electronic products have the highest out-of-stock levels, followed by […]