(Natural News) On Monday, the average price of a gallon of diesel fuel reached an all-time high of $5.321, which will eventually ripple its way down the supply chain. You see, the trucks that deliver food and other supplies from warehouses to retail stores require diesel. And the more expensive it gets, the more it […]

(Natural News) The United States has spent the past two years dealing with supply chain problems. The ongoing conflict in Eastern Europe between Russia and Ukraine is expected to make the situation even worse. The added strain to America’s supply chains comes as the conflict causes the price of crude oil to surge to over […]

(Natural News) Localized “electricity constraints” are hitting Chinese component suppliers that provide parts for companies like Apple and Tesla. According to reports, component suppliers for a number of major technology and automobile corporations have suspended operations because they claim that there is not enough energy available to produce their wares. Pegatron, which assembles iPhones for […]

(Natural News) Eight production plants in North America where Ford vehicles are manufactured have shut down operations due to an alleged shortage of semiconductor chips, which is said to be affecting the entire automobile industry. Production of the F-150 pickup truck, Mustang, Escape crossover, and Bronco Sport SUV will all temporarily cease at least through […]

(Natural News) Responding without hesitation and using the full authority he has under law and the Constitution, President Donald Trump on Wednesday invoked legislation passed during the Korean War to commandeer a portion of U.S. industry responsible for producing increasingly scarce healthcare items. The president invoked the Defense Production Act in response to the widening […]

(Natural News) If Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread throughout China at its current rate and the government finds no good way to control it, millions of workers are going to be laid off from their jobs as two-thirds of small-to-medium businesses fail. According to a Google translation of a Yahoo! Taiwan story, the virus […]

(Natural News) Several analysts have been keeping an eye on China’s internal economic activity as another way of gauging how severe the coronavirus spread really is and how drastic the government’s actions are to contain it. Over the past few days, these analysts have been able to piece together a number of indicators suggesting that […]

(Natural News) While most people are focused on the direct human impact of the Wuhan coronavirus in terms of its risk of spread, far fewer are paying attention to the dire economic impacts of having to keep Chinese factories closed due to the outbreak, including at least one factory owned and operated by Apple iPhone […]

(Natural News) What would happen if the world’s second-largest economy were to grind to a halt for any length of time? And what impact would the collapse of the second-largest economy have on global commerce, especially if that country was responsible for grinding out the lion’s share of consumer goods and spare parts for most […]

(Natural News) With Chinese New Year celebrations winding down, companies in China would normally be opening back up for business. Because of novel coronavirus, however, many of them will remain shuttered indefinitely, which means companies in other countries that rely on them for parts and supplies are also having their businesses interrupted or halted. According […]