CVS Health is racing to hire thousands of workers as staffing shortages prompt stores to reduce services and at times turn away customers seeking vaccinations. (WSJ)
The U.K. is considering measures to soften the fallout from a sharp increase in energy prices that has put power suppliers out of business. (WSJ)
India will resume exports of Covid-19 vaccines starting next month. (WSJ)
More companies are tying the interest rates on their corporate loans to environmental and other sustainability targets. (WSJ)
A shortage of carbon dioxide is wreaking havoc on the U.K.’s meat supply chains. (Financial Times)
Nucor plans to build a $2.7 billion steel mill in the U.S. Midwest to serve Northeast markets. (MarketWatch)
U.S. toy suppliers are racing to outrun severe supply-chain congestion to get goods in stores ahead of the holidays. (Reuters)
Semiconductor experts say fake chips are making their way into the sector’s straining supply chains. (Nikkei Asia)
The U.S. national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline at the retail level is at a seven-year high. (Dow Jones Newswires)
China’s soybeans imports from the U.S. plunged nearly 90% in August as volumes from Brazil surged. (Sprout Wired)
The average time container ships spend in ports world-wide rose 11% in the first six months of the year. (ShippingWatch)
Several bidders are lining up for a controlling stake in the Greek port of Heraklion on Crete. (Lloyd’s List)
CMA CGM is patching a leak in its customer information data after an attempted cyberattack. (Journal of Commerce)
Canadian National Railway is setting an aggressive profit-improvement plan as it faces criticism from activist investor TCI Fund. (Trains)
Surging warehouse construction is boosting Atlanta’s economy, but is adding truck traffic and raising tensions in neighborhoods near the facilities. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Boeing supplier Spirit Aerosystems is building a $45 million, highly-automated logistics center in Wichita, Kan. (Wichita Eagle)
Ahold Delhaize USA opened a 1 million-square-foot distribution center in Manchester, Conn., to serve its Stop & Shop chain. (Supermarket News)
Locus Robotics is acquiring fellow warehouse automation specialist Waypoint Robotics. (Modern Materials Handling)
A study shows a majority of companies have shifted their supply-chain focus from controlling costs to ensuring supply. (DC Velocity)
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