President Biden signed an executive order granting the Treasury Department broader powers to curb the flow of weapons components.
Tag: Supply Chain
Chinese Traders and Moroccan Ports: How Russia Flouts Global Tech Bans
Using specialized e-commerce sites, secretive shipping workarounds and a constellation of middlemen, Russia has obtained the tech components it needs to keep its economy and war in Ukraine going.
Lead Levels in Children’s Applesauce May Be Traced to Cinnamon Additive
The F.D.A. is investigating the sources of cinnamon and other ingredients produced outside the U.S. as the possible cause of lead poisoning in dozens of children. Advocates are urging mandatory testing of lead in food.
U.S. and Mexico Try to Promote Trade While Curbing Flow of Fentanyl
In her Mexico City visit, Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen sought to deepen economic ties while countering drug trafficking.
Europe and Asia React to U.S. Push for Tech and Clean Energy
Other governments, particularly in Europe, are trying to counter the Biden administration’s industrial policies with their own incentives.
Climate Change Drives New Cases of Malaria, Complicating Efforts to Fight the Disease
The number of malaria cases rose again in 2022, propelled by flooding and warmer weather in areas once free of the illness.
China’s Xi Jinping Draws Elon Musk, Tim Cook and Other U.S. CEOs to Gala in San Francisco
Amid frosty U.S.-China relations, Xi Jinping emphasized friendship in an address to executives from Apple, Boeing, Nike and others.
Fragile Global Economy Faces New Crisis in Israel-Gaza War
A war in the Middle East could complicate efforts to contain inflation at a time when world output is “limping along.”
Ukraine’s War of Drones Runs Into an Obstacle: China
As the war with Russia stretches on, so too does a contest to make more and deadlier flying machines. That means a fight over global electronics supply chains that run through China.
U.S. Issues Final Rules to Keep Chip Funds Out of China
The rules, which aim to prevent chip makers from using new U.S. subsidies to benefit China, take into account the industry’s perspective.