Iran War Disrupts the Circuit Board Supply Chain, Raises Costs for Tech Firms April 27, 2026 By Che Pan, Liam Mo and Hyunjoo Jin The conflict in the Middle East has disrupted supplies of crucial raw materials and pushed up prices of the printed...
Truck Rates at Highest Since 2022 Add to Inflation Pressures April 8, 2026 By Mark Niquette and Vince Golle Skyrocketing fuel prices due to the Iran war are fanning the embers of transportation costs, which were already rising due...
China Targets Taiwan’s Chip Tech to Evade Global ‘Containment’: Taipei Government April 7, 2026 China is targeting Taiwan to obtain its advanced chip manufacturing technology and talent as a way of breaking through international...
How China Is Masking Drone Flights in Potential Taiwan-Invasion Rehearsal February 27, 2026 By Greg Torode A large Chinese military drone has conducted regular flights over the South China Sea in recent months while transmitting false...
The $10 Trillion Fight: Modeling a US-China War Over Taiwan February 12, 2026 By Jennifer Welch and Maeva Cousin The island at the center of the artificial intelligence boom—and increasingly the global economy—lies on geological and geopolitical fault lines....
Mexico Criminals Rob Truck Full of Gold, Silver Concentrate July 8, 2025 By Scott Squires Armed thieves robbed a truck carrying 33 tons of gold and silver concentrate belonging to Grupo Minero Bacis, costing the...
Highway Robberies Are Now Just Part of Doing Business in Mexico July 2, 2025 By Andrea Navarro and Maya Averbuch Late one Friday night, a truck carrying sound equipment for legendary cumbia band Los Angeles Azules was pulled over along...
Exploding Pagers Sound Global Alarm on Supply-Chain Security September 20, 2024 By Peter Martin, Daniel Flatley and Marissa Newman Thousands of pagers and other devices exploding in Lebanon this week mark a new and deadly escalation in the use...
Panel of EU Lawmakers Backs Watered Down Supply Chain Audit Law March 19, 2024 By Huw Jones A panel of lawmakers in the European Parliament on Tuesday backed a draft law requiring large companies in the bloc...
EU Backs Supply Chain Audit Law After Italy Switches Sides March 15, 2024 By Philip Blenkinsop European Union governments backed a proposed law requiring large companies in the bloc to check if their supply chains use...