Product Shortage

Metal markets seem to think copper is the new lithium. A lack of new mining activity has added to worries that there won’t be enough of the red metal for the energy transition, a popular topic at this week’s World Copper Conference in…

Applied Materials Inc. is temporarily missing out on quarterly revenue that it expects to recognize later in the year as the chip-equipment maker scrambles to secure the parts it needs to finish products.The…

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. TSM -2.99% , the world’s largest contract chip maker, is considering building a semiconductor factory in Singapore to help…

Walmart Inc. WMT 0.39% wants to avoid a big problem: having too few store managers.It is a key position for the retail giant, one that requires long hours and in big stores overseeing an…

WASHINGTON—The House Oversight Committee has launched an investigation into the four major manufacturers of baby formula, including the makers of Similac and Enfamil, asking for information related to a supply shortage that has left many…

Baby-formula manufacturers and retailers say they are working to address a long-running shortage in products on store shelves, but the hardships facing U.S. families may take months to abate. Abbott Laboratories,…

The drought in chip availability that has hit auto production, raised electronics prices and stoked supply-chain worries in capitals around the globe has a new pain point: a lack of chips needed for the machines that make chips, industry…

As China tries to restart manufacturing in areas hit by Covid-19 lockdowns, companies are discovering that reopening their factories is not so simple. Still, resumption is gradual—the company said its plant is operating at less than full…

With food and medicine supplies threatened across Ukraine, domestic and international food manufacturers, distributors and aid workers are mobilizing to keep grocery stores and pharmacies open and shelves stocked.In recent days, much of…

Qualcomm Inc. QCOM 6.25% posted strong quarterly earnings and gave an upbeat sales outlook, underscoring that demand for chips for everything from smartphones to…