Published 3 years ago

Biden threatens to call out companies that don't help end supply bottlenecks

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The White House says it has helped broker an agreement for the Port of Los Angeles to become a 24-hour, seven-days-a-week operation. President Joe Biden planned to discuss the agreement during an afternoon speech about supply chain issues. The supply chain problem is tightly linked with the broader challenge of inflation confronting Biden.

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Yahoo News

Walmart, FedEx, UPS will increase operations to ease supply chain bottlenecks, Biden says

Backups at key U.S. ports in California have doubled the time it takes for some products to arrive from Asia. Biden's administration promises a "90-day sprint."

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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The Guardian

Biden orders companies to ease supply chain bottlenecks or he’ll ‘call them out’

President eager to avert political damage from choked ports, highways and railways causing higher prices and empty shelves

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Push by ports, delivery companies to ease holiday bottleneck, Biden says

President Joe Biden on Wednesday launched an effort to ease supply chain blockages that are threatening to disrupt the U.S. holiday season, relying on expanded port and shipping operations and urging other businesses to speed up operations.

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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USA Today

Biden administration looks to fix supply shortages with Walmart, UPS and FedEx by Christmas

Why are cargo ships not docking? The Biden administration says it will work with UPS, FedEx and retailers to extend hours to help with supply chain.

3 years ago·United States

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South China Morning Post

Biden makes supply chain push in bid to avert Christmas crisis

US President Joe Biden on Wednesday launched an effort to ease supply chain blockages that are threatening to disrupt the American holiday season, relying on expanded port and shipping operations and urging other businesses to speed up operations.The moves were a first step, Biden said, to pushing supply chains in the United States, the world’s biggest consumer economy, to operate faster.Biden brought together power brokers from ports, unions an…

3 years ago·Hong Kong

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The Hill

Biden threatens to call out companies that don't help end supply bottlenecks

President Biden on Wednesday vowed to call out companies that don’t step up and address the global supply chain bottlenecks, urging support from the whole private sector.

3 years ago·Washington, United States

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