"Dutch navigation and digital mapping company TomTom warned that supply chain problems in the auto sector could last well into 2022."

"The world's most indebted real estate developer is in crisis - is it too big to fail?"

"How does one understand the world of work from the perspective of the workers, when so much work is digital and automated?"

"Global brands from Mercedes and Amazon to IKEA and Walmart are cutting out the traditional financial middleman and plugging in software from tech startups to offer customers everything from banking and credit to insurance."

“Millions of vegetables thrown away as labour shortages hit farmers..Both Brexit and the pandemic have accelerated existing pressures on labour availability”

"Shipping bottlenecks, supply chain nightmares and a continuing shortage of semiconductors have pushed up costs of just about everything — and experts say we're still a long way away from any sort of relief for Canadian businesses and _...Read More_

"Japanese equities have underperformed developed market benchmarks in 2021, in part due to what felt, at times, like an inordinately fraught response to the pandemic. Of course, every nation’s response could be fairly described as fraught _...Read More_

An interesting read on taking the farmers’ market online, but what about farmers and ranchers who lack internet access and/or literacy?

"A system of public enterprises that build and operate housing will help us out of our current crisis and will be a step toward sharing America’s vast urban land wealth among us all."

"there is a substantial risk that Afghanistan will drift into hyperinflation"

"California’s giant ride-hailing and delivery companies suffered a major setback as a state superior court judge invalidated Prop 22, which has allowed Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and other businesses to classify their workers as independent _...Read More_

"Grocery stores have reason to worry as Amazon invades their industry."