Peter S. Goodman

China enfrenta un panorama económico complicado, pero su dependencia de los mercados estadounidenses se ha reducido y parece estar tomando medidas para el crecimiento interno.

Communities that suffered the worst of plant closings in recent decades are now gaining an outsize share of fresh investment and new jobs.

After supply chain disruptions that made critical medicines scarce, a federal effort is underway to ensure domestic stocks of pharmaceutical ingredients.

The threat of an escalating conflict between Israel and Iran has created an “extraordinarily precarious” global situation, sowing alarm about the potential economic fallout.

The strike by longshoremen has halted commerce at Newark and other ports on the East and Gulf Coasts, affecting an ecosystem of supply-chain workers.

Port operators have long embraced automation, while dockworkers view it as a threat to their livelihoods.

La cadena de suministro es asombrosamente compleja. Frecuentemente los participantes más sofisticados no tienen claro de quién dependen para obtener piezas clave y materias primas.

The attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon are likely to generate greater momentum for moving factory production closer to home.

Alarmed by the prospect of increased tariffs on Chinese goods if Donald Trump is elected, some American companies are stockpiling parts and delaying expansions.

We explore why commerce has changed — and how companies and governments are reacting.