Nearly two years into the Covid pandemic, the virus that has infected millions and killed hundreds of thousands of Americans continues to disrupt the powerful supply chain that moves goods from factories to U.S. homes. 
The problems seem endless and varied — creating headaches for manufacturers down to consumers. To read the full article from NBC News click here. 

Reports of the so-called Great Resignation may have been exaggerated. Over the past several months, a rapidly growing number of Americans left their jobs — more than 4.4 million in September, the most recent month for which data is available. During that time, much of the narrative has focused on burned-out employees stomping out of their jobs — the “Big Quit” as some of have put it, in which workers are demanding higher wages, better working conditions and more mobility. Click here to read more from CNBC.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told Yahoo Finance Live supply chain bottlenecks at the country's major ports will likely persist for the foreseeable future. The supply chain bottlenecks triggered by the pandemic continue to have multiple effects on the U.S. economy.  Click here to read the full article from Yahoo Finance.

Prices shoppers paid for groceries climbed 1% in October from September and were 5.4% higher than at the same time last year, according to data released Wednesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Overall, prices, which also include things like rent, cars and energy, climbed 6.2%, over the last 12 months, the largest increase since 1990. Click here to read the full CNN Business article.

Consumers are returning to restaurants in droves, but continued demand for takeout is exacerbating shortages of items like plastic straws, coffee cups and to-go containers.
Snarls in the global supply chain have been rippling across the economy for months as the health crisis has created bottlenecks and other new challenges for companies. Click here to read the full article from CNBC.