Supply-Chain Stress

The prospect of a rail strike dredges up fears of U.S. supply-chain havoc.

By Ryan Beene | September 14, 2022 at 10:11 PM

Photo: A freight train carrying shipping containers travels toward the Union Pacific Intermodal Terminal in Salt Lake City, Utah, on November 4, 2021. Photographer: George Frey/Bloomberg

In a short time, a critical cog of the American economy could come to an abrupt halt.

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Analysis

1 Another Pension Plan Risk-Transfer Lawsuit: Lumber Firm Sued over Its $1.5 Billion Transfer to Athene Annuity

2 Fed’s Focus Has Returned Firmly to Inflation

3 Fed Lowers Interest Rates by a Quarter Point

4 Fabricating a Treasury Function from Scratch to Support an $18 Billion Business

5 U.S.–Euro Rates Gap Is Set to Widen Again

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