Egg cartons on backorder as packaging woes roil supply chain
The packaging backlog in the U.S. is so bad it’s delaying the rollout of new eggs.
Pharma has limited legal options if vaccine patents waived
A potential World Trade Organization waiver of patent and trade secret protections for Covid-19 vaccines would leave pharmaceutical companies with limited legal avenues to recover…
EU splits on Covid-patent waivers to cast doubt on US plan
Spain backed a U.S. proposal to waive intellectual property rights for coronavirus vaccines, breaking ranks with Germany and complicating efforts by the European Union to…
Big airlines pull back from oil hedging after losing billions
Some of the world’s biggest airlines are shrinking their mammoth fuel-hedging programs after losing billions of dollars in derivatives markets last year.
WTO wades into vaccine feud as Merkel, pharma balk at Biden plan
The pharmaceutical companies hate it. The Biden administration is embracing it. Now, finding common ground for wider distribution of Covid-19 vaccines in poorer countries falls…
Biden ramps up pressure on drugmakers with vaccine-patent gambit
President Joe Biden stunned European allies and the pharmaceutical industry when his administration announced support Wednesday for international talks on waiving patent protections for Covid-19…
Air Canada pleads with Trudeau for plan to relax travel rules
Flush with bailout funds, Air Canada called on the government of its home country to lay out a plan for reopening borders as vaccination progresses.
South Africa on track to receive full vaccine orders this year
South Africa is on track to receive enough Covid-19 vaccines to cover about two-thirds of the population by the end of the year, made up…
New airline’s plan to hire college kids on flights gets pushback
After decades of starting successful airlines and dreaming up new ways to operate them, David Neeleman is again plotting a different course, this time for…
Shipyards in China’s vessel-repair hub ban arrivals from India
Shipyards in the Chinese coastal city of Zhoushan have banned vessels that called at or changed crews in India in the last three months, citing…
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