Hoarding is never pretty, and rationing goods in response to hoarding is never pretty either. The eventual impact to manufacturers and retailers’ bottom lines? Well, that may be less that picturesque, too, if the laws of economics, supply and demand hold up. (And they will.)...
March 16, 2020
Hoarding is never pretty, and rationing goods in response to hoarding is never pretty either. The eventual impact to manufacturers and retailers’ bottom lines? Well, that may be less that picturesque, too, if the laws of economics, supply and demand hold up. (And they will.) Coronavirus fears, long lines, misallocation of resources, stockpiling of a […]
April 12, 2020
Tariffs on Chinese goods are a major reason the U.S. is experiencing nationwide shortages of hand sanitizer, disinfectants and other coronavirus-fighting imports, according to a Wall Street Journal report on Sunday (April 12). Public filings indicate that over the past few weeks, medical supply firms have filed numerous requests for tariff relief. These companies have […]
