Biden to order review of strategic supply chains
26 February 2021 |
7:00 am
US President Joe Biden is to order a review of strategic supply chains in the pharmaceutical and electronics industries. He wants to identify areas in which the US is too dependent on other countries – a problem exposed by the Covid-19 pandemic. Also in the show: Facebook announces it will match Google's $1 billion budget for news content and French rail operator SNCF reports €3 billion in losses.
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