Canadian National Railway Co. workers have gone on strike after failing to reach an agreement during the weekend over benefits and wages.

Major railroads, including Union Pacific and BNSF, and their unions remain at an impasse after a government board ended efforts to mediate a settlement, a move which will likely force President Biden’s administration to intervene.

The Port of Los Angeles has enlisted the help of the White House to clear a backlog of rail-bound containers that’s tripled since February.

For every sign that a cooling economy will give supply chains room to rebalance, there’s a reason for skepticism.

European leaders are desperately trying to figure out how to get grain out of Ukraine, whose exports are normally bigger than the entire European Union’s.