One of the most abundant and essential ingredients in electric vehicle batteries is beginning to experience demand pressures, showing how supply chain troubles are getting deeper and the value chain even more expensive. Tesla Inc last week signed a deal with Australian mining company Syrah Resources Ltd to procure materials from the firm’s Louisiana operations, with the raw inputs coming ...

Talks between Russia, the US and Europe have hit an impasse over Russia’s demand that Nato agree not to admit any new members. So far, the Biden administration and European leaders have rejected such terms. In so doing, they risk giving Russian President Vladimir Putin an excuse to invade Ukraine. But caving to Putin’s blackmail would be even worse. Putin ...

  Bloomberg Wizz Air Holdings Plc is scouring its European operations for planes and staff to boost UK capacity amid mounting optimism that test-free travel will spur a comeback in demand by the summer. Bookings are up as Britain prepares to scrap testing for vaccinated arrivals after the omicron variant of Covid-19 pushed Wizz to a loss last quarter. Chief ...