NEW YORK -- The global chip shortage has shown no signs of easing, squeezing sales at Apple and Ford Motor and threatening the post-pandemic economic recovery, with a return to normalcy not expected until next year.
Manufacturers had initially anticipated their supply chains would go back to normal by the middle of this year, but a chip plant fire at Renesas Electronics has upended that calculation.
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