WSJ What’s News - Chip Crisis Sends Consumer Tech Prices Soaring

A.M. Edition for Feb. 17. A growing shortage of memory-chips is squeezing the makers of phones, laptops and games consoles, sending prices skyrocketing. WSJ’s Tim Martin explains how non-AI buyers are having to choose between raising prices, trimming margins, or reducing device memory. Plus the U.S. government is emerging from the holiday weekend partially shutdown. And we look at why this winter is worse and weirder than usual. Luke Vargas hosts.


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