It’s paralyzed the city’s port, an important link in the U.S. supply chain. Plus, CHIPS Act funding is giving new life to a 1950s-era manufacturing plant in Vermont.
Supply chains already feel the pinch as collapsed bridge blocks Baltimore’s port
by Justin Ho
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And there’s no telling how long it’ll take to reopen the port. Other East Coast ports will have to handle some of the shipping traffic.
Should the U.S. raise the retirement age?
by Matt Levin
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Larry Fink, head of the largest money manager in the world, suggested in an investor letter that the retirement age should be higher because of longer life expectancies. But is that realistic?
In the Houston suburbs, a new-home market sizzles
by Elizabeth Trovall
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Builder incentives like interest-rate buy-downs and the relative affordability of the area are big draws for prospective buyers.
With CHIPS Act money, the Biden administration bets an old plant can make new chips
by Henry Epp
Henry Epp/Marketplace
A Vermont facility built in the 1950s is getting a shot at making semiconductors for smartphones and electric vehicles.
Why are computer orders holding up so well?
by Samantha Fields
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Consumers replacing devices bought early in the pandemic and enthusiasm for AI capabilities partly account for the healthy figures.
Government contracting helps tribal economies diversify
by Savannah Peters
Courtesy NCAIED
The pandemic shut down some Native gaming and tourism enterprises. But federal contracting has been growing.
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