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Baltimore bridge collapse a jolt to commerce

Mar 26, 2024

Baltimore bridge collapse a jolt to commerce

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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.

Segments From this episode

Supply chains already feel the pinch as collapsed bridge blocks Baltimore's port

by Justin Ho

Mar 26, 2024

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

Mar 26, 2024

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

Mar 26, 2024

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

Mar 26, 2024

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

Mar 26, 2024

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

Mar 26, 2024

The pandemic shut down some Native gaming and tourism enterprises. But federal contracting has been growing.

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The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Andie Corban Producer I

Sarah Leeson Producer I

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

Sofia Terenzio Assistant Producer

Jordan Mangi Assistant Digital Producer

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