Jun 26, 2024

How about those new tariffs?

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The good, the bad and the implications for future innovation. Plus, many Americans are putting more money than ever into their 401(k) accounts.

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Business reactions to Biden Administration tariffs vary widely

by Sabri Ben-Achour

Jun 26, 2024

Some businesses say the new tariffs will put them on a level playing field with Chinese exporters. Others see little advantage.

Biden is keeping many Trump-era tariffs and introducing new ones, including lithium ion batteries, electric vehicles and feeding tube parts.

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Google puts an end to continuous scroll

by Meghan McCarty Carino

Jun 26, 2024

The company says this move will deliver faster results. It’s the latest in a string of changes to the world’s most dominant search engine.

Google says getting rid of endless scroll will deliver faster results.

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Tulsa's "Black Wall Street" continues to bring dreams to life

by Sean McHenry

Jun 26, 2024

Kellen James, the new owner of Silhouette Sneakers & Art, talks about what purchasing the business meant to him.

The Greenwood district of Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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A Warmer World

Female fire crew in Colorado clears a path for women in wildland firefighting

by Caroline Llanes

Jun 26, 2024

The vast majority of Forest Service firefighters are men. A crew of women who are comfortable roughing it aim to change the equation.

The crew hikes to their job site on a trail they cut themselves during the early days of the project.

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401(k) contributions higher than ever, Vanguard says. But is it enough?

by Caleigh Wells

Jun 26, 2024

The investment company found that its 401(k) holders contributed 7.4% of their earnings in 2023. Automatic enrollment is a factor.

Vanguard 401(k) holders contributed 7.4% of their earnings in 2023 — almost 12% if you include employer contributions.

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New era of semiconductor manufacturing clashes with dated immigration laws

by Elizabeth Trovall

Jun 26, 2024

Much is being done to shore up U.S. production of semiconductors through the CHIPS and Science Act, which will require tens of thousands of workers. But many of the highly educated engineers taking those jobs face immigration restrictions, thanks to an increasingly overwhelmed and burdensome visa process.

For the 2025 fiscal year, the grant rate was less than 20%, according to a CATO Institute analysis of government data.

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Music from the episode

"Becoming a Tree" Richard Houghten

"Cut It Upwards" Kelpe

"Occasional Magic" Yppah

"Watch It Grow" The Everywhere

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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