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Traders work on the floor during the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City on May 16. Stocks slumped on Wednesday as earnings from major retailers such as Target reinforced concerns about the U.S. economy.

Stocks slump again. This time, it's retailers such as Target spooking investors

May 18, 2022
The Dow fell by more than 1,000 points as retailers' earnings reports reflected difficulty navigating higher prices and supply chain bottlenecks.
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Amid formula shortage, Southern Nevada moms seek options to feed babies

May 12, 2022

The baby formula shortage has been forcing some Las Vegas moms to find other options to feed their babies.

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Business
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City on April 28. Stocks sank on Friday, ending a miserable month for Wall Street.

Here are 3 reasons why stocks are tanking

Apr 29, 2022
Stocks were pummeled on Friday with the Nasdaq slumping more than 4% to post its worst month since 2008. Why things have gotten so bad in Wall Street.
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Politics
Shipping containers are stacked at the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, Calif., on Nov. 17, 2021. Congestion at U.S. ports has caused supply chain disruptions, driving up prices and leading to a growing shortage of goods.

Bipartisan bill to address supply chain kinks moves closer to the president's desk

Apr 01, 2022
The Ocean Shipping Reform Act, which was approved unanimously in the Senate after a version was approved in the House late last year, aims to ease shipping backlogs at U.S. ports.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
People shop in The Galleria mall in Houston during Black Friday on Nov. 26, 2021. The economy grew strongly last year but at an uneven pace because of the pandemic.

Believe it or not, the economy grew last year at the fastest pace since 1984

Jan 27, 2022
The U.S. economy grew last year at the fastest pace since 1984, but growth was tempered by successive waves of the pandemic.
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Author Interviews
The container ship Hyundai Hope is loaded in Norfolk, Va., on Dec. 1, 2021.

The global supply chain is amazingly efficient. So why did it break down?

Jan 05, 2022
"Americans went on a shopping spree as soon as lockdown started, and we haven't really stopped," journalist Christopher Mims says. His book, Arriving Today, goes inside the global supply chain.
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Food
Earlier this month, customers were able to get cream cheese from a Manhattan grocery store. But Kraft, which owns Philadelphia Cream Cheese, hopes you lay off the popular baking ingredient.

Kraft will literally pay you not to make cheesecake this holiday season

Dec 16, 2021
Kraft Heinz will reimburse up to 18,000 customers $20 each to buy or bake desserts without cream cheese, which is harder to come by this holiday season. Here's how the (cheesy) promotion works.
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National
Frozen turkeys sit in a refrigerated case inside a grocery store in southeast Denver. The Farm Bureau says high demand for meat and supply chain woes have increased the cost of Thanksgiving dinner this year.

Expect to pay more this year to stage your Thanksgiving feast

Nov 18, 2021
The Farm Bureau's Thanksgiving report says the average cost of dinner for 10 people is $53.31. But don't cancel your meal yet: the cost for a turkey has already dropped since the survey was taken.
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Stuck in transit: The supply chain in disarray
A person walks in an Ikea warehouse in New York City on Oct. 15.

Warehouses are overwhelmed by America's shopping spree

Nov 15, 2021
The U.S. is dotted with more warehouses than ever. But they are overwhelmed by record-level imports, a lack of workers and a shopping spree of unprecedented proportions.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
An inflatable snowman and candy canes are part of the decorations that adorn houses in Brooklyn's Dyker Heights neighborhood on Dec. 22, 2020 in New York. A shopping surge by households this year has snarled up global supply chains, and now the race is o

The race is on to save Christmas as retailers fight the supply chain crunch

Nov 11, 2021
Retailers are racing to get merchandise onto store shelves in time for the busy holiday shopping season. But with ports and warehouses overflowing, many orders are tied up in traffic.
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National
Shipping containers tower over the truck entrance of the Port Houston Barbours Cut Container Terminal in La Porte, Texas.

Waiting on that holiday gift from your online cart? It might be stuck at a seaport

Nov 05, 2021
The global supply chain backup is clogging the Port of Houston, but it's not as bad as the huge bottleneck at the Port of Los Angeles.
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Business
Prices for Oreo cookies and other snacks made by Mondelēz International will be going up next year because of higher transportation costs and other factors affecting the supply chain, the company says.

Oreos, Sour Patch Kids and other snacks will soon get more expensive

Nov 04, 2021
Companies from Mondelēz to McDonald's are raising prices to offset higher costs for transportation and because of labor and other problems along the supply chain.
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Supply chain woes burden Southern Nevada businesses

Nov 03, 2021

It’s known as “The Great Supply Chain Disruption” and it has rattled businesses and consumers in recent months, including in Southern Nevada.

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The Coronavirus Crisis
A sign asking patrons to wear a mask is seen at the entrance of a restaurant in New York City on Aug. 3. The spread of the delta variant led to sharply slower economic growth in the July-to-September quarter.

How the economy went from sizzle to fizzle, and why there's hope for a way back

Oct 28, 2021
The U.S. economy slowed sharply in the third quarter as the delta variant and persistent supply chain woes weighed on growth. The months ahead should be better.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
A patron stands in front of a shelf of wine bottles at The Liquor Store.Com in Brooklyn, N.Y., last March.

Why Liquor Shortages Caused By The COVID-19 Pandemic Persist In Some States

Sep 22, 2021
Some producers can't source glass bottles, the cost to import liquor has gone up, and there is a shortage of truck drivers. Also, it just takes a long time to make some types of booze.
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Technology
Workers prep poultry at the meatpacking company JBS in the Brazilian state of Paraná in 2017. A recent ransomware attack against JBS is raising concerns about cybersecurity at food companies.

The Food Industry May Be Finally Paying Attention To Its Weakness To Cyberattacks

Jul 05, 2021
A ransomware attack that shut down several big beef plants is raising concerns about cybersecurity at food companies. Critics say industry consolidation makes the food supply chain more vulnerable.
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Planet Money

How 'Chaos' In The Shipping Industry Is Choking The Economy

Jun 15, 2021
The U.S. trade deficit is hitting record highs — and it's fueled by a surge in demand for imports, mostly from East Asia. On both land and at sea, the shipping industry is struggling to keep up.
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Business
Fears are rising about whether supplies of batteries can keep up with the expected surge in the production of electric vehicles. Pictured here is a close-up of individual battery cells contained in a battery pack module for a Lucid Motors electric vehicl

As Auto Industry Goes Electric, Can It Avoid A Battery Bottleneck?

Apr 15, 2021
As automakers from General Motors to Volkswagen bet big on an electric future, fears are rising about whether the world's supply of batteries can keep up.
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Business
A sign is seen outside of a General Motors plant in Detroit,  on Jan. 27, 2020. GM said on Thursday it is idling more plants as it continues to deal with a shortage of chips.

More Plants At GM Go Dark As Chip Shortage Continues To Bite

Apr 08, 2021
Ford, Stellantis, and now GM again: Auto makers continue to close plants as they reel from a shortage of chips that poses a critical challenge for the sector.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
An employee makes respiratory masks in a family-owned medical equipment factory in Miami on Feb. 15. American manufacturers are thriving but they are running into an unexpected problem: Finding critical supplies.

American Factories Are Roaring Back. The Problem? They Can't Find Critical Parts

Mar 03, 2021
U.S. factories are thriving thanks to unexpected strong demand for all kinds of goods, but that is also leading to unexpected headaches.
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