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U.S. warns that chip shortage could shut down factories

The U.S. supply of computer chips has fallen to alarmingly low levels, raising the prospect of factory shutdowns, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.

3 years ago

Ethan Miller works on his taxes at home in Silver Spring, Md., Friday, Jan., 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Taxpayers face overloaded IRS as filing season opens Monday

“The IRS right now has unacceptable backlogs and the customer service that people are receiving is not what the American public deserves.”

3 years ago

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Wanted: After pandemic hiring crunch, SEPTA hiring hundreds of people to fill open jobs

The transit agency is on a hiring binge that it hopes will restore its workforce after two years of pandemic-related attrition and hiring freezes.

3 years ago

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Microsoft buys game maker Activision Blizzard for about $70B

Activision Blizzard is the maker of Candy Crush’ and ‘Call of Duty.’

3 years ago

Sonia Lewis (center) promoting her company “The Student Loan Doctor.” (courtesy of Sonia Lewis)

‘The Student Loan Doctor,’ on making the most of the pandemic to tackle student loan debt

WHYY host Cherri Gregg speaks with Sonia Lewis, aka ‘The Student Loan Doctor,’ about using the ‘pandemic pause’ to move forward financially.

3 years ago

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Sean Forman, president of Sports Reference LLC. (Courtesy of Sean Forman)
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Philadelphia
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Why a Philly business decided to sit out the sports betting boom

Sports Reference LLC could have parlayed its millions of users into millions of dollars from sportsbooks. The company’s president explains why it didn’t.

3 years ago

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Three of Deepwater Wind's five turbines stand in the water off Block Island
Energy
New Jersey

Huge offshore wind energy lease sale announced for New Jersey and New York

Six parcels encompass almost a half-million acres of ocean off the Jersey and New York coasts, to generate enough wind energy to power 2 million homes.

3 years ago

The Maya Angelou quarter is the first in the American Women Quarters Program, which will feature other prominent women in U.S. history. The other quarters in the series will begin rolling out later this year and through 2025, according to the U.S. Mint.
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The poet Maya Angelou is the first Black woman to be featured on a U.S. quarter

The Maya Angelou design is the first quarter in the "American Women Quarters Program," a four-year program that will include coins featuring prominent women in U.S. history.

3 years ago

Vehicles are parked in front of a CVS Pharmacy in Mount Lebanon, Pa., on Monday May 3, 2021. CVS Health will close hundreds of drugstores over the next three years, as the retail giant adjusts to changing customer needs and converts to new store formats. The company said Thursday, Nov. 18, that it will close about 300 stores a year for the next three years as it looks to reduce store count density in some locations.
Business
Health Care

Rite Aid and CVS to close stores in 2022. What is driving the downturn?

This year saw the consolidation of big pharmacy chains around the country, even as they played a crucial role in COVID-19 testing and vaccination.

3 years ago

FILE - This July 8, 2018 photo shows Tesla 2018 Model 3 sedans sit on display outside a Tesla showroom in Littleton, Colo. Late last year, Tesla Inc. was fully charged and cruising down the highway on Autopilot. Shares were trading above $370 each, sales of the Model 3 small electric car were strong and the company had appointed a new board chair to rein in the antics of CEO Elon Musk. But around the middle of December 2018, investors started having doubts about the Wall Street darling’s prospects for continued growth. The stock started a gyrating fall that was among the worst in company history
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Transportation

Tesla recalls nearly half a million cars over possible safety issues

Defects in some models leading to problems with the rearview camera and front hood, which could lead to serious accidents, triggered two separate recalls of the electric cars.

3 years ago

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Employment
Income Inequality
New Jersey

N.J. minimum wage goes up again on Jan. 1 amid rising inflation

One economist said what was intended to be a boost for workers when Gov. Murphy signed the minimum wage law in 2019 has now become a “catch-up game.”

3 years ago

Jagdeep Nayyar, owner and chef at My Taste of India, stands in front of the register stand that's made from the front panel of a real Tata truck — the best-selling brand in India. (Joel Rose/Joel Rose)
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Economy
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Immigration

Fewer immigrant workers are coming to fill key jobs. That has slowed the U.S. economy

Fewer immigrants are coming to fill those jobs — particularly in some key industries that keep the economy moving.

4 years ago

Aamir Khan, who runs a cart at 33rd and Market streets, is glad students are back NOEL CHACKO, JACOB SMOLLEN, KAVEEN HAROHALLI
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Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Halal cart prices rise slightly as Philly street vendors try to adapt

A platter that was once $6 might now set you back $8 — but that doesn’t reflect the reality of much higher wholesale costs.

4 years ago

Chevron Gas prices over the $5 mark are displayed in Visalia, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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Inflation is red hot, soaring to 6.8% in November, the highest in nearly four decades

4 years ago

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Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

Philly Fed analysis shows pandemic economic blows fell unevenly across race and gender lines

Businesses owned by people of color and women were more likely to report losing revenue, and less likely to get federal aid they applied for.

4 years ago

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