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Why car prices are still so high — and why they are unlikely to fall anytime soon
By: Camila Domonoske | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — It has been nearly three years since auto plants around the world started to shut down because of the pandemic. Yet between the pandemic, an acute… Read More

What’s causing current shortages of baby formula and medicine for kids?
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON (NewsHour) — From baby formula to children’s medicine, parents are being battered by a wave of shortages. Chabeli Carrazana, economy reporter for The 19th, joins NewsHour’s Ali Rogin to discuss… Read More

Analyzing the shipping backlog from one of America’s busiest ports
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — The latest jobs report Friday offered mixed signals about the state of hiring, but one thing was clear: more people are trying to get back into… Read More

The pandemic economy’s latest victim? The lowly shipping container
By: Jackie Northam | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Ah, the unassuming shipping container. It’s really nothing more than a big steel box with a couple of doors. At any given time, millions of containers… Read More

Ohio restaurant owners say they need government help with operating expenses
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Just over half of Ohio’s restaurants are telling their main lobbying group they don’t think they’ll be able to break even this year. They… Read More

An Expert Says Government, Private Sector Cooperation Is Necessary To Clear Supply Bottleneck
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — Judy Woodruff looks at the limits of what President Joe Biden can do about the supply and delivery issues facing the United States, and other problems affecting… Read More