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Retailers have begun scaling back their warehouse and logistics operations amid changing consumer spending patterns. That’s according to a report Monday (June 5) by The Wall Street Journal, which names Big Lots and Walmart among the companies shutting down warehouses and/or laying off distribution workers as consumers begin to spend more on services.

With nearly $2 trillion in federal funding behind its industrial policy, the Biden administration should be finding it relatively easy to achieve its goals of strengthening manufacturing and accelerating the transition to green energy. Unfortunately, when it comes to electric vehicles—a key priority for the administration and many consumers—protectionism and parochialism are getting in the way.

Only about 19% of households nationwide had someone who worked from home at least once a week, according to the data.

A panel of experts from Johns Hopkins University discusses the current shortage in chemotherapy drugs, antibiotics, and other critical medicines—and how to overcome it

Universities in the United States, India, and South Korea are launching specialist talent programmes to boost their domestic chipmaking sectors.