Segments From This Episode

• “I think our fear of high inflation is well warranted,” Minneapolis Fed president says

  by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry

  

  Neel Kashkari weighs in on the state of the economy and what’s left to bring inflation down to the Fed’s 2% target.

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• Why Amazon is replacing Walgreens Boots Alliance on the Dow Jones

  by Kristin Schwab

  

  A Dow Jones committee considers company growth and investor interest when deciding which stocks to include in the index.

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• How the budget fight in Congress threatens federal wildland firefighters’ pay

  by Savannah Peters

  

  Federal firefighters make as little as $15 an hour. A permanent boost has bipartisan support, but it’s tied up in Congress’ budget fight.

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• The US is known for designing chips, not making them. Can the CHIPS Act funding change that?

  by Stephanie Hughes

  

  This week, the Biden administration said it’s awarding $1.5 billion to chipmaker GlobalFoundries to expand its manufacturing here, in the largest grant under the CHIPS Act so far.

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• The federal government wants to sell off its helium reserve. Some industries are pushing back.

  by Henry Epp

  

  Congress decided to sell it off before demand for helium skyrocketed, thanks to MRIs and semiconductor chipmaking.

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