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Here’s what you need to know:President Biden has called for $50 billion to encourage domestic semiconductor production as part of his infrastructure plan.Credit...Doug Mills/The New York TimesSemiconductor companies and big businesses that…

Host Elon Musk during the monologue on Saturday May 8, 2021.Will Heath | NBCUniversalWhen Elon Musk - the self-proclaimed "Dogefather" - made his "Saturday Night Live" debut, the price of Dogecoin fell off a cliff.The meme-inspired…

Here’s what you need to know:Colonial Pipeline fuel tanks in Woodbridge, N.J. The company’s pipeline carries nearly half the fuel supplies for the East Coast.Credit...Colonial Pipeline/Via ReutersGasoline prices rose as much as 4.2 percent…

Here’s what you need to know:U.S. employers added 266,000 jobs in April, the government reported Friday, far below what economists had expected and a dramatic slowdown from March’s rapid hiring pace.The jobless rate rose slightly to 6.1…

Here’s what you need to know:A vaccination event in Miami last week. The jobless rate has fallen in recent weeks as as businesses reopen and vaccination rates increase.Credit...Saul Martinez for The New York TimesUnemployment filings fell…

Here’s what you need to know:Senator Ted Cruz, Republican of Texas, tweeted that the board’s decision was “disgraceful.”Credit...Pool photo by Bill ClarkLawmakers lashed out at the Facebook Oversight Board’s ruling on Wednesday to uphold…

Here’s what you need to know:Credit...Doug Mills/The New York TimesTreasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen said higher interest rates might be needed to keep the economy from overheating given the large investments that the Biden administration…

Here's what you need to know:Recognition...Richard Drew / Associated PressVerizon Communications announced Monday that it had ceased its media business and agreed to sell Yahoo and AOL to private equity firm Apollo Global Management for $ 5…

A concert in Red Rocks Park and the Amphitheater outside of Denver.John P Kelly | The Image Bank unpublished | Getty ImagesWhen 31-year-old Riley Cash from Denver received his second vaccine earlier this month, the next thing on the…

Here’s what you need to know:Shuttered storefronts in Milan last month. Extended lockdowns across Europe have slowed economic growth.Credit...Alessandro Grassani for The New York TimesThe eurozone economy contracted by 0.6 percent over the…