Josh Boak

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Inventory Hacks for the Holiday
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Inventory Hacks for the Holiday
This year's holiday season is poised to see record consumer demand. However, supply chain delays and shortages will have an impact. Check out this guide to uncover three inventory hacks every business can use to ensure a successful and profitable season.
November 11, 2022
President Joe Biden speaks as he looks at IBM chips, mainframes and memory cards during a tour of an IBM facility with IBM Chairman and CEO Arvind Krishna, left, in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., on Thursday Oct. 6, 2022.
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Biden: IBM Investment to Help in Tech Competition with China
The investment is expected to reach $20 billion.
October 7, 2022
President Joe Biden attends an event to support legislation that would encourage domestic manufacturing and strengthen supply chains for computer chips in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus, March 9, 2022, in Washington.
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Can Biden Save Democracy One U.S. Factory Job at a Time?
Biden has staked his presidency on what he has called "a historic manufacturing boom."
October 5, 2022
President Joe Biden speaks about the American Rescue Plan during an event in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus, Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, in Washington.
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$1 Billion in Federal Economic Grants Headed Coast to Coast
The grants will be used for manufacturing, clean energy, farming, biotech and more to 21 regional partnerships across the nation.
September 2, 2022
President Joe Biden addresses the AFL-CIO convention, Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in Philadelphia.
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Biden Encourages Unions as High Inflation Remains a Risk
“We should encourage unions,” Biden said. “I’m not just saying that to be pro-union. I’m saying it because I’m pro-American.”
June 15, 2022
Ashley Maddox feeds her 5-month-old son, Cole, with formula she bought through a Facebook group of mothers in need Thursday, May 12, 2022, in Imperial Beach, Calif. 'I connected with a gal in my group and she had seven cans of the formula I need that were just sitting in her house that her baby didn't need anymore,' she said. 'So I drove out, it was about a 20-minute drive and picked it up and paid her. It was a miracle.'
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Parents Swap, Sell Baby Formula as Biden Focuses on Shortage
Frenzied parents are trying to keep their babies fed.
May 13, 2022
President Joe Biden listens as Jane Hunter, CEO of Tritium, speaks about electric vehicle chargers during an event in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, in Washington.
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Electric Vehicle Charging Company to Build Tennessee Factory
It is expected to produce up to 30,000 charging stations a year and create 500 new jobs.
February 9, 2022
Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate, on Oct. 19, 2016 in Boston, about the White House's cancer 'moonshot' initiative.
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Biden Wants to Reduce Cancer Deaths by 50% Over Next 25 Years
One professor called it "extremely unlikely."
February 2, 2022
Storage tanks are shown at a refinery in Detroit, Tuesday, April 21, 2020. The White House on Tuesday said it had ordered 50 million barrels of oil released from strategic reserve to bring down energy costs.
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U.S. to Release 50 Million Barrels of Oil to Ease Energy Costs
The move is aimed at global energy markets and voters coping with higher inflation and rising prices.
November 23, 2021
President Joe Biden speaks during a visit to the General Motors Factory ZERO electric vehicle assembly plant, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, in Detroit.
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White House Offering More Aid for Winter Heat, Utility Bills
The sum comes largely from the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package.
November 18, 2021
Workers repair a park near the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, July 21, 2021. About 8 in 10 Americans favor plans to increase funding for roads, bridges and ports and for pipes that supply drinking water.
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AP-NORC poll: Parties Split on Some Infrastructure Proposals
The poll finds a slim majority of Americans approve of Biden’s handling of infrastructure.
July 22, 2021
White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Monday, June 21, 2021.
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Biden, GOP Struggle Over Infrastructure Costs
Biden wants to increase taxes for corporations and households making more than $400,000 a year.
June 22, 2021
Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, speaks to reporters as he walks on the Senate subway on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, June 8, 2021, in Washington.
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For Infrastructure Deal, Biden Eyes 'Multiple Paths Forward'
How to pay for the spending remains the topic of debate.
June 10, 2021
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., walks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 8, 2021.
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Biden Ends GOP Infrastructure Talks, But New Group Emerges
Some Democrats have considered options that would allow them to pass the bill without Republican support.
June 9, 2021
President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with lawmakers on investments in infrastructure, in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, in Washington. From left, Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., Vice President Kamala Harris, Biden, Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., and Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va.
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Biden Hopes Infrastructure Can Bridge Partisan Divide
Both the Obama and Trump administrations famously promised to invest in infrastructure, only never fully to deliver.
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