Author: Daniel snow

With talent in short supply and the nation’s workforce more mobile than ever, companies are seeking to locate in places where workers want to live. That makes quality of life an economic issue. And state economic development organizations are leaning into that as they pitch their states to business.”Connecticut is one state with a whole lot of everything,” the state’s Department of Economic and Community Development declares on its website, which goes on to tout the state’s “good quality of life” more than half a dozen times.”New Mexico offers a place your employees will love and want to stay,” its…

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Construction on the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe Federal Reserve has brought in its inspector general to review a building expansion that has drawn fire from the White House, according to a source familiar with the issue.Fed Chair Jerome Powell asked for the review, following blistering criticism of the project, initially pegged at $2.5 billion but hit by cost overruns that have brought accusations from President Donald Trump and other administration officials of “fundamental mismanagement.””The idea that the Fed could print money and…

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Ultium Cells Spring Hill, TN. September 2022.Courtesy: Ultium Cells LLCUltium Cells, a joint venture between General Motors and LG Energy Solution, said Monday it’s upgrading its facility in Spring Hill, Tennessee, to make low-cost electric vehicle battery cells.GM said the lithium iron phosphate battery cells — abbreviated LFP based on the elements’ chemical symbols — could be significantly cheaper than battery packs used in some EVs, in part because they don’t require expensive minerals like cobalt and nickel that are used in standard lithium-ion batteries.”This upgrade at Spring Hill will enable us to scale production of lower-cost LFP cell technologies…

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We’re buying 30 shares of Dover at roughly $186. Following Monday’s trade, Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust will own 690 shares of DOV, increasing its weighting to 3.55% from 3.4%. Dover shares were lower to start the week despite a new bullish call by Citi. The analysts raised their price target to $226 per share from $202. They also named Dover its new “Top Pick in the Multi-industrials,” and opened an upside 90-day catalyst watch on the stock. Citi believes Dover’s potential for accelerating growth is underappreciated, highlighting its portfolio of high-margin niche businesses that are either bottoming out or experiencing…

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