United States Economy

For Michigan’s Economy, Electric Vehicles Are Promising and Scary

In a presidential battleground state, electric vehicles have emerged as a contested piece of the economic future — a job-killer or a job-creator.

The grant will go toward chips for the auto and defense industries, and is the largest award to date from $39 billion in government funding.

Plus, Russian advances on space-based nuclear weapon.

The recovery from the pandemic lockdowns has prompted economists to consider whether their playbook is outdated or just missing a page.

The economic picture is simpler than the swirl of economic indicators sometimes suggests.