7+ hour, 41+ min ago  (186+ words) A memory chip crunch could raise the price of consumer electronics for a while. Plus: Corpus Christi's port boom, movie ticket prices, and Powell's final press conference as Fed chair. "Marketplace" host Kai Ryssdal talks about Jay Powell's last conference…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (205+ words) Payphones are borderline extinct in the U. S. , but the need for public phone access still exists. There were more than two million pay phones across the U. S. in 2000. By 2016, that number had dwindled to around 100, 000 and past that, the FCC stopped keeping…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (797+ words) The rise of AI data centers means a huge demand for memory chips, which is constraining supply. The artificial intelligence boom means that your next PC or smartphone could be more expensive. Companies are reallocating manufacturing capacity from the DRAM…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago  (352+ words) No major phone manufacturer has built its devices in the U. S. for at least a decade, and there's not much infrastructure left here. The Trump Organization, the president's family business, is getting into the phone marketplace. The company announced this week…...