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Zachary Collier is an assistant professor in the Department of Management at Radford University. He speaks about the impact of the CHIPS Act on the semiconductor shortage. This content is made available by INFORMS, the largest association for the decision and data sciences. What follows are four questions and responses. These responses were provided on August 3, 2022. Link to Audio

August 8 - U.S. wholesale power prices will rise as much as threefold during this summer’s peak demand period due to high gas prices and a switch away from coal-fired generation, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) warned in a note.

Netflix Inc. bounced back. Can Walt Disney Co.’s streaming service continue to grow despite a warning from Chief Financial Officer Christine McCarthy in May of increased costs amid macroeconomic hurdles?

The recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling moved abortion rights to the states. Trigger laws effectively made abortions illegal in some states, bifurcating the country into two “abortion” zones. Indiana became the first state to enact new legislation that bans abortions, with limited exceptions.

This threat requires a novel and dynamic solution, specifically: utilizing analytics for supply chains to mitigate the risk of these vulnerable refugees becoming victims of trafficking.