Sunday, January 19, 2025

Arizona led the nation in CHIPS Act investments under Biden

New York tops this measure with $123.3 billion in private-sector semiconductor investments, with Arizona second at $101.2 billion, underscored by TSMC's $65 billion and $32 billion by Intel. Overall, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association, 20 companies have announced recent chips-related investments in Arizona across six cities — Phoenix, Chandler, Casa Grande, Peoria, Scottsdale and Mesa.

Arizona led the nation in CHIPS Act investments under Biden

https://www.azcentral.com/story/money/business/tech/2025/01/18/arizona-led-the-nations-investment-in-microchip-production-under-biden/77779238007/

_- Steve

Saturday, January 04, 2025

Smugglers

Smugglers love Trump, because it's a lot of bluster, and migrants don't know that, so they can jack up their prices quickly. I would say Trump is good for the economy of undocumented migration. Smugglers are going, "OK, if you want to come now, the price has doubled, because it's so much more dangerous now," even though it's probably not. I remember having lots of conversations with smugglers, who would say, "I love Trump. He makes our job easier and makes it easier for us to justify higher rates."

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/04/us/smugglers-mexico-jason-de-leon-cec

_- Steve

Friday, January 03, 2025