industries

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To finance the initiative, he invoked the Defense Production Act, a Cold War-era law that grants the president broad authority to support industries considered vital to national security.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Private-credit lenders are also increasing loan issuance fees and applying conservative underwriting to industries such as accounting due to AI threats.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

She launched Mobolise to tackle what she called the "scary underrepresentation of black talent" across influential industries.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

The funds will be made available through the Defense Production Act, which was enacted in 1950 and gives the US president emergency power over domestic industries.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Because of the proximity of rich supplies of fuel, the state became the center of big, fuel-intensive industries like steelmaking and chemicals.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson