Domestic

The pandemic made shopping for Instacart Inc. one of the hottest jobs in the supermarket business. Now, it is getting tougher.Instacart workers, who fulfill online orders for consumers, say their jobs have become more difficult and less lucrative as they see fewer, smaller orders than they did earlier in the pandemic. Some said they are increasingly competing against other so-called shoppers, waiting around for orders or driving to neighborhoods where they are more likely to find work. The job is changing as growth slows…

Democrats on Friday muscled legislation through the House that they say positions the United States to better compete with China economically and on the global stage by strengthening the domestic semiconductor industry and shoring up strained supply chains.The bill passed by a vote of 222-210. It marks an important step for a top Biden administration priority, but the legislation is likely to be extensively revised as negotiators reconcile differences with what the Senate passed about eight months ago. President Joe Biden…