Sifan Liu

Mike Morgan, a Midwest product training manager for Kenwood, sets up a display of automotive speakers as he prepares for the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada January 3, 2006. The show, which runs from January 5-8, is the world's largest trade show for consumer technology. The 2006 show is expected to draw 2,500 exhibitors and 130,000 attendees from more than 110 countries. REUTERS/Steve Marcus - RTR17QWN

Tech in metros: The strong are getting stronger

Mark Muro and Sifan Liu

Wednesday, March 8, 2017

A view of an inactive, open mine pit is seen during a tour of Peabody Energy's Rawhide coal mine near Gillette, Wyoming, U.S. June 1, 2016. The pit is not currently being mined as the company's Wyoming mines are not currently operating at full capacity following a recent bankruptcy filing. REUTERS/Kristina Barker - RTSJFT5

Increased automation guarantees a bleak outlook for Trump’s promises to coal miners

Devashree Saha and Sifan Liu

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

FILE PHOTO -- A view of mining operations is seen during a tour of Peabody Energy's Rawhide coal mine near Gillette, Wyoming, U.S. June 1, 2016. The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in April. REUTERS/Kristina Barker/File Photo - RTX2RU15

Coal plant retirements will continue despite Trump’s EPA pick

Devashree Saha and Sifan Liu

Monday, December 19, 2016

A band of fog envelops downtown Denver early February 26, 2014. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT CITYSCAPE TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - RTR3FR3Z

Another Clinton-Trump divide: High-output America vs low-output America

Mark Muro and Sifan Liu

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Auto workers feed aluminum panels to robots at Ford's Kansas City Assembly Plant where new aluminum intensive Ford F-Series pickups are built in Claycomo, Missouri May 5, 2015. REUTERS/Dave Kaup - RTX1BPMS

Why Trump’s factory job promises won’t pan out—in one chart

Mark Muro and Sifan Liu

Monday, November 21, 2016