Access to affordable credit helps me pay my employees, but I don't really need it.

Infliction is killing me!

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See? Banks and credit unions help small businesses make payroll.

This bill would cut the vital resources they need.

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Here's your afternoon, TNB Tech Minute for Friday, March 6th. I'm Danny Lewis for the Wall Street Journal. We exclusively report that more than 1,000 Google employees were stranded in Dubai when

the Iran conflict broke out last weekend. People familiar with the matter say a corporate

sales event for the Tech Giants Cloud Division had just rapped when Iran began firing missiles

and drones at the United

Arab Emirates. The people said many were stuck in hotels, waiting for instructions from local

authorities, creating a challenge for Google as it worked to get employees home and out of harm's

way. A Google spokesperson said its focus is on the safety and well-being of our employees in the

region. Another result of the Iran

conflict could be trouble for the global semiconductor industry. Iran's strike on the world's

largest liquefied natural gas export facility in Qatar has shuttered a key source of helium. The gas is

critical to producing semiconductor chips because it doesn't react with any other elements and has high thermal conductivity.

Qatar produces about a third of the world's helium, making it the second largest producer after the U.S.

All three helium production facilities in Qatar are shut down at the moment.

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