china is kind of-- it's a big manufacturing economy but it's a small financial power. >> marilyn geewax senior business editor for npr, thanks so much. >> you're welcome. >> sreenivasan: archaeologists working for the national oceanic and atmospheric administration, or n.o.a.a., have made a startling discovery off the coast of alaska: whaling ships that sank nearly 145 years ago. the newshour's zachary green has more. >> reporter: n.o.a.a. archaeologists last week found the remains of two whaling ships that sank in 1871. this underwater footage provides an up close look at the anchors, chains, planking, and framing in the construction of the old ships. the archaeologists were able to pinpoint the wrecks near the shores of wainwright, on alaska's north slope. their search was enabled by sonar technology and diminished sea ice due to climate change. the two wrecks were part of a whaling fleet that encountered ice floes that tore into their hulls, trapping them and tearing them apart. in all, 33 ships sank. more than 1,200 men, women, and children had been aboard the fleet. nearby whaling