Segments From This Episode

• Once famous for beer, Milwaukee now bets on water

  by Sarah Gardner

  

  Milwaukee, on the shore of Lake Michigan, hopes to become a center for water-technology research and jobs

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• Feds push to increase probation period for new hires

  by Kimberly Adams

  

  It comes despite existing recruitment struggles for government jobs.

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• Making sure the GED test isn’t harder than high school

  by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

  

  The company behind the GED is lowering the test's passing score

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• Houses near Whole Foods cost more than average home

  by Kai Ryssdal

  

  Is anyone surprised?

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• Central banks and avoiding the next financial collapse

  by Kai Ryssdal

  

  The U.S. is obsessed with finance, here's a look at why it's time for a pivot.

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• Russia’s economy is hit by low oil prices

  by Kai Ryssdal

  Russia's economy fell 3.8 percent in 2015 and the country's in an economic crisis

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