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  • Sep 21, 2022

    When it comes to fighting inflation, the Fed sets the tone for the rest of the world

    Wall Street often uses the minutes from Federal Reserve meetings to predict market trends, but the meeting notes don't always reflect current economic information.
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    The Federal Reserve is set to announce its latest move on interest rates today. While inflation is a global problem, we look at how the Fed ends up determining how the world fights it. An attorney helps us dive into the machinations surrounding the Justice Department’s antitrust lawsuit against Google.

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  • Sep 21, 2022

    What’s behind the Justice Department’s antitrust lawsuit against Google?

    “There’s a variety of exclusive agreements for Google to be the default search engine, and that has foreclosed competitors from offering their products instead,” says attorney Charlotte Slaiman.
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    At issue are the platform’s dominance over other search engines and the contracts that help it maintain that dominance, attorney Charlotte Slaiman says.

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  • Sep 21, 2022

    Europe’s competition chief says “energy crisis is accelerating the green transition”

    Europe's competition commissioner says we need more investment in more environmentally-friendly technologies.
    JOHN THYS/AFP

    From the BBC World Service: Margrethe Vestager, one of the European Commissioner’s executive vice presidents and its competition commissioner says funding alternative technologies is a crucial element in the transition away from Russian energy supplies. Plus, Germany reaches a deal to nationalize one of its gas giants. Uniper has been struggling after Russia significantly curtailed gas supplies to Europe in response to western sanctions over its war in Ukraine.

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  • Sep 20, 2022

    The world’s central banks are also raising interest rates. Here’s why that could be bad.

    Stock traders tend to fear the higher interest rates that often accompany inflation. But inflation can also signal a healthy increase in economic activity.
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    How much is too much when it comes to fighting inflation? As central banks across the globe raise interest rates, there’s concern that all that raising could make things worse. The U.N. holds its first full in-person meeting of world leaders in years. We explore how supply chain issues have cooled off hot chicken businesses in Nashville.

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  • Sep 20, 2022

    Russia restricts gas flow – this time to China

    Russia's energy giant Gazprom exports gas to Poland and Bulgaria. As of today, the two countries are completely cut off.
    Nikolay Doychinov/AFP via Getty Images

    From the BBC World Service: Gazprom, Russia’s state-owned energy company, is temporarily shutting down a pipeline to China. In Indonesia, a new digital privacy law could see huge fines and prison time for offenders. And, the European Commission’s competition watchdog, Margaret Vestager, talks to Marketplace about the future of Big Tech.

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  • Sep 20, 2022

    The fight against inflation is affecting the housing sector

    Real estate firms' tech-driven practice of ibuying homes has stoked controversy, but the inadequate supply of housing pushes up prices and affects millions of Americans.
    Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

    The housing market remains a rough place for both buyers and sellers under the cloud of inflation … and also rising interest rates. An expert helps explain how gerrymandering can actually impact credit.

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  • Sep 20, 2022

    Partisan gerrymandering can reduce access to credit, study finds

    Rawley Heimer, a professor of finance at Arizona State, says lawmakers from politically drawn districts tend to be less sensitive to voters' needs and put less pressure on lenders.
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    Lawmakers from politically drawn districts feel less pressure to cater to voters and exert less pressure on lenders, a researcher says.

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  • Sep 19, 2022

    Prepare for even higher interest rates

    Prepare for even higher interest rates
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    The Fed will most likely raise interest rates during its two-day meeting, which begins tomorrow. Here to discuss that with us is Julia Coronado of MacroPolicy Perspectives. The BBC checks in with news from the Queen’s funeral in London. A hurricane has once again left much of Puerto Rico without power.

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  • Sep 19, 2022

    This week could change the trajectory of the U.S. economy

    This week could change the trajectory of the U.S. economy
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    The Fed is about to begin its two-day meeting on interest rates. More scrutiny awaits the somewhat chaotic “buy now, pay later” landscape. What does it mean to have “anti-racist” layoffs?

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  • Sep 19, 2022

    Huge crowds travel to Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral in London

    Queen Elizabeth II's funeral is being described as the biggest single gathering of global statesmen and women in living memory.
    Hannah McKay- WPA Pool

    From the BBC World Service: King Charles III has declared Monday a public holiday in the U.K. That means many businesses up and down the country have closed as a mark of respect to the late queen. But the decision wasn’t black and white … some flights have been cancelled at London Heathrow Airport and transport services are expecting large crowds. Plus, as thousands laid floral tributes, how have flower sellers managed the demand?

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