Latest from Jesson Duller

• Jun 13, 2022

  Congress takes a step toward changing the firearm-purchasing process

  

  A bipartisan group of senators announced framework for a gun control deal over the weekend. We take a quick look at how that deal could impact the buying of firearms. The markets are down today, and Julia Coronado is here to walk us through some of factors behind that. We check in with Williams College in Massachusetts, which is doing away with loans and work requirements for students on financial aid.

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• Jun 13, 2022

  Inflation and uncertainty unsettle the markets once again

  

  The markets appear to be in decline this morning as investors recover from last week’s surprising inflation numbers as well as concerns over new COVID lockdowns in China. Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson spoke to us at length about a variety of topics, which range from inflation to gun control to the legislative duel between Florida and Disney.

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• Jun 13, 2022

  Asian and European stocks slump on rate hike fears

  

  From the BBC World Service: Stock benchmarks across Asia and Europe have fallen this morning; worries about inflation and the global central bank responses to it are spooking investors. Truck drivers in South Korea are entering the second week of striking, threatening global supply chains for everything from steel to semiconductors. And a new fast food chain has replaced the now-absent McDonald’s in Russia, called “Tasty, and that’s it.”

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• Jun 10, 2022

  All that talk about inflation peaking? Never mind.

  

  New research is showing that tenants who have longer commutes to the courthouse are more likely to get evicted from their homes. There’s a coal boom going on right now, but what are the long-term implications as the world makes a push toward renewable energy? Metlife’s Drew Matus joins us to discuss the markets as Consumer Price Index data rolls in.

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• Jun 10, 2022

  Are we back in a world of summer blockbusters?

  

  With “Jurassic World: Dominion” opening this weekend and the success of “Top Gun: Maverick” reigniting box office numbers, we look into whether the season of the summer blockbuster has returned after years of pandemic-induced inconsistency. The BBC reports on Japan’s reopening to tourists. A recycling company in France is transforming discarded face masks into different kinds of items.

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• Jun 10, 2022

  Japan reopens to foreign tourists

  

  From the BBC World Service: Japan is open once again to foreign travelers for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, with strict rules being maintained in order to mitigate potential risks. Plus, a look at the factors behind Russia’s central bank’s key decision on interest rates. And we hear from one of the U.K. companies taking part in the biggest ever trial of a four-day working week with no loss of pay.

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• Jun 9, 2022

  Pandemic poked holes in system for jobless benefits, says GAO

  

  The Government Accountability Office added unemployment insurance systems to its list of programs at high risk for fraud, waste, abuse and mismanagement. Though jobless claims have remained low, the office has said the pandemic exposed a variety of weaknesses in the system. China correspondent Jennifer Pak provides another update from Shanghai, where she has a little more freedom of movement. Hundreds of thousands of children have lost a parent or guardian to COVID-19, and that also comes with devastating financial consequences.

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• Jun 9, 2022

  Bipartisan bill takes aim at Big Tech’s power

  

  A landmark antitrust bill would change the way the largest Big Tech companies do business. More states are requiring their high schoolers to learn the ways of money. Across the pond, our friends at the BBC are paying the equivalent of $8.60 for a gallon of regular gas. The national average here in the U.S. is $4.95. It’s a little more than $10 in Norway. We try to break down why.

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• Jun 9, 2022

  European Central Bank meets amid soaring inflation

  

  From the BBC World Service: The European Central Bank is holding a meeting in Amsterdam on Thursday, but is not expected to raise interest rates despite soaring inflation across the Eurozone. Plus, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization releases its first report into global food security since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began, warning that the world’s poorest countries are now paying more money for less food. And, we look at the controversy surrounding the most lucrative golf tournament in world history, as the Saudi-backed extravaganza begins just outside London.

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• Jun 8, 2022

  Companies attempt to stay in step with Pride Month

  

  Companies around the world are showing their support for Pride Month, but the path to get there hasn’t been smooth. Instead of “rainbow washing,” people are pushing for more values-based practices. For more, we spoke to Andrew Isen, founder and president of WinMark Concepts, a marketing and communications agency focused on the LGBTQ community. In the NFL, heirs to the Walmart fortune have agreed to purchase the Denver Broncos. We look into how the SEC is tinkering with the “plumbing” of the stock market.

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