Latest from Jordan Mangi

• Jul 27, 2023

  You can serve it, but you can’t drink it

  

  Some states have lowered the age requirement for serving alcohol. Could this mean more job options for teens, or does it put them in harms way? Plus, EV companies get a jolt of cash to build more charging stations.

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• Jul 27, 2023

  Retirement catch-up

  

  Legislation set to go into effect next year will allow some 401(k) catch-up contributions to be taxed upfront — rather than when they’re withdrawn for retirement. Plus, a new electric airline company, and an update from the Fed about a potential September rate hike.

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• Jul 27, 2023

  What can corporate profits can tell us about the economy?

  

  From the BBC World Service: A raft of big European corporations have been reporting half-year figures. We drill into some of the numbers and find out why shares in some big banks are falling despite rising profits, how lower oil prices are affecting Shell, and the role cat food has played in Nestle’s profits. Also on the program, Russia’s ambitions for Africa as President Putin hosts leaders for a summit. And, the battle to save a ship carrying 3,000 vehicles from sinking off the Dutch coast.

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• Jul 26, 2023

  Who will care for you when you’re old?

  

  If your answer is a family member, it’s likely they’ll do it for no pay. We’ll discuss the economic crisis in elder care. Plus, there’s almost certainly a rate hike coming later today — what does that mean for inflation?

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• Jul 26, 2023

  Setting a pay precedent

  

  The new contract between the Teamsters and UPS includes $30 billion in wage gains for workers. Could that encourage other companies to increase pay? Plus, check-ins on the ad market and the care economy.

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• Jul 26, 2023

  60,000 women in Afghanistan lose their jobs

  

  From the BBC World Service: The Taliban has fulfilled its threat to shut down hair and beauty salons across Afghanistan, leaving tens of thousands of women without work. The BBC’s Caroline Davies explains. The CEO of NatWest, one of the UK’s biggest banks, has resigned after the bank closed the account of a former politician due to his conservative right-wing views. Alison Rose had said Nigel Farage’s account was shut down due to a lack of funds. In Germany, the government is suggesting that a siesta could help workers cope with uncharacteristic summer heat, and, finally, David Gressly, UN humanitarian coordinator for Yemen, gives an update on an operation to remove one million barrels of oil from a derelict tanker.

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• Jul 25, 2023

  A mental health care coverage boost

  

  The Biden administration just proposed a rule that would enforce mental health care coverage parity laws. Plus, a burgeoning economic opportunity in rural China: peach farms. 

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• Jul 25, 2023

  Teamsters are back at the bargaining table

  

  Progress has been made on a new five year contract between UPS and the Teamsters union. But if an agreement isn’t finalized before the current contract ends July 31, workers say they’ll go on strike. Plus, families are suing the U.S. over damage done during Hurricane Harvey.

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• Jul 25, 2023

  Strikes continue over judicial reform in Israel

  

  From the BBC World Service: A general strike has been threatened in Israel over judicial changes that will restrict the Supreme Court’s powers to challenge the government. Today doctors take industrial action. We hear from the protestors and one of the country’s big business groups. Plus, an eye-opening story — why is the founder of ChatGPT scanning eyeballs? And will one of the world’s top soccer stars, Kylian Mbappé, head to Saudi Arabia for more than $300 million?

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• Jul 24, 2023

  “Average” doesn’t mean typical

  

  “Bidenomics” has declared the U.S. to be in a period of economic growth. But most everyday Americans don’t feel that way. Plus, student loan repayments start this fall and businesses report soft landings that indicate no recession, at least on the immediate horizon.

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