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  • Oct 11, 2021

    Rising energy prices emerge as latest threat to economic recovery

    383144 08: A view of the power lines as evening settles December 11, 2000 in Pico Rivera, CA. California residents statewide are urged to delay turning on their holiday lights until 7 P.M. each evening to prevent electrical blackouts. Several stage two emergencies, when electrical reserves in the region drop to 5 percent or less, have been declared in recent days. (Photo by David McNew/Newsmakers)

    Also today: Christopher Low joins us for our Monday markets discussion, which focuses on the holding back of oil production in the U.S. The troubles for Southwest Airlines continue, as it has canceled more than 300 flights and delayed hundreds more. That’s after cancelling almost 2,000 flights over the weekend. We look into the layered issue of permitless carry as it pertains to Black gun owners. 

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  • Oct 11, 2021

    Indigenous Peoples Day lends a helping hand to Indigenous business

    Tobacco bounces on a drum during Indigenous Peoples' Day celebrations at the Daybreak Star Cultural Center on Oct.13, 2014 in Seattle, Washington.
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    Also today, senior economics contributor Chris Farrell chats with us about the Nobel Prize. A new law in California allows more freedom for workers to speak out about abuse at the workplace.

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  • Oct 11, 2021

    Global energy crisis intensifies

    India is on the brink of an unprecedented power crisis.
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    From the BBC World Service: As the global energy crisis intensifies, we hear from Europe, where all the focus is on Russian supplies of gas. We’re also in China as the price of coal skyrockets and hear from India, where coal-fired power stations simply can’t find the coal to power them.

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  • Oct 8, 2021

    September’s jobs report is disappointing, but there are positives to be found

    For the week ending March 27, 16.9 million people were continuing to collect jobless benefits, down from 18.2 million in the previous week.
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    Also today: The pandemic has boosted the share of young adults living with their parents. The airline industry is optimistic about the upcoming holiday travel season.

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  • Oct 8, 2021

    Parents are wading through a “desert” of child care options

    BERLIN - AUGUST 31: Oliver H., 42, a married federal employee on 6-month paternity leave, feeds his twin 14-month-old daughters Alma (R) and Lotte lunch at his home on August 31, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. Under German law married couples may take 14 months parent leave, to be divided between the two spouses, during which an individual receives two thirds of his or her normal income from the state, up to EUR 1,800 a month. In order to encourage more fathers to take paternity leave, German Family Minister Kristina Schroeder is seeking to lengthen parent leave from the current 14 months to 16 months, though German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble sees the measure as too expensive.
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    Also today: Google will no longer allow ads next to content that spreads climate change misinformation.

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  • Oct 8, 2021

    China ramps up coal production to stave off energy crisis

    China is ordering coal miners across the country to boost production as shortages in supply threaten more power cuts.
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    From the BBC World Service: Just weeks after President Xi Jinping said China won’t invest in coal plants overseas, the government is asking domestic coal miners to boost production to alleviate power shortages. Plus, the U.K. will accept vaccine certificates from another 37 countries as Britain continues to ease its COVID-19 travel restrictions. And, the dating app which matches people by examining their music listening habits.

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  • Oct 7, 2021

    A look into the strike season of 2021

    Boxes of Kellogg's cereals including Froot Loops, Cocoa Krispies and Raisin Bran are seen at a store in Arlington, Virginia. Kellogg's factory workers are on strike this week. They're demanding better working conditions, benefits and protesting the outsourcing of jobs. 
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    Also today: Diane Swonk checks in for our markets and economy chat. We also look into the costs surrounding California’s offshore oil drilling rigs.

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  • Oct 7, 2021

    The Fed is considering making digital currency, but what does that entail?

    There’s a glitch in the direct payments system: For some taxpayers, the IRS has out-of-date bank account information.
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    Also today: A lawyer in Atlanta came up with an unusual solution to the debt-ceiling saga among lawmakers: A platinum coin with a Treasury-sanctioned value of $1 trillion that could be plopped into the Treasury’s bank account with the Fed. The Department of Justice has new measures to tackle cybersecurity.

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  • Oct 7, 2021

    Natural gas prices whipsaw as Russia applies the brakes

    Russia is prepared to help ease energy prices if a controversial natural gas pipeline is approved.
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    From the BBC World Service: President Vladimir Putin says Russia is prepared to do its part to help ease soaring global energy prices, if a controversial pipeline transporting Russian natural gas to Europe gets approved. Plus, 7-Eleven announces plans to expand in India in a partnership with Reliance Industries, which is run by Asia’s richest person. And, amid pressure for Australia to cut its carbon emissions at a faster pace, we hear from one rural community that’s heavily reliant on coal mining for jobs and income.

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  • Oct 6, 2021

    What a “tontine” could mean for your retirement savings

    What a “tontine” could mean for your retirement savings
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    Also today, Susan Schmidt discusses the markets with us. Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen urges regulation of the company. There’s also buzz swirling around a potential work requirement for parents in order to access their child tax credit funds.

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