Latest from Sarah Leeson

• Jul 31, 2023

  The country’s newest test case for nuclear power

  

  Will a new nuclear reactor convince the country that nuclear energy is worth the cost? Then, high interest rates trap homeowners — and their equity.

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• Jul 28, 2023

  Inside the Deadhead economy

  

  With Dead & Company on their final tour, what’s to become of the fans who’ve made careers out of concert flea markets? Plus, we make sense of a weird economic moment in the Weekly Wrap.

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• Jul 28, 2023

  In the Bronx, a bookstore on wheels is parking it at a new spot as the business expands

  

  Come October, Latanya DeVaughn, owner of mobile bookstore Bronx Bound Books, anticipates author events and a permanent spot at the mall.

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• Jul 27, 2023

  What’s behind those annoying customer service hold times?

  

  Staffing shortages at call centers have only worsened since the pandemic began. Plus, which jobs are most threatened by artificial intelligence?

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• Jul 26, 2023

  Interest rates are high, but consumer confidence is up

  

  Consumer confidence is turning around, thanks to slowing inflation and a robust job market. Plus, what small-business owners look at to make their economic decisions.

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• Jul 25, 2023

  A view of the post-peak housing market

  

  Home prices are generally down compared to 2022, but they’ve risen in recent months. Then, we examine the global costs of tax havens.

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• Jul 25, 2023

  For a profitable barge line on the Mississippi, it is “still too expensive to grow”

  

  “Even though our business is good, we’re not seeing any growth,” said Austin Golding, CEO of Golding Barge Lines in Mississippi.

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• Jul 24, 2023

  The origin story of Friedman’s “long and variable lag”

  

  Today: How Milton Friedman’s idea became standard thinking. Plus, COVID relief funds help a Massachusetts guaranteed income program.

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• Jul 21, 2023

  Your move, Federal Reserve

  

  This week was a big one for economic data, but we’ll look ahead to what next week’s Federal Open Market Committee meeting could hold.

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• Jul 20, 2023

  Fragmented medical records are a danger to our health

  

  Health care fragmentation means that medical records are disorganized and hard to share. Plus, will streamers follow Netflix’s password crackdown?

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