Latest from Savannah Peters

• Nov 25, 2022

  Next week’s economic data will tell us a lot

  

  Reports on inflation, consumer confidence and jobs will be consequential. We asked economists to point out the most important items.

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• Nov 18, 2022

  Telework could help tribes curb outmigration, but Native workers are being left behind

  

  Native people are overrepresented in “essential” fields, and underrepresented in office jobs that are more likely to allow telework. 

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• Nov 17, 2022

  FCC readies broadband map to help allocate funds for higher speeds

  

  Identifying where high-speed internet is available has been tricky. But the map may give officials a better idea of who’s left out.

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• Nov 14, 2022

  Retailers hope for a holiday season that’s more predictable, less wonky

  

  A few other things retailers want: a steady pace of spending and to unload excess inventory.

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• Nov 9, 2022

  Farmers feeling the effects as drought slows shipping on the Mississippi

  

  Since the river isn’t as deep as it normally is, some barges have had to lighten their loads.

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• Nov 7, 2022

  Supreme Court to hear challenge to Indian Child Welfare Act — and a lot is at stake

  

  The Indian Child Welfare Act sought to address a history of cultural dispossession. Now, it’s being threatened by a Supreme Court case.

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• Oct 24, 2022

  Why the travel and hospitality industries need business travel to make a comeback

  

  Revenue from hosting companies’ off-site meetings, client dinners and events both strengthens and steadies this industry’s bottom line.

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• Oct 21, 2022

  When prescribed burns spiral into devastating wildfires, who pays the price?

  

  A prescribed burn that went awry in New Mexico has some questioning the value of the practice, but scientists say we need prescribed burns more than ever because of climate change.

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• Oct 21, 2022

  Disappearance of Alaska snow crabs means some businesses might disappear, too

  

  Scientists don’t know exactly why some 7 billion crabs are missing from the waters around the state, but the impact on fishing-related industries is much less mysterious.

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• Oct 20, 2022

  What are people who work from home doing with the time they’re saving by not commuting?

  

  We’re sleeping and exercising more, and spending more time with family, among other things.

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