Week of November 18th, 2019

Census numbers show lowest the mobility rate on record.

Higher temperatures have transformed the fortunes of the English wine industry, including Renishaw Hall in Derbyshire.

While identifying lost flavor genes and bringing them back has been tricky, some scientists are determined.

Today we have an important tomato explainer. Plus: The latest on Huawei, English winemakers’ plan to repair their reputation and how accessibility impacts shopping.  

We’re especially interested in talking to those of you who do not have a college degree.

Why one Georgia woman uses catalogs instead of going to the store.

The Chinese gaming market is estimated at more than $30 billion, second only to that of the United States.

The Cybertruck is designed to steal sales of the highly popular pickups made by Ford, GM and Dodge.

The gap between the rich and poor is one of the widest in the developed world.

Americans are taking out more personal loans, and it’s raising concerns. Employers need to start paying attention to their Gen Z workers.

No, they’re not millennials.

Tesla unveils its new “truck” to mixed reaction. New ECB chief Christine Lagarde urges nations to spend. Is the maker “Call of Duty” bending over backwards to get into China’s video game market?

ECB boss Christine Lagarde calls for more government spending. A Chilean protester tells us why a subway fare hike sparked the biggest civil unrest in decades. British band Coldplay goes green.

Just sayin’ … if you install a home security camera at your front door, you’re gathering data that law enforcement might have access to.

Today, we trace entertainment changed to please Beijing and talk about why it matters. Plus: A bunch of mergers and acquisitions news.

Montreal and Oslo are aiming to alleviate truck traffic and pollution.

They’re paying for high-tech software and bulletproof whiteboards. But there’s no evidence what prevents shootings.

Charles Schwab is reportedly in talks to buy rival TD Ameritrade. Merging could help make up for cutting trading fees to zero.

The purchase of Honey Science Corp. for about $4 billion will provide customer behavior insights earlier in the shopping process.

A daughter goes to unexpected lengths to navigate the healthcare system and its costs in order to help her mom.

Step one? Don’t panic.

The movie industry needs to sell tickets in China, so it often accepts Beijing’s demands.

Three protesters from around the world, in their own words.

“I will encourage them to join in the demonstration because Hong Kong is our city,” the mother of a protester said.

GM and Fiat Chrysler get caught in a union bribery scandal. Retailers are itching to unload their holiday inventory. States are spending more thanks more tax revenue.

States spent money on education, infrastructure and transportation.

Warehouse clubs lower prices to stay competitive. Trump gives some companies a reprieve to work with Huawei. Police get creative to combat porch pirates. 

The OECD downgrades its 2020 global growth forecast. The mother of an anti-government student protester in Hong Kong speaks her mind. A BBC survey shows two in five British adults fake a sick day.

Esther Duflo says artificial intelligence can help governments allocate scarce resources for maximum impact.

It outperformed San Francisco, New York City and Los Angeles.

Sam Rapoport is trying to make careers in football more accessible to anybody who loves the sport.

From Hulu to WeWork, multiple corporate leaders have gotten their start at the online retail giant.

They helped the retailer post a 31% gain in digital sales over the last quarter.

Only about 6,000 companies in the United States are owned by their workers.

Plus: The NFL’s latest efforts to attract women and our reading of the latest Federal Reserve meeting minutes.

America’s Test Kitchen figured out how to charge for something that many give away for free.

If you’ve gone skiing in the last 30 years, there’s a good chance you’ve used a trail map painted by James Niehues.

“I have to talk to the government because they can’t do what they want,” one protester said.

Will tariff exemptions come up on Trump’s visit to Apple’s Texas factory. Home Depot underperforms. Georgia Dems think they can win in 2020, but with some help.

A World Bank report shows developing nations to be more exposed to recession now than a decade ago.

Apple needs to secure additional tariff exemptions before the next round on Dec. 15.

One toy store owner says potential tariffs could eat up almost half of his profits.

The World Bank has a lesson for recession. Bankruptcy leaves GM off the hook. The holidays are even more stressful at one toy store thanks to tariffs.

Airbus overtakes Boeing in sales at the Dubai Air Show. Japan’s leader breaks a record. We hear from a protester in Hong Kong.

They say their state is now a 2020 campaign battleground.

Joshua McNichols of the “Primed” podcast looked into Big Tech and the big business of your smallest, most personal details.

The newly minted Nobel laureate is using hard science approaches to fight global poverty.

The Port of LA handles about half of all the shipping container trade between the U.S. and China. Today, we see how business is going amid the trade war.

The home improvement giant has struggled with its e-commerce initiatives, as a lot of people still turn to in-store employees for advice.

At the Port of Los Angeles, the busiest in nation, tariffs are taking a toll.

The church has helped over 20 people pay off $100,000 in credit card debt. The secret lies in treating credit card debt as a community problem, rather than an individual one.

Even graphics published by major news outlets don’t always contain the whole truth, says Alberto Cairo, author of “How Charts Lie.”

PG&E’s power grid infrastructure has been blamed for wildfires in 2017 and 2018.

Anti-government protests in Iraq began this October amid high unemployment and anger about corruption and poor public services.

Home builders like these lower interest rates. Movie studios could have their own theaters if the DOJ gets its way. Trump makes nice with the Fed.

The FCC auctions off airwaves to make way for 5G. PG&E tries to get out its financial responsibility to those affected by west coast fires. Technology is squeezing finance middlemen.

The U.S. and Korea fight over military funding. Why is the humble onion causing so much trouble in south Asia? We hear from a 19-year-old student protester in Iraq.

Democrats want to rein in their acquisitions. The firms’ allies are pushing back.

Buying and selling used and vintage clothing online is one way to mitigate the climate impacts of fast fashion.

People who feel alienated from fitness companies like SoulCycle are finding a place at Peloton — and that may help the company’s bottom line.

The deal highlights the rising importance of influencers to the beauty business.

Plus: The Trump administration backs off its fight against flavored vape products, and Amazon takes criticism for how it handles counterfeit goods.

The vice president of the company likened policing Amazon for fakes to “a game of whack-a-mole.”

Two experts examine some suspect items we bought on Amazon.

Hint: It helps to be healthy and wealthy.

Lila Johnson is still paying back the money she borrowed last shutdown.

As baby boomers hang up their leathers for good, younger women are saddling up.

President Trump might give vaping companies a reprieve. High home prices are deterring buyers. Ford’s CEO talks China trade. A federal government worker looks back at the shutdown as another one looms.

Google’s new cloud-based video game service debuts this week.

Saudi Arabia’s giant oil IPO hits a snag. Google is launching its console-free video game service. Millennial women are keeping motorcycles in business. A Ford Mustang SUV?

Protests erupt across Iran over fuel price rises. Saudi Aramco values its share listing. The popularity of electric cars means searching for power sources… at the bottom of the ocean.

Will it be enough to overcome other challenges for the auto industry today, like tariffs, climate change and changing consumer preferences? Kai Ryssdal spoke with Hackett at the launch of the Mach-E Sunday night in Los Angeles to find out.

House prices are high — too high for many first-time buyers.

Where fossil fuels are scarcely used, wind and solar microgrids may power the future.

The Detroit automaker is gambling that the combination of an SUV body shape, electric drivetrain, and the Mustang badge, will attract buyers.