Stocks rise; apartment buildings push up housing starts; Apple will change the way iPhone users message with Android phone users; employers’ medical costs may rise next year.
New diabetes drugs that aid in weight loss are ballooning employers’ health costs, report finds; new home construction rose 2% in October; UAW members are in favor of contract deals with Detroit’s Big Three; IBM suspends ads on X after report of antisemitic, pro-Nazi content.
We hear how President Joe Biden and China’s President Xi Jinping was received by Chinese news outlets and what priorities Japan discussed with its neighbor at the summit.
Tribal leaders from around the U.S. gathered in New Orleans for the National Congress of American Indians to share knowledge and discuss policy priorities.
In Nevada, cattle and wild horses sometimes compete for food because they graze the same land. That creates challenges for some ranchers, but that doesn’t mean they want the horses gone.
Six months of incremental softening of the job market has firmed up to something tangible: the number of people continuing to file for unemployment was the highest it’s been in almost two years.
Imported avocados make up roughly 90% of U.S. supply — most are from Mexico. Many of these fruits pass through the Port of Laredo, which has seen recent growth in cold chain infrastructure.
The Senate approved a Republican plan to temporarily extend government funding; Walmart reports $450 million profit in third quarter; unemployment benefit claims inch up to 231,000; Biden, Xi summit produces crackdown on Chinese chemical companies providing fentanyl precursors.
From the BBC World Service: Despite all the sanctions imposed after the invasion of Ukraine, diamonds are one of the few major exports from Russia still untouched.
Programs like Slack, Zoom and Teams, among others, connected us all during the work-from-home and hybrid era. But Marketplace’s senior reporter Kristin Schwab talks about how those tools have impacted employees’ productivity.
Producer prices fall by the most in three years; retail sales pull back in October; Target forecasts muted holiday shopping; Tesla can ban union shirts, appeals court rules.
The fifth National Climate Assessment says climate change will continue to nudge household spending higher in many categories — including health, food and home repair.
Relationship-seekers are feeling burnt out in a market saturated with dating apps. Also on the program: a breakdown of today’s fresh inflation figures.
The Labor Department’s consumer price index showed no monthly change; energy prices to remain volatile, IEA forecasts; U.S., U.K. issue new economic sanctions targeting Hamas funding; Home Depot projects falling sales in 2023.
Stocks close mixed; low-income homebuyers edged out of market; fiscal policy expected to remain neutral over the next few years; Tyson Foods sales drop.
A terrible irony of guardianship is that the federal government’s legal duty to protect Native Americans did not extend to protecting Osage people from the conspiracy to kill tribal members for their oil rights.
With rent nearing $3,000 for a two-bedroom apartment, Brenda Mendoza decided to purchase a home instead. Problem is, she now lives nearly 100 miles away from work.
Major unions including the UAW and SAG-AFTRA have reached tentative agreements with employers in recent weeks, but those contracts still need to be voted on.
From the BBC World Service: German carmaker BMW says it is seeking clarity over allegations made against a cobalt mine operator in Morocco, which supplies metals for electric car batteries.
The $500 billion livestream shopping market that was created during the pandemic is now starting to mature. Viola Zhou and Caiwei Chen, reporters with Rest of World, explain.
