Segments From This Episode

• Fed Chair says corporate debt a concern, not yet a catastrophe

  by Sabri Ben-Achour

  

  The ratio of business debt to U.S. GDP is at historic highs. Fed Chair Jerome Powell said signs don’t point to corporate debt bringing down the whole financial system. But he also said there are some things we don’t know about the levels of corporate debt, especially the risky debt.  Click on the audio player […]

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• As farmers age, they face the challenge of finding successors to take over

  by Julia Mitric

  

  Farmers across America are getting older and weighing the fate of their farms.

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• T-Mobile-Sprint merger depends on promise to bring 5G to rural America

  by Meghan McCarty Carino

  

  But it will require big spending on new tech in areas with small customer bases.

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• Postal Service experiments with driverless mail trucks

  by Jack Stewart

  

  The big-rig mail trucks will include a safety driver in case something goes wrong.

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• Why the Federal Reserve makes comic books

  by Maria Hollenhorst

  

  “We just wanted to create a tool that was accessible.”

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• The business behind royal fashion

  by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser

  

  A viral Instagram series examines how Meghan Markel’s royal wardrobe works like a business endeavor.

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• Urban Outfitters enters the clothing rental business

  by Renata Sago

  

  It’s the latest company to join this fast-growing retail market, but why?

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