Segments From This Episode

• Can batteries help get the U.S. off the natural gas “bridge?”

  by Ben Bradford

  

  The bridge keeps getting longer, with utilities and energy companies adding hundreds of gas plants around the country.

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• What it’s like to live on an average wage in Shanghai

  by Jennifer Pak

  

  China’s official inflation is still under 3%, but residents complain that the cost of living in the financial hub of Shanghai just keeps getting higher.

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• Corporate infighting leaves New Jersey residents unsure who will clean up chemical contamination

  by Scott Tong

  

  Corporate infighting in an environmental liability suit has residents of a New Jersey township worried if their soil and water will be cleaned up.

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• Uber partners with Cargo to sell luggage, makeup and electronics

  by Marielle Segarra

  

  It’s an old marketing technique: selling to a captive audience.

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• This economy is perplexing experts. Here’s why.

  by Kimberly Adams

  

  Mixed signals from economic indicators + uncertainty about the trade war = ???

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• Consumers aren’t worried about the economy

  by Jack Stewart

  

  And consumer sentiment is thought to be a good indicator of whether a downturn is coming or not.

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