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Oct 2, 2019

October will have you seeing pink

Plus: What’s behind this disappointing year for IPOs and the national debt, explained.

How breast cancer awareness month became “more than pink”
by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Courtesy of the Susan G. Komen Foundation
Kate Pickert, author of a new book about breast cancer in America said we’ve reached “peak awareness” when it comes to breast cancer.
The Chinese workers who make your shoes
by Jennifer Pak
Photo courtesy of Shanghai 808 Studio
China makes almost 70% of the shoes imported into the U.S.
Breaking down the national debt and budget deficit
by Daisy Palacios and Kai Ryssdal
Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images
It’s a new fiscal year for America. Let’s look at our debt.
Could the explosion of corporate debt lead to a new financial crisis?
by Ben Bradford
Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images
Today’s corporate borrowing is similar in many ways to the mortgage debt that burst the housing bubble.