Segments From This Episode

• Housing starts pick up — prices too

  by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

  

  Lumber prices are surging, along with prices of Chinese-made components that go into building a home.

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• Walmart was prepared for how customers are shopping in the pandemic

  by Sabri Ben-Achour

  

  The company’s second quarter earnings show a big jump in e-commerce sales.

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• This fall, back-to-school may block back-to-work for many parents

  by Mitchell Hartman

  

  Working parents with schoolkids at home due to COVID-19 should be eligible for federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance. But that’s not working out for some.

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• The campaign finance of women’s suffrage

  by Kimberly Adams

  

  Behind the political struggle was a well-financed lobbying operation.

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• Franchisee to close up to 300 Pizza Hut locations

  by Andy Uhler

  

  The mostly dine-in restaurants are run by NPC International. Don’t worry — 6,700 locations will remain open.

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• She turned a calming hobby into a business during quarantine

  by Daisy Palacios

  

  Tally Dilbert wanted to get her mind off the difficulty of being home all day. That’s when she rediscovered painting.

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• What’s it like publishing your first book in a pandemic?

  by Samantha Fields

  

  The pandemic has created “a very challenging environment” for first-time authors.

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