Segments From This Episode

• U.S. aims to get China out of the supply chain — and more allies into it

  by Justin Ho

  

  But the U.S. has also spent the last few years alienating many of those allies.

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• Consumers face higher prices as businesses pass on costs of shortages

  by Kristin Schwab

  

  Higher costs for labor and supplies are increasing price tags.

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• FBI wins one battle recovering bitcoin ransom, but it’s still a war

  by Sabri Ben-Achour

  

  Cryptocurrencies have allowed digital ransom and extortion to explode in recent years.

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• Racial gap in appraisals devalues homes owned by people of color

  by Natalie Moore

  

  Lower home appraisal values contribute to the wealth gap between white communities and communities of Black and Latinx people.

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• Las Vegas hosts its first big convention since the pandemic. It better go well.

  by Matt Levin

  

  World of Concrete is the first of many business gatherings on Las Vegas’ calendar. Conventions are key to the city’s economic rebound.

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• Will food trucks return to urban offices?

  by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst

  

  A lot of food trucks found new opportunities in the suburbs during the pandemic, says Matt Geller of the National Food Truck Association.

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