Segments From This Episode

• Oil prices are high. So why aren’t U.S. oil producers drilling?

  by Andy Uhler

  

  Two reasons: reluctant investors and potential regulations.

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• Weather Channel and Fox vie for streaming eyeballs

  by Matt Levin

  

  Two new weather-themed streaming services are in the forecast. Extreme weather events have made reports more compelling to viewers, one meteorologist says.

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• Are short-term job training programs worth it?

  by Jill Replogle

  

  Boot camps and certificate programs have a mixed track record when it comes to getting people jobs that pay well.

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• As the CCP celebrates its centennial, how communist is China’s economy?

  by Jennifer Pak

  

  Starting in 1978, China’s ruling Communist Party has steadily embraced market reforms and transformed the country into the world’s second largest economy. What remains of the Chinese socialist system?

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• Iceland tried a shorter workweek, with surprising results

  by Meghan McCarty Carino

  

  There was no hit to productivity. Could fewer hours benefit a bigger, broader workforce?

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• The economy might be recovering, but burnout can linger

  by Sean McHenry

  

  An online retailer shares her experience with pandemic burnout and how it’s changed the way she thinks about her business.

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