Segments From This Episode

• The Great Resignation continues in the U.S. workforce

  by Kimberly Adams

  

  A record 4.3 million people quit their jobs in August, according to the latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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• Why this CEO is leaving “money on the table”

  by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst

  

  “No company wants to say no to growth, but there is another side to that,” said Farmgirl Flowers CEO Christina Stembel.

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• You do want fries with that: Wendy’s and Google bet on drive-thru AI

  by Matt Levin

  

  The deal could include voice-recognition software, mapping apps and other digital tools to improve the drive-thru experience.

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• American ESL teachers are in limbo after shift in China’s tutoring policy

  by Jennifer Pak

  

  Teachers at one company that’s still in business are dealing with financial uncertainty and the thought of lost connections with children.

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• How the birth of the index fund revolutionized the investing world

  by Robin Wigglesworth

  

  In his new book, journalist Robin Wigglesworth looks at the cast of characters who kickstarted the index fund and how it’s grown into the trillion-dollar business it is today.

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