Segments From This Episode

• When risk and uncertainty abound, investors move to government bonds in a “flight to safety”

  by Savannah Peters

  

  Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has boosted investor interest in safer bets, particularly debt issued by the U.S. government.

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• Job market may break out post-omicron

  by Mitchell Hartman

  

  The February national employment report, due Friday, is expected to show strong job growth and wage gains.

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• Tech companies around the world depend on Ukrainian workers. Now they’re trying to help them.

  by Stephanie Hughes

  

  Ukraine has become essential to global tech. Now companies are relocating employees and dealing with disrupted communications.

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• Russian businesses in the U.S. face a tough road as the war escalates

  by Kristin Schwab

  

  “Because there’s Russian in the name, they think they’re supporting an evil, when we’re not,” said one restaurant owner.

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• Paid family leave gaining traction, including among small businesses

  by Meghan McCarty Carino

  

  Opposition to paid leave has often been rooted in the challenge it poses to businesses. That calculus is changing.

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• Heuristics: a decision-maker’s friend in uncertain times

  by Maria Hollenhorst

  

  From cycling in a new city to investing during a war, heuristics can help you make decisions faster.

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