Segments From This Episode

• Is it possible for unemployment numbers to be too low?

  by Kristin Schwab

  

  This week jobless claims were at their lowest since 1968. What’s the economic downside of too few people looking for work?

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• The Fed’s interest rate hike is already reducing demand for mortgages

  by Justin Ho

  

  Getting demand to soften is the point because that’s expected to help tame inflation.

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• How could additional capital for banks in communities of color help local businesses?

  by Leoneda Inge

  

  The Treasury Department provided $9 billion to lenders in underserved communities, allowing them to expand and support entrepreneurs.

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• After months of a labor dispute between players and team owners, baseball season finally begins

  by Andy Uhler

  

  Players wanted a bigger slice of the MLB pie.

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• Cleveland’s baseball team takes the field as “Guardians”

  by Savannah Peters

  

  Economic pressures have played a role in the campaigns to change mascot names that many people consider racist.

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• Looking for a home that’s accessible? That will make your search even harder.

  by Sean McHenry

  

  A retired economist tells the story of her search for an accessible home.

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