Segments From This Episode

• Higher-income consumers sticking with premium brands, like P&G’s, despite price increases

  by Mitchell Hartman

  

  P&G’s earnings report beat Wall Street’s expectations, with net sales up 7%.

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• Homeowner groups are trying to stop investors from buying up homes

  by Amy Scott and Anais Amin

  

  Investor purchases made up more than 1 in 5 home sales in December, according to CoreLogic.

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• The bump in the road for improvements to infrastructure

  by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

  

  President Biden is traveling the country to promote the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Inflation could derail or delay that spending.

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• “Canceling student debt is the quickest way to narrow the racial wealth gap”

  by Amy Scott and Richard Cunningham

  

  Proposals to reform the federal student loan system shed light on the relationship between student debt and economic inequality. UCLA’s Hannah Appel joins us to discuss.

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• As the expanded child tax credit draws to a close, yet another study highlights its positive impact

  by Samantha Fields

  

  It’s been especially important to low-income families and families of color.

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• For this Michigan stationery company, it’s time to look beyond greeting cards

  by Sean McHenry

  

  Rebranding can be risky, but Annie Lang Hartman, owner of Compass Paper thinks it’s “definitely going to be worth it.”

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