Segments From This Episode

• The mortgage business has “come to a screeching halt”

  by Kai Ryssdal and Andie Corban

  

  Vivian Gueler of Pacific Trust Group said rising rates are slowing the housing market, but it could be months before prices fall.

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• Coal, the dirtiest of the fossil fuels, is in high demand

  by Lily Jamali

  

  While coal is having a resurgence as a fuel source, the spike in its use may not last.

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• Biden administration expands Pell Grant program for incarcerated students

  by Stephanie Hughes

  

  It’s a shift from nearly three decades ago, when Congress banned incarcerated people from having access to Pell Grants.

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• Wildfires in April signal growing costs of climate change

  by Savannah Peters

  

  What to do when fuel for fires seems infinite, but resources to fight fires is decidedly finite?

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• This manufacturer sees little improvement in snarled global supply chains

  by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst

  

  “It’s the kind of stuff that keeps you awake at night,” said Teresa Asbury, a senior executive at the Legacy Cos.

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• What social media advertising tells us about inflation

  by Kristin Schwab

  

  Digital advertising suffers from supply chain and inflation issues too.

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