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May 3, 2022

Abortion access as an employee benefit?

Some companies are helping their employees access abortion care. We’ll also break down the Federal Reserve’s balance sheet and examine where Fed interest rate hikes will be felt first.

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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 03: Pro-choice and anti-abortion activists demonstrate in front of the U.S. Supreme Court Building on May 03, 2022 in Washington, DC. In a leaked initial draft majority opinion obtained by Politico and authenticated by Chief Justice John Roberts, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito wrote that the cases Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey should be overturned, which would end federal protection of abortion rights across the country.
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Segments From This Episode

How some companies help employees access abortions
by Stephanie Hughes
Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images
Before the leaked Supreme Court opinion on Roe v. Wade, some employers said they would help workers pay for procedures like abortions.
Anticipated Fed interest rate hike already being felt
by Sabri Ben-Achour
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
Mortgage rates, for example, probably already have the Fed hikes built in.
The Federal Reserve plans to shrink its balance sheet. Here’s what that means.
by Andie Corban and Kai Ryssdal
Samuel Corum/Getty Images
The strategy is aimed at tightening credit and easing inflation. Purdue’s Cathy Zhang worries about the effects on financial markets.
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai: Globalization 1.0 was “fragile.” Will 2.0 be more resilient?
by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Milken Institute
Tai outlined what globalization 2.0 will look like and what those changes mean for the American people at the Milken Institute Global Conference.