Segments From This Episode

• Are we back to normal? In a new normal? Economy gives mixed signals on the pandemic.

  by Kristin Schwab

  

  Some consumer and business behavior has rebounded. But as the BA.5 subvariant spreads, other trends show persistent trepidation.

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• Looking for a used car? You might have better luck … soon.

  by Savannah Peters

  

  Prices are still high, but demand is slackening and inventory is catching up, AutoNation reports.

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• The story of an old-fashioned bed and breakfast in the age of Airbnb

  by Maria Hollenhorst

  

  Lori and Bruce Howard recently cashed in on tourist lodging they built together near Yosemite National Park.

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• Strong dollar is squeezing profits from this Washington farmer’s exports

  by Kai Ryssdal and Anais Amin

  

  Patrick Smith, CEO of Loftus Ranches, is fighting inflation as well. Some fertilizer materials have nearly doubled in a year or two, he says.

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