Segments From This Episode

• The price of gasoline is down, but just about everything else is still getting more expensive

  by Justin Ho

  

  Fresh consumer price index data pretty much guarantees a big interest rate hike when the Federal Reserve meets next week.

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• Child poverty fell by nearly half in 2021, Census Bureau says

  by Matt Levin

  

  The supplemental poverty rate fell to its lowest since 2009. Children living in poverty fell by almost half.

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• Even as the housing market cools, luring discouraged buyers back may be a challenge

  by Amy Scott and Sarah Leeson

  

  Prices may be coming down and houses are on the market longer, but many potential buyers have given up.

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• A different kind of trade agreement

  by Sabri Ben-Achour

  

  The Indo Pacific Economic Framework deals with labor standards, supply chains, climate change and transparency. But not tariffs.

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• A veteran navigates life amid job loss and high inflation

  by Sarah Leeson

  

  After being laid off, marketing professional Collin Cook has been pitching himself as a “Swiss Army knife.” He’s had mixed results.

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• How much water is in plants? The answer can be critical to forecasting wildfires.

  by Madelyn Beck

  

  “Fuel moisture” drives wildfires, and the metric can be used to better allocate firefighting resources.

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