Segments From This Episode

• Inflation’s “last mile” is the trickiest

  by Sabri Ben-Achour

  

  Fighting inflation starts like a sprint, but it’s a marathon. And the last few miles are hardest.

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• How Congress’ latest bid to help Americans save for retirement falls short

  by Meghan McCarty Carino

  

  Economists say bills like the Secure Act 2.0 mostly benefit those who already have some retirement savings.

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• For many Chinese workers, the country’s zero-COVID policy has tested family bonds

  by Jennifer Pak

  

  Most workers who leave small towns for higher pay in big cities can’t bring their families with them. For nearly three years, travel restrictions have kept them apart.

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• Storm (prediction) chasers

  The climate crisis, along with a boom in coastal development, means hurricanes can cause more death and destruction. Marketplace’s Amy Scott reports on the folks who are trying to predict such disasters.

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• Urgent care industry grows as need, business opportunity meet

  by Kristin Schwab

  

  The pandemic shone a light on urgent care’s role in the health system. Private equity has taken notice.

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• Wildfires are more frequent, getting worse — and straining government budgets

  by Samantha Fields

  

  Federal spending by the two main agencies that manage wildfires has doubled in the last decade, Pew found. States are spending more too.

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