Segments From This Episode

• A strong dollar is hurting exports, helping imports and expanding the trade deficit

  by Mitchell Hartman

  

  The dollar’s strong because the Federal Reserve’s been raising interest rates.

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• As search engines race to incorporate ChatGPT technology, where does that leave digital advertisers?

  by Matt Levin

  

  Microsoft’s latest version of Bing includes answers generated by ChatGPT tech. Here’s what that could mean for sponsored links and content publishers.

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• For home stagers, it’s hard to put a pretty face on the real estate downturn 

  by Alisa Roth

  

  Home stagers dress up a house so it’ll sell for more money. The slowing market is hitting them, too.

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• As tax season approaches, accounting firms are short on staff

  by Savannah Peters

  

  And maybe a branding problem, too.

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• China’s big question after ending “zero-COVID” rules: How many have died?

  by Jennifer Pak

  

  David struggled to help his 83-year-old father before he died of COVID. Will his father’s death be counted in China’s official toll?

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• How the “new guys” of NASA’s Group 8 opened up space travel to the rest of us

  by Kai Ryssdal and Sarah Leeson

  

  In the 1970s, NASA welcomed women and minority astronauts for the first time. Meredith Bagby’s new book explores the impact that they made in the world of space travel.

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