Segments From This Episode

• The debt limit is not a tool for “extortion,” Biden adviser Lael Brainard says

  by Kai Ryssdal, Sean McHenry and Sarah Leeson

  

  The new head of the National Economic Council on inflation, supply chains, jobs and post-SVB bank regulation.

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• A surge in commercial aircraft purchases is papering over declining business investment

  by Mitchell Hartman

  

  A burst of orders for Boeing in March juiced the durable goods data.

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• A UK regulator has blocked the Microsoft-Activision merger. But don’t blame it on Brexit.

  by Lily Jamali

  

  Some experts say the decision is rooted in the U.K.’s efforts to develop its own tech industry.

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• School superintendents are leaving in droves. How do districts prep new candidates?

  by Stephanie Hughes

  

  The job requires leaders to be good with both people and money.

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