Segments From This Episode

• A lot goes into pricing a stock IPO

  by Sabri Ben-Achour

  

  And that’s before the shares even get to the P in the acronym: the public. First there’s the “roadshow,” later, hopefully, the “pop.”

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• How much longer can the spending party go on?

  by Kai Ryssdal

  Retail sales were up 0.6% in August from July. Consumers are still propping up the economy, one expert says.

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• After a flat August, this North Carolina toy store is already looking forward to the holidays

  by Sean McHenry

  

  For this toy store owner, the biggest challenge right now is prepping for the holidays.

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• For some striking workers, small can be mighty

  by Meghan McCarty Carino

  

  The United Auto Workers may focus its actions on specific plants, instead of organizing a broad work stoppage, if contract negotiations fail.

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• Rising unemployment doesn’t hit all parts of the labor force equally

  by Mitchell Hartman

  

  Even a small increase in unemployment can result in disproportionate effects on marginalized groups.

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• As inflation moderates, so does Social Security’s cost-of-living adjustment

  by Savannah Peters

  

  The 2024 cost-of-living adjustment comes out to 3.2%, a pretty modest amount compared to past years.

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• After disasters, mobile home owners often struggle to recover

  by Alex Hager

  

  Mobile homes are uniquely vulnerable when natural disasters hit, and face challenges when trying to get recovery money. Some in Colorado are still grappling with the effects of flooding in 2013.

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