Segments From This Episode

• The European Union takes aim at Chinese subsides for electric vehicles

  by Sabri Ben-Achour

  

  The EU has opened a formal investigation and could impose penalties to “level the playing field,” while China decries that step as “naked protectionism.” European automakers are hoping to avoid the fate of Europe’s solar industry a decade ago, when it was mostly wiped out by low cost Chinese competitors.

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• Will high yields on the 10-year T-note jeopardize the “soft landing”?

  by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry

  

  The yield hit a 16-year record Tuesday. Could that mean trouble for the Federal Reserve’s effort to cool inflation and prevent a recession?

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• For young people looking to move out on their own, the rent is high and competition is intense

  by Samantha Fields

  

  Nearly half of people 18 to 29 are currently living at home with their families, many because they just can’t afford to move out.

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• Americans pulled back on restaurant spending in September, report says

  by Elizabeth Trovall

  

  Instead of $50 main courses, they’re opting for sandwiches and other lower-priced items, say restaurants around the country.

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• LED bulbs are “a once in a century disrupter” 

  by Stephanie Hughes

  

  The overall global market for LED illumination was around $71 billion dollars last year, according to Grand View Research. It’s expected to grow.

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• Wave forecasting site Surfline has changed how people surf

  by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry

  

  Surfline follows conditions at hundreds of beaches all over the world, but some surfers don’t think it’s so swell.

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