Segments From This Episode

• Big cargo ships are more efficient. And more risky.

  by Justin Ho

  

  Cargo ships have grown since the Francis Scott Key Bridge was built. Collisions have greater impact, physically and economically.

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• Baltimore bridge victims were immigrants in riskier, hard-to fill jobs

  by Elizabeth Trovall

  

  Mexican and Central American workers have been the lifeblood of the Baltimore economy, but they’re also part of the “lowerarchy.”

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• How a weak Japanese yen affects the U.S. economy

  by Matt Levin

  

  Japanese autos have not dropped in price and U.S. exports now become more expensive.

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• What does a “good” economy look like — and are we in one?

  by Kimberly Adams

  

  Voters’ views on the economy don’t always match their own situation or national trends. The gap can color their views of candidates.

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• For aspiring CEOs, being a buyer rather than a founder is an increasingly attractive path

  by Kai Ryssdal and Sarah Leeson

  

  Raising “search funds” to find a business to buy may be an answer to a challenging startup landscape.

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• Refurbishing vintage furniture for art (and profit)

  by Sean McHenry

  

  Latoyia Smith started by painting secondhand desks for remote students. Then their parents wanted her to beautify their own furniture.

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