Segments From This Episode

• Nvidia dominates in AI, but others are trying to chip away

  by Meghan McCarty Carino

  

  The chipmaker’s early focus on graphics processing technology created an advantage that is paying off hugely this year.

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• Dwindling savings and changing consumer tastes have hit Target hard

  by Caleigh Wells

  

  Meanwhile, its competitors are doing pretty well, including Walmart, where groceries account for 60% of sales.

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• Like the Fed, corporations also eagerly await economic data

  by Justin Ho

  

  This year, bigger-than-expected inflation reports are playing a role in determining when companies decide to borrow money by issuing bonds.

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• This pilot-in-training hopes his new career will come with added financial stability for him and his family.

  by Sofia Terenzio

  When we spoke last winter, Adam Kephart of Poulsbo, Washington, was working towards his commercial pilots’ license. He comes to us now with a career update.

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• Buy Now, Pay Later platforms will soon be more regulated

  by Savannah Peters

  

  The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced new rules today requiring companies like Afterpay and Klarna to investigate when customers dispute a charge, and issue refunds for returned products. They’ll also have to provide periodic billing statements.

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• Employers can offer a new benefit: Matching student loan payments with 401(k) contributions

  by Daniel Ackerman

  

  A study finds participants are likely to be better off than without the benefit.

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• Long COVID can make work challenging. Accommodations can make a difference.

  by Samantha Fields

  

  In more than half of cases, workplace accommodations don’t cost an employer anything, according to one survey.

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