Segments From This Episode

• Why drugstores could be on the list of troubled business models

  by Matt Levin

  

  Walgreens will close 1,200 stores over the next three years. Rite Aid filed for bankruptcy last year, and CVS is closing hundreds of stores.

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• Ahead of the holiday shopping season, retailers check in

  by Sofia Terenzio

  Dylan Demery, co-owner of She’s Fly in Fort Collins, Colorado; Ashley Morken, owner of Unglued in Fargo, North Dakota; and Phillip Rollins, owner of OffBeat in Jackson, Mississippi, talk about how they’re planning for the next few months.

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• How a wonky government stat can help predict where the economy is headed

  by Justin Ho

  

  The inventory-to-sales ratio provides a glimpse at how fast inventories are turning over. If a sector’s ratio is elevated, that can be a sign that it will slow down — or cut prices — in the near future.

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• Behind Boeing’s long decline: “Putting mediocre things together doesn’t create a great thing.”

  by Caleigh Wells

  

  Now, the company has to rebuild trust with workers as well as airline customers who have been canceling orders.

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• An insurance shakeup in California threatens to uproot foster families

  by Elly Yu

  

  The Nonprofits Insurance Alliance of California provides liability coverage to 90% of the market for foster family agencies in the state.

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• EV sales are up, but U.S. automakers — and drivers — are still cautious

  by Savannah Peters

  

  Overstocks mean car shoppers are taking advantage of deals and a good selection, but that may change as automakers slow down production.

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