Segments From This Episode

• Food inflation was 0% last month. But people aren’t feeling relief.

  by Kristin Schwab

  

  Costs are still high. And according to the CPI for February, there were lots of price hikes and price drops within the grocery sector.

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• Tariffs are costing this American company to sacrifice growth opportunities

  by Nicholas Guiang

  “So the way these tariffs were implemented, it was designed to tax American companies,” says Todd Adams, president of Sanitube. “China had nothing to do with the payments that I made just last week.”

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• Employee confidence in February was the lowest in 9 years, survey says

  by Samantha Fields

  

  Just 44.4% of workers have a positive business outlook for their employers for the next six months, according to data from Glassdoor.

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• LA wildfire debris is going to local landfills. Neighbors of one worry it’s toxic.

  by Caleigh Wells

  

  Officials say the toxic stuff is removed first. Residents say there’s no way to be sure.

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• The electric grid’s battery capacity expanded 66% last year, and there’s more to come

  by Henry Epp

  

  Batteries facilitate the adoption of renewable energy. Their installation costs, as well as the price of lithium, have come way down.

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• Gen Z drinks “gut pop,” and legacy soda makers are eager to supply it

  by Kai Ryssdal and Iru Ekpunobi

  

  Health-conscious consumers are shifting from sugary soft drinks to those with dietary fibers, says Laura Cooper of The Wall Street Journal.

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